Labour Force (Total) rose 0.268% to 28.7 mil in South Korea in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in South Korea reached an all time high of 28.8 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 19.1 mil in 1990. When compared to South Korea's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in China amounted to 791 mil, 17.2 mil in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 68.6 mil in Japan and 56.2 mil in Vietnam in 2021.
South Korea has been ranked 23rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | mil | 8.48 | 8.85 | 8.97 | 9.09 | 9.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | mil | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 470 | 473 | 476 | 479 | 489 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 66.2 | 66.7 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 69.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | mil | 3.52 | 3.59 | 3.66 | 3.73 | 3.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | mil | 27.8 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 28.5 | 28.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | mil | 40.2 | 39.9 | 39.8 | 40.2 | 40.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 54.5 | 54.7 | 55.0 | 55.2 | 55.8 |
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