Labor force, total, per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.666 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 0.666 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 0.666 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5988 units per person, in 1990.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 2nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6044 units per person | 0.5988 units per person | 0.6099 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6242 units per person | 0.6118 units per person | 0.6395 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6557 units per person | 0.6432 units per person | 0.6647 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6614 units per person | 0.6524 units per person | 0.666 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
More education data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.78 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 1.78 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 1.78 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 0.666 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.666 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5988 units per person in 1990.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 2nd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.