Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Korea

Korea: Working-age population, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
3rd
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2001
All-time low
0.8%
in 2017
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Korea, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.812001200920172001: 0.901 % of total population2002: 0.897 % of total population2003: 0.893 % of total population2004: 0.888 % of total population2005: 0.88 % of total population2007: 0.875 % of total population2008: 0.872 % of total population2009: 0.87 % of total population2010: 0.867 % of total population2011: 0.862 % of total population2012: 0.856 % of total population2013: 0.857 % of total population2014: 0.853 % of total population2015: 0.848 % of total population2016: 0.844 % of total population2017: 0.838 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Korea is 0.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Korea peaked at 0.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.

Korea ranks 3rd of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 Indonesia 0.9% compare
  2. 2 Türkiye 0.9% compare
  3. 4 Australia 0.8% compare
  4. 5 China 0.8% compare
  5. 6 Ukraine 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Korea?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Korea was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
How does Korea rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, total?
Korea ranks 3rd out of 112 countries with data for 2017.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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