Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Korea
Korea: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Korea, 2001–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Korea is 0.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Korea peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2001.
Korea ranks 31st of 91 countries on this measure, 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, rural in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of rural employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 8 |
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- 32 Republic of Moldova 0.6% compare
- 33 Norway 0.6% compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Korea?
- Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Korea was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
- How does Korea rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
- Korea ranks 31st out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
- Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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