Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Korea

Korea: Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency was 37.66 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
37.66 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
1st
of 3 groups
All-time high
37.66 million
in 2025
All-time low
12.63 million
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025

Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Korea, 1985–2025

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1985200520251985: 12.6M1986: 13.3M1987: 14.0M1988: 14.6M1989: 15.3M1990: 16.0M1991: 16.8M1992: 17.5M1993: 18.2M1994: 19.0M1995: 19.7M1996: 20.5M1997: 21.3M1998: 22.0M1999: 22.8M2000: 23.6M2001: 24.4M2002: 25.1M2003: 25.9M2004: 26.6M2005: 27.4M2006: 28.1M2007: 28.8M2008: 29.4M2009: 30.1M2010: 30.7M2011: 31.3M2012: 31.8M2013: 32.4M2014: 32.9M2015: 33.4M2016: 33.8M2017: 34.3M2018: 34.7M2019: 35.2M2020: 35.6M2021: 36.0M2022: 36.4M2023: 36.8M2024: 37.2M2025: 37.7M

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

Korea recorded 37.66 million for economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Korea peaked at 37.66 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.63 million, in 1985.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 13.97 million 12.63 million 15.34 million 5
1990s 19.38 million 16.05 million 22.80 million 10
2000s 26.92 million 23.58 million 30.07 million 10
2010s 33.04 million 30.68 million 35.16 million 10
2020s 36.62 million 35.58 million 37.66 million 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Korea?
Economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Korea was 37.66 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 37.66 million in 2025.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 12.63 million in 1985.
How does Korea rank for economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency?
Korea ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
Is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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40 places, 1,489 data points, 1969–2025
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May 2024 - 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. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP