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Employment to population ratio in South Korea

Latest: 62.6%
Previous: 62.7%
Change: -0.05 (-0.1%)
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 South 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	58.7%
Dec 31, 1992	58.9%
Dec 31, 1993	58.7%
Dec 31, 1994	59.6%
Dec 31, 1995	60.2%
Dec 31, 1996	60.4%
Dec 31, 1997	60.4%
Dec 31, 1998	56.0%
Dec 31, 1999	56.4%
Dec 31, 2000	58.3%
Dec 31, 2001	58.8%
Dec 31, 2002	59.7%
Dec 31, 2003	59.1%
Dec 31, 2004	59.7%
Dec 31, 2005	59.4%
Dec 31, 2006	59.5%
Dec 31, 2007	59.5%
Dec 31, 2008	59.0%
Dec 31, 2009	58.2%
Dec 31, 2010	58.3%
Dec 31, 2011	58.8%
Dec 31, 2012	59.2%
Dec 31, 2013	59.5%
Dec 31, 2014	60.4%
Dec 31, 2015	60.4%
Dec 31, 2016	60.3%
Dec 31, 2017	60.6%
Dec 31, 2018	60.4%
Dec 31, 2019	60.6%
Dec 31, 2020	59.8%
Dec 31, 2021	60.3%
Dec 31, 2022	62.0%
Dec 31, 2023	62.5%
Dec 31, 2024	62.7%
Dec 31, 2025	62.6%

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