{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"kr-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-employment-rate/","title":"South Korea Employment Rate (2025)","description":"South Korea's Employment Rate: 62.6 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","South Korea","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"South Korea","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"South Korea Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=KR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"South Korea"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"South Korea (2025)","value":"62.6","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"South Korea Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":58.66},{"period":"1992","value":58.876},{"period":"1993","value":58.673},{"period":"1994","value":59.617},{"period":"1995","value":60.192},{"period":"1996","value":60.406},{"period":"1997","value":60.404},{"period":"1998","value":56.021},{"period":"1999","value":56.362},{"period":"2000","value":58.285},{"period":"2001","value":58.849},{"period":"2002","value":59.74},{"period":"2003","value":59.067},{"period":"2004","value":59.701},{"period":"2005","value":59.414},{"period":"2006","value":59.463},{"period":"2007","value":59.47},{"period":"2008","value":59.013},{"period":"2009","value":58.199},{"period":"2010","value":58.328},{"period":"2011","value":58.822},{"period":"2012","value":59.215},{"period":"2013","value":59.517},{"period":"2014","value":60.358},{"period":"2015","value":60.361},{"period":"2016","value":60.34},{"period":"2017","value":60.612},{"period":"2018","value":60.357},{"period":"2019","value":60.635},{"period":"2020","value":59.826},{"period":"2021","value":60.274},{"period":"2022","value":61.971},{"period":"2023","value":62.547},{"period":"2024","value":62.67},{"period":"2025","value":62.624}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"62.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"62.7","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"62.5","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"62.0","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"60.3","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"59.8","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"60.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"60.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"60.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"60.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"60.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"60.4","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"59.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"59.2","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"58.8","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"58.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"58.2","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"59.0","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"59.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2006","value":"59.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in South Korea (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 62.7 % of total population ages 15+ in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 56 in 1998. The latest reading of 62.6 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}