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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.'s labour force participation stands at 82.15% as of 2025-12-31, down from 82.16% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Korea, Dem. People's Rep.'s labour force participation was 82.15%, down from 82.16% in 2024.
In 2024, Korea, Dem. People's Rep.'s labour force participation was 82.16%, unchanged from 82.16% in 2023.
In 2023, Korea, Dem. People's Rep.'s labour force participation was 82.16%, up from 82.15% in 2022.
In 2022, Korea, Dem. People's Rep.'s labour force participation was 82.15%, up from 80.71% in 2021.
In 2021, Korea, Dem. People's Rep.'s labour force participation was 80.71%, up from 80.62% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82.15% | -0.01% |
| 2024 | 82.16% | +0% |
| 2023 | 82.16% | +0.013% |
| 2022 | 82.15% | +1.44% |
| 2021 | 80.71% | +0.093% |
| 2020 | 80.62% | -1.56% |
| 2019 | 82.18% | +0.001% |
| 2018 | 82.18% | +0.085% |
| 2017 | 82.09% | +0.074% |
| 2016 | 82.02% | -0.061% |
| 2015 | 82.08% | +0.03% |
| 2014 | 82.05% | -0.01% |
| 2013 | 82.06% | -0.011% |
| 2012 | 82.07% | -0.016% |
| 2011 | 82.09% | -0.006% |
| 2010 | 82.09% | +0.016% |
| 2009 | 82.08% | +0.025% |
| 2008 | 82.05% | -0.046% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | +0.03% |
| 2006 | 82.07% | +0.029% |
| 2005 | 82.04% | -0.057% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | -0.025% |
| 2003 | 82.12% | -0.022% |
| 2002 | 82.14% | -0.012% |
| 2001 | 82.16% | -0.055% |
| 2000 | 82.21% | +0.005% |
| 1999 | 82.21% | -0.092% |
| 1998 | 82.3% | +0.032% |
| 1997 | 82.27% | +0.139% |
| 1996 | 82.13% | +0.08% |
| 1995 | 82.05% | +0.104% |
| 1994 | 81.94% | +0.066% |
| 1993 | 81.88% | +0.111% |
| 1992 | 81.77% | +0.164% |
| 1991 | 81.6% | +0.113% |
| 1990 | 81.49% | — |
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Korea, Dem. People's Rep.'s labour force participation is 82.15% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 82.16% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 82.3% (1998); the lowest is 80.62% (2020), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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