Labor force, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Labor force, female was 48.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 48.2%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 49.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2025.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 40th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Labor force, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.4% | — |
| 1991 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 49.3% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 49.0% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 48.5% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 48.2% | 48.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Labor force, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 48.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 2025.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for labor force, female?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.