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 81.81 % in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
81.81 %
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
26th
of 79 countries
All-time high
85.02 %
in 2017
All-time low
80.28 %
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2025

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

0204060802000201220252000: 80.3 %2001: 80.3 %2002: 80.7 %2013: 83.4 %2014: 83.5 %2015: 83.4 %2016: 84.4 %2017: 85 %2018: 83.6 %2019: 81.6 %2020: 82 %2021: 81.8 %2022: 82.9 %2023: 83.5 %2024: 83.7 %2025: 81.8 %

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

Analysis

In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Republic of Korea stood at 81.81 %.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Republic of Korea peaked at 85.02 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80.28 %, in 2000.

Republic of Korea ranks 26th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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, 55 to 64, rural areas — Male — Value in Republic of Korea, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 80.28 %
2001 80.34 % +0.1%
2002 80.66 % +0.4%
2013 83.38 % +3.4%
2014 83.49 % +0.1%
2015 83.4 % -0.1%
2016 84.42 % +1.2%
2017 85.02 % +0.7%
2018 83.59 % -1.7%
2019 81.59 % -2.4%
2020 81.96 % +0.5%
2021 81.75 % -0.3%
2022 82.93 % +1.4%
2023 83.55 % +0.7%
2024 83.72 % +0.2%
2025 81.81 % -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.43 % 80.28 % 80.66 % 3
2010s 83.56 % 81.59 % 85.02 % 7
2020s 82.62 % 81.75 % 83.72 % 6

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 23 Mongolia 82.66 % compare
  2. 24 Sweden 82.14 % compare
  3. 25 Israel 81.96 % compare
  4. 27 Angola 81.63 % compare
  5. 28 Belize 81 % compare
  6. 29 Czechia 80.66 % 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 81.81 % 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 85.02 % in 2017.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 80.28 % in 2000.
How does Republic of Korea rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Republic of Korea ranks 26th 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 down 1.9%. 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-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,533 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.