Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Korea
Korea: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 71.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Korea, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 71.5% for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Korea peaked at 71.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2014.
Korea ranks 6th of 62 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 41.0% | — |
| 2009 | 44.3% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6% | 41.0% | 44.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 35.6% | 56.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 64.7% | 71.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 3 Norway 81.0% compare
- 3 Sweden 81.0% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 75.2% compare
- 7 Switzerland 70.6% compare
- 8 Austria 69.7% compare
- 9 Luxembourg 69.6% compare
More education data for Korea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Korea?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Korea was 71.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2014.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Korea ranks 6th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release