Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Korea

Korea: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
54th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Korea, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.82001200920172001: 0.659 % of female workers in the service sector2002: 0.672 % of female workers in the service sector2003: 0.687 % of female workers in the service sector2004: 0.693 % of female workers in the service sector2005: 0.703 % of female workers in the service sector2007: 0.72 % of female workers in the service sector2008: 0.729 % of female workers in the service sector2009: 0.751 % of female workers in the service sector2010: 0.769 % of female workers in the service sector2011: 0.775 % of female workers in the service sector2012: 0.775 % of female workers in the service sector2013: 0.779 % of female workers in the service sector2014: 0.779 % of female workers in the service sector2015: 0.788 % of female workers in the service sector2016: 0.791 % of female workers in the service sector2017: 0.79 % of female workers in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the service sector.

Analysis

Korea recorded 0.8% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Korea peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2001.

Korea ranks 54th of 90 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 services, aged 15-64, female in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the service sector) in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of female workers in the service sector Change
2001 0.7%
2002 0.7% +1.9%
2003 0.7% +2.2%
2004 0.7% +0.9%
2005 0.7% +1.5%
2007 0.7% +2.3%
2008 0.7% +1.3%
2009 0.8% +3.1%
2010 0.8% +2.4%
2011 0.8% +0.8%
2012 0.8% -0.0%
2013 0.8% +0.5%
2014 0.8% -0.0%
2015 0.8% +1.1%
2016 0.8% +0.3%
2017 0.8% -0.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 51 Greece 0.8% compare
  2. 52 Egypt 0.8% compare
  3. 53 Chile 0.8% compare
  4. 55 Argentina 0.8% compare
  5. 56 Belize 0.8%
  6. 57 Brazil 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Korea?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Korea was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
How does Korea rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female?
Korea ranks 54th out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 services, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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