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 male labour force
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.68% |
| 2024 | 2.75% |
| 2023 | 2.64% |
| 2022 | 2.72% |
| 2021 | 3.56% |
| 2020 | 3.89% |
| 2019 | 3.87% |
| 2018 | 3.92% |
| 2017 | 3.78% |
| 2016 | 3.73% |
| 2015 | 3.59% |
| 2014 | 3.17% |
| 2013 | 3.26% |
| 2012 | 2.99% |
| 2011 | 3.24% |
| 2010 | 3.66% |
| 2009 | 3.83% |
| 2008 | 3.35% |
| 2007 | 3.44% |
| 2006 | 3.63% |
| 2005 | 3.75% |
| 2004 | 3.66% |
| 2003 | 3.56% |
| 2002 | 3.43% |
Male unemployment is ILO modelled unemployment among men in the male labour force (SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS). Latest: 2.68% in 2025.
Read it next to the female series. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 3.57%, median 3.44%; low 2.31% (1995), high 7.80% (1998).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).