Korea vs Netherlands: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment over time
- Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Korea currently reports 28.45 million against 9.78 million in Netherlands, a difference of 18.67 million.
That makes Korea's figure about 2.9 times Netherlands's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 4th of 3 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.38 million | 5.04 million | 3.35 million | Korea |
| 1970s | 11.62 million | 5.48 million | 6.14 million | Korea |
| 1980s | 15.23 million | 5.86 million | 9.37 million | Korea |
| 1990s | 19.76 million | 6.99 million | 12.77 million | Korea |
| 2000s | 22.70 million | 8.11 million | 14.58 million | Korea |
| 2010s | 25.80 million | 8.60 million | 17.19 million | Korea |
| 2020s | 27.92 million | 9.53 million | 18.39 million | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic outlook no 114 — total employment, Korea or Netherlands?
- Korea, at 28.45 million against 9.78 million in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in economic outlook no 114 — total employment between Korea and Netherlands?
- 18.67 million, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Netherlands rank globally for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Korea ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 4th of 3 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org