Labour Force (Total) rose 0.300% to 17.2 mil in Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Dem. People's Republic of Korea reached an all time high of 17.2 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 12.4 mil in 1990. When compared to Dem. People's Republic of Korea's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in China amounted to 791 mil, 68.6 mil in Japan, 28.7 mil in South Korea and 56.2 mil in Vietnam in 2021.
Dem. People's Republic of Korea has been ranked 36th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total).
| 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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