Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Republic of Korea, 2001–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.
Analysis
In 2017, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Republic of Korea stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2001.
That places Republic of Korea 45th out of 94 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 workers, aged 15-64, urban in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7% | — |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Republic of Korea?
- Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Republic of Korea was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
- Republic of Korea ranks 45th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
- Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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