Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
31st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2017
All-time low
0.6%
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.82001200920172001: 0.641 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.651 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.66 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.673 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.678 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.699 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.705 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.719 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.73 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.734 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.736 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.742 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.746 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.757 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.757 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.761 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea is 0.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.

Republic of Korea ranks 31st of 107 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, total in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Republic of Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2001 0.6%
2002 0.7% +1.6%
2003 0.7% +1.3%
2004 0.7% +2.1%
2005 0.7% +0.7%
2007 0.7% +3.1%
2008 0.7% +0.9%
2009 0.7% +1.9%
2010 0.7% +1.6%
2011 0.7% +0.6%
2012 0.7% +0.2%
2013 0.7% +0.9%
2014 0.7% +0.5%
2015 0.8% +1.4%
2016 0.8% -0.0%
2017 0.8% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 8

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 28 France 0.8% compare
  2. 29 Poland 0.8% compare
  3. 30 South Africa 0.8% compare
  4. 32 Albania 0.8% compare
  5. 33 Italy 0.8% compare
  6. 34 Palestine, State of 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
How does Republic of Korea rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Republic of Korea ranks 31st out of 107 countries with data for 2017.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 15-64, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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