Labor force participation rate (by sex)

Name: Labor force participation rate (by sex)
Creator: World Bank

World BankPeriod 2016~2025Retrieved 2026-11-09

Share of people aged 15+ who are working or looking for work.

2016: 62.63% → 2025: 64.35% (up 1.73 pp). Highest: 2024 (64.47%).

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Labor force participation rate (by sex) · 2016~2025 (unit: %)
Year	Total	Male	Female
2016	62.626	72.739	52.568
2017	62.91	72.81	53.073
2018	62.757	72.359	53.224
2019	62.994	72.293	53.772
2020	62.274	71.503	53.137
2021	62.55	71.554	53.65
2022	63.794	72.658	55.03
2023	64.266	72.58	56.038
2024	64.465	72.181	56.826
2025	64.351	72.002	56.782

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Reference (APA 7th)

World Bank. (2026). Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate); Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate); Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) – Korea, Rep. [Data set]. World Development Indicators. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.CACT.ZS?locations=KR

Source https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.CACT.ZS?locations=KR

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