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

Korea: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
28th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2017
All-time low
0.8%
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2017

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

00.20.40.60.82001200920172001: 0.841 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.84 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.796 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.82 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.808 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.832 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.829 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.835 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.83 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.848 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.834 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.843 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.835 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.849 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.843 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.851 % of rural workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Korea is 0.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Korea peaked at 0.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2003.

That places Korea 28th out of 84 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
2001 0.8%
2002 0.8% -0.1%
2003 0.8% -5.2%
2004 0.8% +3.0%
2005 0.8% -1.5%
2007 0.8% +3.0%
2008 0.8% -0.3%
2009 0.8% +0.7%
2010 0.8% -0.6%
2011 0.8% +2.2%
2012 0.8% -1.7%
2013 0.8% +1.1%
2014 0.8% -0.9%
2015 0.8% +1.6%
2016 0.8% -0.7%
2017 0.9% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 8
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 25 France 0.9% compare
  2. 26 Türkiye 0.9% compare
  3. 27 Jordan 0.9% compare
  4. 29 Malawi 0.8% compare
  5. 30 Finland 0.8% compare
  6. 31 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Korea?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Korea was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2003.
How does Korea rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Korea ranks 28th out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the industrial 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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