Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Korea
Korea: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to was 20 Hours per week in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20 Hours per week
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 3 groups
All-time high
20 Hours per week
in 2001
All-time low
16 Hours per week
in 2006
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Korea, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
Korea recorded 20 Hours per week for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Korea peaked at 20 Hours per week in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16 Hours per week, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Korea, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20 Hours per week | — |
| 2002 | 19 Hours per week | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 18 Hours per week | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 Hours per week | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 16 Hours per week | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 16 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 Hours per week | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 Hours per week | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 19 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 Hours per week | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 19 Hours per week | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 19 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 Hours per week | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.33 Hours per week | 16 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.9 Hours per week | 16 Hours per week | 19 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.67 Hours per week | 19 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Czechia 26 Hours per week compare
- 1 New Zealand 26 Hours per week compare
- 1 Slovenia 31 Hours per week compare
- 2 Estonia 26 Hours per week compare
- 2 Croatia 21 Hours per week compare
- 3 Cyprus 25 Hours per week compare
- 3 Latvia 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Poland 22 Hours per week compare
- 4 United States of America 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Malta 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Norway 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Sweden 24 Hours per week compare
- 5 Lithuania 19 Hours per week compare
- 6 Netherlands 18 Hours per week compare
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- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — C. Trust 0.064 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — D. 0.0485 Index (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Korea?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Korea was 20 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 20 Hours per week in 2001.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 Hours per week in 2006.
- How does Korea rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Korea ranks 3rd out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.