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 7.06 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7.06 1000 No
Change on year
up 30.0%
World rank
8th
of 19 countries
All-time high
17.76 1000 No
in 2015
All-time low
2.3 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

051015202000201220252000: 2.3 1000 No2001: 8.4 1000 No2002: 9.6 1000 No2013: 4.7 1000 No2014: 7.7 1000 No2015: 17.8 1000 No2016: 10.6 1000 No2017: 10 1000 No2018: 6.4 1000 No2019: 9.4 1000 No2020: 9.8 1000 No2021: 9.3 1000 No2022: 11.6 1000 No2023: 7.8 1000 No2024: 5.4 1000 No2025: 7.1 1000 No

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

Analysis

In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Republic of Korea stood at 7.06 1000 No.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Republic of Korea peaked at 17.76 1000 No in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.3 1000 No, in 2000.

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

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, workers not classified, rural areas — Male — Value in Republic of Korea, 2000 to 2025.
Year 1000 No Change
2000 2.3 1000 No
2001 8.45 1000 No +267.4%
2002 9.59 1000 No +13.5%
2013 4.69 1000 No -51.1%
2014 7.72 1000 No +64.6%
2015 17.76 1000 No +130.1%
2016 10.6 1000 No -40.3%
2017 9.97 1000 No -5.9%
2018 6.4 1000 No -35.8%
2019 9.44 1000 No +47.5%
2020 9.8 1000 No +3.8%
2021 9.33 1000 No -4.8%
2022 11.55 1000 No +23.8%
2023 7.85 1000 No -32.0%
2024 5.43 1000 No -30.8%
2025 7.06 1000 No +30.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.78 1000 No 2.3 1000 No 9.59 1000 No 3
2010s 9.51 1000 No 4.69 1000 No 17.76 1000 No 7
2020s 8.5 1000 No 5.43 1000 No 11.55 1000 No 6

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 5 Georgia 149.33 1000 No compare
  2. 6 Bangladesh 126.73 1000 No compare
  3. 7 Angola 42.96 1000 No compare
  4. 9 Mongolia 6.47 1000 No compare
  5. 10 Ecuador 4.91 1000 No compare
  6. 11 Poland 4.23 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 21 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 7.06 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 17.76 1000 No in 2015.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3 1000 No in 2000.
How does Republic of Korea rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Republic of Korea ranks 8th out of 19 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 down 60.2%. 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 status of employment, workers not classified, 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, workers not classified, 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
21 places, 210 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.