ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 26.21 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Republic of Korea, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Republic of Korea is 26.21 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Republic of Korea peaked at 33.3 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26.21 %, in 2025.
Republic of Korea ranks 74th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.87 % | — |
| 2001 | 31.74 % | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 33.3 % | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 27.94 % | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 30.32 % | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 29.51 % | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 30.9 % | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 27.94 % | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 27.36 % | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 29.22 % | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 27.66 % | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 27.37 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 28.79 % | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 29.47 % | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 28.65 % | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 26.21 % | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.64 % | 31.74 % | 33.3 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.03 % | 27.36 % | 30.9 % | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.03 % | 26.21 % | 29.47 % | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Republic of Korea
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 1.5 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 4 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 6.06 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 29.86 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 32.07 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 29.86 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 32.07 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 571,534 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 646.38 million million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Republic of Korea?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Republic of Korea was 26.21 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.21 % in 2025.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Republic of Korea ranks 74th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.