Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) fell 0.184% to 81.5% in Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Dem. People's Republic of Korea reached an all time high of 82.5% in 1998 and an all time low of 81.4% in 1990. When compared to Dem. People's Republic of Korea's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in China amounted to 68.1%, 61.9% in Japan, 62.9% in South Korea and 74.4% in Vietnam in 2021.
Dem. People's Republic of Korea has been ranked 6th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+), 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | % | 79.6% | 81.7% | 81.4% | 81.3% | 81.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 70.3% | 70.1% | 69.8% | 69.4% | 69.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | 82.3% | 82.2% | 82.3% | 82.4% | 82.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 49.8% | 49.2% | 48.6% | 48.0% | 48.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 59.6% | 60.0% | 60.5% | 61.5% | 62.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 77.6% | 77.5% | 77.4% | 77.3% | 77.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 62.6% | 62.8% | 62.8% | 62.9% | 62.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 63.2% | 63.2% | 63.5% | 63.4% | 63.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 69.2% | 68.3% | 67.5% | 67.8% | 67.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 61.7% | 61.9% | 61.9% | 62.0% | 62.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 77.2% | 76.6% | 76.1% | 75.6% | 75.5% |
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