South Korea · annual SERIES
Labour force participation in South 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.
64.35%%
2025Observation year
-0.11 pp from 2024
% · ILOSTAT via World Bank WDI · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.351 | present |
| 2024 | 64.465 | present |
| 2023 | 64.266 | present |
| 2022 | 63.794 | present |
| 2021 | 62.55 | present |
| 2020 | 62.274 | present |
| 2019 | 62.994 | present |
| 2018 | 62.757 | present |
| 2017 | 62.91 | present |
| 2016 | 62.626 | present |
| 2015 | 62.58 | present |
| 2014 | 62.277 | present |
| 2013 | 61.4 | present |
| 2012 | 60.928 | present |
| 2011 | 60.636 | present |
| 2010 | 60.334 | present |
| 2009 | 60.224 | present |
| 2008 | 60.813 | present |
| 2007 | 61.317 | present |
| 2006 | 61.463 | present |
| 2005 | 61.558 | present |
| 2004 | 61.816 | present |
| 2003 | 61.113 | present |
| 2002 | 61.617 | present |
| 2001 | 61.11 | present |
| 2000 | 60.754 | 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.