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Employment to population ratio in North Korea

Latest: 79.2%
Previous: 79.3%
Change: -0.02 (-0.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment to population ratio over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Employment to population ratio in North Korea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	79.3%
Dec 31, 1992	79.4%
Dec 31, 1993	79.4%
Dec 31, 1994	79.4%
Dec 31, 1995	79.5%
Dec 31, 1996	79.5%
Dec 31, 1997	79.6%
Dec 31, 1998	79.5%
Dec 31, 1999	79.2%
Dec 31, 2000	79.2%
Dec 31, 2001	79.1%
Dec 31, 2002	79.2%
Dec 31, 2003	79.1%
Dec 31, 2004	79.1%
Dec 31, 2005	79.1%
Dec 31, 2006	79.2%
Dec 31, 2007	79.2%
Dec 31, 2008	79.2%
Dec 31, 2009	79.2%
Dec 31, 2010	79.3%
Dec 31, 2011	79.2%
Dec 31, 2012	79.2%
Dec 31, 2013	79.1%
Dec 31, 2014	79.2%
Dec 31, 2015	79.2%
Dec 31, 2016	79.1%
Dec 31, 2017	79.2%
Dec 31, 2018	79.4%
Dec 31, 2019	79.4%
Dec 31, 2020	77.7%
Dec 31, 2021	77.7%
Dec 31, 2022	79.3%
Dec 31, 2023	79.3%
Dec 31, 2024	79.3%
Dec 31, 2025	79.2%

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