ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural was 1,470 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1,470 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
18th
of 80 countries
All-time high
1,803 1000 No
in 2002
All-time low
441.63 1000 No
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Republic of Korea, 2000–2025

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201220252000: 441.6 1000 No2001: 1.8k 1000 No2002: 1.8k 1000 No2013: 1.7k 1000 No2014: 1.7k 1000 No2015: 1.7k 1000 No2016: 1.7k 1000 No2017: 1.7k 1000 No2018: 1.7k 1000 No2019: 1.7k 1000 No2020: 1.6k 1000 No2021: 1.6k 1000 No2022: 1.6k 1000 No2023: 1.5k 1000 No2024: 1.5k 1000 No2025: 1.5k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 1,470 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Republic of Korea peaked at 1,803 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 441.63 1000 No, in 2000.

That places Republic of Korea 18th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Republic of Korea, 2000 to 2025.
Year 1000 No Change
2000 441.63 1000 No
2001 1,772 1000 No +301.4%
2002 1,803 1000 No +1.7%
2013 1,738 1000 No -3.6%
2014 1,716 1000 No -1.2%
2015 1,707 1000 No -0.6%
2016 1,673 1000 No -1.9%
2017 1,651 1000 No -1.4%
2018 1,662 1000 No +0.7%
2019 1,666 1000 No +0.2%
2020 1,603 1000 No -3.8%
2021 1,563 1000 No -2.5%
2022 1,571 1000 No +0.5%
2023 1,506 1000 No -4.1%
2024 1,476 1000 No -2.0%
2025 1,470 1000 No -0.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Republic of Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +301.4% 441.63 1000 No 1,772 1000 No

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,339 1000 No 441.63 1000 No 1,803 1000 No 3
2010s 1,687 1000 No 1,651 1000 No 1,738 1000 No 7
2020s 1,532 1000 No 1,470 1000 No 1,603 1000 No 6

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 15 Mali 1,954 1000 No compare
  2. 16 Ukraine 1,761 1000 No compare
  3. 17 Italy 1,508 1000 No compare
  4. 19 Zambia 1,470 1000 No compare
  5. 20 Angola 1,408 1000 No compare
  6. 21 Malaysia 1,377 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Republic of Korea?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Republic of Korea was 1,470 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1,803 1000 No in 2002.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 441.63 1000 No in 2000.
How does Republic of Korea rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural?
Republic of Korea ranks 18th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,564 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.