Korea
KR desk: Korea first; United States, Japan, China, Taiwan, euro area, United Kingdom and Australia alongside.
−0.11 pp
As of 2025 | % of population ages 15+
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.35% |
| 2024 | 64.47% |
| 2023 | 64.27% |
| 2022 | 63.79% |
| 2021 | 62.55% |
| 2020 | 62.27% |
| 2019 | 62.99% |
| 2018 | 62.76% |
| 2017 | 62.91% |
| 2016 | 62.63% |
| 2015 | 62.58% |
| 2014 | 62.28% |
| 2013 | 61.40% |
| 2012 | 60.93% |
| 2011 | 60.64% |
| 2010 | 60.33% |
| 2009 | 60.22% |
| 2008 | 60.81% |
| 2007 | 61.32% |
| 2006 | 61.46% |
| 2005 | 61.56% |
| 2004 | 61.82% |
| 2003 | 61.11% |
| 2002 | 61.62% |
Labour force participation is the share of people ages 15 and over who are employed or unemployed (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS). It is not the unemployment rate. Latest: 64.35% in 2025.
A falling unemployment rate can coincide with people leaving the labour force. This series is the usual check. From 1990 to 2025 (36 years): mean 61.66%, median 61.46%; low 59.38% (1990), high 64.47% (2024).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).