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

Korea: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
16
2001–2017

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

00.20.40.60.82001200920172001: 0.811 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.806 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.817 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.824 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.817 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.832 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.849 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.845 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.843 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.839 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.841 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.857 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.857 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.863 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.865 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.864 % of urban workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

In 2017, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Korea stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Korea peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

Korea ranks 30th of 86 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.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector) in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of urban workers in the industrial sector Change
2001 0.8%
2002 0.8% -0.7%
2003 0.8% +1.4%
2004 0.8% +0.9%
2005 0.8% -0.9%
2007 0.8% +1.9%
2008 0.8% +2.0%
2009 0.8% -0.5%
2010 0.8% -0.2%
2011 0.8% -0.4%
2012 0.8% +0.2%
2013 0.9% +1.9%
2014 0.9% +0.0%
2015 0.9% +0.6%
2016 0.9% +0.3%
2017 0.9% -0.1%

Korea compared with similar countries

  • Korea's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 96% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Korea's 0.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 27 Finland 0.9% compare
  2. 28 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
  3. 29 Malta 0.9% compare
  4. 31 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  5. 32 Türkiye 0.9% compare
  6. 33 Slovakia 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Korea?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Korea was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Korea rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
Korea ranks 30th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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