Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Korea

Korea: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male was 0.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
78th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 2002
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Korea, 2001–2017

00.050.10.152001200920172001: 0.073 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.064 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.069 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.075 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.073 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.095 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.106 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.103 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.129 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.127 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.114 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.117 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.118 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.112 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.122 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.1 % of male workers in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male workers in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

Korea recorded 0.1% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in 2017.

That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Korea peaked at 0.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.

That places Korea 78th out of 90 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the agricultural sector) in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of male workers in the agricultural sector Change
2001 0.1%
2002 0.1% -12.7%
2003 0.1% +7.9%
2004 0.1% +9.7%
2005 0.1% -3.5%
2007 0.1% +30.2%
2008 0.1% +12.0%
2009 0.1% -3.0%
2010 0.1% +25.2%
2011 0.1% -1.7%
2012 0.1% -10.4%
2013 0.1% +3.3%
2014 0.1% +0.7%
2015 0.1% -5.4%
2016 0.1% +8.7%
2017 0.1% -17.5%

Korea compared with similar countries

  • Korea's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 19% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Korea's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 50% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 75 Greece 0.1% compare
  2. 76 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% compare
  3. 77 Pakistan 0.1% compare
  4. 79 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
  5. 80 Nepal 0.1% compare
  6. 81 Mongolia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Korea?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Korea was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
How does Korea rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male?
Korea ranks 78th out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of male workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,258 data points, 1970–2021
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