ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 1,241 1000 No in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1,241 1000 No
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
14th
of 72 countries
All-time high
1,701 1000 No
in 2001
All-time low
425.51 1000 No
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Republic of Korea, 2000–2025

5001.0k1.5k2000201220252000: 425.5 1000 No2001: 1.7k 1000 No2002: 1.7k 1000 No2013: 1.5k 1000 No2014: 1.5k 1000 No2015: 1.2k 1000 No2016: 1.1k 1000 No2017: 1.2k 1000 No2018: 1.2k 1000 No2019: 1.2k 1000 No2020: 1.2k 1000 No2021: 1.2k 1000 No2022: 1.3k 1000 No2023: 1.3k 1000 No2024: 1.3k 1000 No2025: 1.2k 1000 No

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Republic of Korea is 1,241 1000 No, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Republic of Korea peaked at 1,701 1000 No in 2001 and was at its lowest, 425.51 1000 No, in 2000.

Republic of Korea ranks 14th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value in Republic of Korea, 2000 to 2025.
Year 1000 No Change
2000 425.51 1000 No
2001 1,701 1000 No +299.8%
2002 1,687 1000 No -0.8%
2013 1,531 1000 No -9.2%
2014 1,541 1000 No +0.6%
2015 1,151 1000 No -25.3%
2016 1,142 1000 No -0.8%
2017 1,169 1000 No +2.4%
2018 1,198 1000 No +2.4%
2019 1,210 1000 No +1.0%
2020 1,222 1000 No +1.0%
2021 1,245 1000 No +1.9%
2022 1,269 1000 No +1.9%
2023 1,271 1000 No +0.1%
2024 1,269 1000 No -0.1%
2025 1,241 1000 No -2.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment 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 +299.8% 425.51 1000 No 1,701 1000 No
2015 -25.3% 1,541 1000 No 1,151 1000 No

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,271 1000 No 425.51 1000 No 1,701 1000 No 3
2010s 1,277 1000 No 1,142 1000 No 1,541 1000 No 7
2020s 1,253 1000 No 1,222 1000 No 1,271 1000 No 6

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 11 Zambia 1,992 1000 No compare
  2. 12 Sri Lanka 1,935 1000 No compare
  3. 13 Angola 1,888 1000 No compare
  4. 15 Poland 1,169 1000 No compare
  5. 16 Zimbabwe 1,116 1000 No compare
  6. 17 Russian Federation 1,009 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Republic of Korea?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Republic of Korea was 1,241 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1,701 1000 No in 2001.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 425.51 1000 No in 2000.
How does Republic of Korea rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Republic of Korea ranks 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, 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
78 places, 1,457 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.