Labor force, total, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.666 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in North Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in North 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 North Korea peaked at 0.666 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5988 units per person, in 1990.
North Korea ranks 2nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5988 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.6009 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6023 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6029 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6032 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.604 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6053 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6075 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.609 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6099 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6118 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6136 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6162 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6188 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6216 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6245 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6284 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6324 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6356 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6395 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6432 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6468 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.65 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6529 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6556 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6582 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6596 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6619 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6638 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6647 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6524 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6533 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6652 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6657 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6659 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.666 units per person | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.666 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3997 units per person, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.666 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
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 North Korea
More education data for North Korea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in North Korea?
- Labor force, total, per capita in North Korea was 0.666 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.666 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5988 units per person in 1990.
- How does North Korea rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North 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 ÷ 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.