Korea
KR desk: Korea first; United States, Japan, China, Taiwan, euro area, United Kingdom and Australia alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of population ages 15+
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.62% |
| 2024 | 62.67% |
| 2023 | 62.55% |
| 2022 | 61.97% |
| 2021 | 60.27% |
| 2020 | 59.83% |
| 2019 | 60.63% |
| 2018 | 60.36% |
| 2017 | 60.61% |
| 2016 | 60.34% |
| 2015 | 60.36% |
| 2014 | 60.36% |
| 2013 | 59.52% |
| 2012 | 59.22% |
| 2011 | 58.82% |
| 2010 | 58.33% |
| 2009 | 58.20% |
| 2008 | 59.01% |
| 2007 | 59.47% |
| 2006 | 59.46% |
| 2005 | 59.41% |
| 2004 | 59.70% |
| 2003 | 59.07% |
| 2002 | 59.74% |
The employment-to-population ratio (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is employed people as a share of the population aged 15 and over. Latest: 62.62% in 2025.
It is not the unemployment rate. Students, retirees and people outside the labour force sit in the denominator. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 62.62% (2025), previous year 62.67% (2024); low 56.02% (1998), high 62.67% (2024).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).