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Labour force participation rate in South Korea

Latest: 64.4%
Previous: 64.5%
Change: -0.11 (-0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate 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	59.4%
Dec 31, 1991	60.1%
Dec 31, 1992	60.4%
Dec 31, 1993	60.4%
Dec 31, 1994	61.1%
Dec 31, 1995	61.5%
Dec 31, 1996	61.7%
Dec 31, 1997	62.0%
Dec 31, 1998	60.2%
Dec 31, 1999	60.2%
Dec 31, 2000	60.8%
Dec 31, 2001	61.1%
Dec 31, 2002	61.6%
Dec 31, 2003	61.1%
Dec 31, 2004	61.8%
Dec 31, 2005	61.6%
Dec 31, 2006	61.5%
Dec 31, 2007	61.3%
Dec 31, 2008	60.8%
Dec 31, 2009	60.2%
Dec 31, 2010	60.3%
Dec 31, 2011	60.6%
Dec 31, 2012	60.9%
Dec 31, 2013	61.4%
Dec 31, 2014	62.3%
Dec 31, 2015	62.6%
Dec 31, 2016	62.6%
Dec 31, 2017	62.9%
Dec 31, 2018	62.8%
Dec 31, 2019	63.0%
Dec 31, 2020	62.3%
Dec 31, 2021	62.6%
Dec 31, 2022	63.8%
Dec 31, 2023	64.3%
Dec 31, 2024	64.5%
Dec 31, 2025	64.4%

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