Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Korea

Korea: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
30th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2017
All-time low
0.7%
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Korea, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.82001200920172001: 0.651 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.654 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.655 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.668 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.672 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.695 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.701 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.71 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.717 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.72 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.72 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.729 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.732 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.742 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.739 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.745 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

Korea recorded 0.7% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Korea peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2001.

That places Korea 30th out of 106 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
2001 0.7%
2002 0.7% +0.6%
2003 0.7% +0.1%
2004 0.7% +2.0%
2005 0.7% +0.6%
2007 0.7% +3.5%
2008 0.7% +0.7%
2009 0.7% +1.3%
2010 0.7% +0.9%
2011 0.7% +0.5%
2012 0.7% +0.0%
2013 0.7% +1.2%
2014 0.7% +0.4%
2015 0.7% +1.4%
2016 0.7% -0.4%
2017 0.7% +0.8%

Korea compared with similar countries

  • Korea's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Korea's 0.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 27 Poland 0.8% compare
  2. 28 Spain 0.8% compare
  3. 29 South Africa 0.8% compare
  4. 31 Palestine, State of 0.7% compare
  5. 32 France 0.7% compare
  6. 33 Namibia 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Korea?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Korea was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
How does Korea rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male?
Korea ranks 30th out of 106 countries with data for 2017.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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