Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Korea

Korea: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
49th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2017
All-time low
0.6%
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Korea, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.82001200920172001: 0.617 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.627 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.637 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.653 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.66 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.687 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.695 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.71 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.724 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.727 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.727 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.735 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.737 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.746 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.746 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.751 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 25-64 in Korea is 0.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Korea peaked at 0.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.

That places Korea 49th out of 105 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Korea?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Korea was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
How does Korea rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Korea ranks 49th out of 105 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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