Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Korea

Korea: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 0.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
35th
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2014
All-time low
0.9%
in 2017
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Korea, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.812001200920172001: 0.923 % of rural youth labor force2002: 0.942 % of rural youth labor force2003: 0.926 % of rural youth labor force2004: 0.937 % of rural youth labor force2005: 0.937 % of rural youth labor force2007: 0.931 % of rural youth labor force2008: 0.95 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.945 % of rural youth labor force2010: 0.941 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.926 % of rural youth labor force2012: 0.963 % of rural youth labor force2013: 0.932 % of rural youth labor force2014: 0.969 % of rural youth labor force2015: 0.912 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.92 % of rural youth labor force2017: 0.896 % of rural youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural youth labor force.

Analysis

Korea recorded 0.9% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Korea peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2017.

Korea ranks 35th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
2001 0.9%
2002 0.9% +2.1%
2003 0.9% -1.7%
2004 0.9% +1.2%
2005 0.9% +0.0%
2007 0.9% -0.6%
2008 1.0% +2.0%
2009 0.9% -0.6%
2010 0.9% -0.4%
2011 0.9% -1.6%
2012 1.0% +4.0%
2013 0.9% -3.2%
2014 1.0% +4.0%
2015 0.9% -5.9%
2016 0.9% +1.0%
2017 0.9% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 32 Germany 0.9% compare
  2. 33 Norway 0.9% compare
  3. 34 Dominican Republic 0.9% compare
  4. 36 Netherlands 0.9%
  5. 37 Belarus 0.9% compare
  6. 38 Belize 0.9%

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Korea?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Korea was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
How does Korea rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Korea ranks 35th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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