North Korea · annual SERIES
Labour force participation in North Korea
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
82.15%%
2025Observation year
-0.01 pp from 2024
% · ILOSTAT via World Bank WDI · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82.152 | present |
| 2024 | 82.162 | present |
| 2023 | 82.162 | present |
| 2022 | 82.149 | present |
| 2021 | 80.711 | present |
| 2020 | 80.618 | present |
| 2019 | 82.18 | present |
| 2018 | 82.179 | present |
| 2017 | 82.094 | present |
| 2016 | 82.02 | present |
| 2015 | 82.081 | present |
| 2014 | 82.051 | present |
| 2013 | 82.061 | present |
| 2012 | 82.072 | present |
| 2011 | 82.088 | present |
| 2010 | 82.094 | present |
| 2009 | 82.078 | present |
| 2008 | 82.053 | present |
| 2007 | 82.099 | present |
| 2006 | 82.069 | present |
| 2005 | 82.04 | present |
| 2004 | 82.097 | present |
| 2003 | 82.122 | present |
| 2002 | 82.144 | present |
| 2001 | 82.156 | present |
| 2000 | 82.211 | present |
Definition & method
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
What to keep in mind
- Modelled ILO estimates for both sexes ages 15+. Estimates differ from national survey series.
- Annual 2000–2025 selection; unavailable values remain missing.
- The ILO modelled series includes unlabelled imputed observations with high uncertainty. Country comparisons and rankings are disabled; same-country comparisons retain this caution.