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

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

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
down 17.2%
World rank
66th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2002
Years of data
16
2001–2017

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

00.0250.050.0750.12001200920172001: 0.048 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.038 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.051 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.056 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.049 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.076 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.085 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.09 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.101 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.091 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.076 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.081 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.095 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.107 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.104 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.086 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

In 2017, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Korea stood at 0.1%.

The figure is down 17.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Korea peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.

Korea ranks 66th of 84 countries on this measure, 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, rural in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector) in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of rural workers in the agricultural sector Change
2001 0.0%
2002 0.0% -21.8%
2003 0.1% +33.4%
2004 0.1% +10.4%
2005 0.0% -12.2%
2007 0.1% +56.1%
2008 0.1% +11.3%
2009 0.1% +5.6%
2010 0.1% +12.1%
2011 0.1% -10.0%
2012 0.1% -16.4%
2013 0.1% +6.6%
2014 0.1% +17.7%
2015 0.1% +12.2%
2016 0.1% -1.9%
2017 0.1% -17.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 63 Gambia 0.1% compare
  2. 64 Belgium 0.1%
  3. 65 Thailand 0.1% compare
  4. 67 Pakistan 0.1% compare
  5. 68 Uganda 0.1% compare
  6. 69 Türkiye 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Korea?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Korea was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
How does Korea rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
Korea ranks 66th out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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