Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 was 1.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2014
All-time low
0.9%
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Republic of Korea, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.812001200920172001: 0.926 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.928 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.928 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.937 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.938 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.951 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.946 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.941 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.935 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.949 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.948 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.946 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.956 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.95 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.952 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.951 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 1.0% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2001.

That places Republic of Korea 8th out of 106 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Republic of Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
2001 0.9%
2002 0.9% +0.2%
2003 0.9% +0.1%
2004 0.9% +1.0%
2005 0.9% +0.1%
2007 1.0% +1.3%
2008 0.9% -0.5%
2009 0.9% -0.6%
2010 0.9% -0.6%
2011 0.9% +1.5%
2012 0.9% -0.1%
2013 0.9% -0.2%
2014 1.0% +1.0%
2015 0.9% -0.6%
2016 1.0% +0.3%
2017 1.0% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 8

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 5 United States of America 1.0% compare
  2. 6 Austria 1.0%
  3. 7 Puerto Rico 1.0% compare
  4. 9 Ireland 1.0% compare
  5. 10 Malta 0.9% compare
  6. 11 Finland 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

More reference data data for Republic of Korea

All data for Republic of Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Republic of Korea?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Republic of Korea was 1.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
How does Republic of Korea rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24?
Republic of Korea ranks 8th out of 106 countries with data for 2017.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Republic of Korea. Statizoid. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/non-agricultural-wage-employment-aged-15-24-percent-of-employed-population-aged-15-24/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/non-agricultural-wage-employment-aged-15-24-percent-of-employed-population-aged-15-24/korea-rep/">Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Republic of Korea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed