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

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

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
45th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2017
All-time low
0.7%
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

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

00.20.40.60.82001200920172001: 0.65 % of urban workers in the service sector2002: 0.661 % of urban workers in the service sector2003: 0.667 % of urban workers in the service sector2004: 0.674 % of urban workers in the service sector2005: 0.687 % of urban workers in the service sector2007: 0.71 % of urban workers in the service sector2008: 0.711 % of urban workers in the service sector2009: 0.731 % of urban workers in the service sector2010: 0.743 % of urban workers in the service sector2011: 0.745 % of urban workers in the service sector2012: 0.746 % of urban workers in the service sector2013: 0.75 % of urban workers in the service sector2014: 0.752 % of urban workers in the service sector2015: 0.761 % of urban workers in the service sector2016: 0.76 % of urban workers in the service sector2017: 0.765 % of urban workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

Korea recorded 0.8% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Korea peaked at 0.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2001.

That places Korea 45th out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, urban in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector) in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of urban workers in the service sector Change
2001 0.7%
2002 0.7% +1.7%
2003 0.7% +0.9%
2004 0.7% +1.1%
2005 0.7% +1.9%
2007 0.7% +3.4%
2008 0.7% +0.1%
2009 0.7% +2.8%
2010 0.7% +1.7%
2011 0.7% +0.3%
2012 0.7% +0.1%
2013 0.7% +0.5%
2014 0.8% +0.3%
2015 0.8% +1.3%
2016 0.8% -0.2%
2017 0.8% +0.7%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Korea?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Korea was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
How does Korea rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban?
Korea ranks 45th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the service 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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