ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 73.27 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
73.27 %
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
41st
of 79 countries
All-time high
73.27 %
in 2025
All-time low
65.46 %
in 2020
Years of data
16
2000–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Republic of Korea, 2000–2025

0204060802000201220252000: 66.5 %2001: 66.6 %2002: 66 %2013: 66.8 %2014: 67.5 %2015: 67.9 %2016: 67.7 %2017: 67.5 %2018: 67.2 %2019: 67.7 %2020: 65.5 %2021: 68 %2022: 70.3 %2023: 71.2 %2024: 71.2 %2025: 73.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Republic of Korea is 73.27 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Republic of Korea peaked at 73.27 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65.46 %, in 2020.

Republic of Korea ranks 41st of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value in Republic of Korea, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 66.53 %
2001 66.57 % +0.1%
2002 66.03 % -0.8%
2013 66.8 % +1.2%
2014 67.5 % +1.0%
2015 67.88 % +0.6%
2016 67.71 % -0.3%
2017 67.52 % -0.3%
2018 67.17 % -0.5%
2019 67.73 % +0.8%
2020 65.46 % -3.4%
2021 67.97 % +3.8%
2022 70.34 % +3.5%
2023 71.25 % +1.3%
2024 71.23 % -0.0%
2025 73.27 % +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 66.38 % 66.03 % 66.57 % 3
2010s 67.47 % 66.8 % 67.88 % 7
2020s 69.92 % 65.46 % 73.27 % 6

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

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  2. 39 Uruguay 75.68 % compare
  3. 40 Bhutan 73.82 % compare
  4. 42 Jamaica 72.8 % compare
  5. 43 Spain 71.64 % compare
  6. 44 Bulgaria 69.95 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Republic of Korea?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Republic of Korea was 73.27 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 73.27 % in 2025.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 65.46 % in 2020.
How does Republic of Korea rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Republic of Korea ranks 41st out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,541 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.