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Labor Stats: compare key data on Japan & North Korea

Definitions

  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

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  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
STAT Japan North Korea HISTORY
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 79.51%
Ranked 106th.
87.28%
Ranked 66th. 10% more than Japan
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 22.43%
Ranked 82nd. 21% more than North Korea
18.5%
Ranked 93th.
Force > Total 66.59 million
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than North Korea
10.69 million
Ranked 42nd.

Force > Total > Per capita 0.521 per capita
Ranked 24th. 10% more than North Korea
0.475 per capita
Ranked 60th.

Labor force 65.7 million
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than North Korea
12.2 million
Ranked 2nd.

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 4.6%, industry 27.8%, services 67.7% agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 3.9%
Ranked 17th.
35%
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Japan

Labor force > Per capita 523.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
893.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 71% more than Japan

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 69.9%
Ranked 98th.
73.8%
Ranked 72nd. 6% more than Japan

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 41.4%
Ranked 57th. 34% more than North Korea
30.8%
Ranked 97th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 46.2%
Ranked 99th. The same as North Korea
46.2%
Ranked 98th.

Labor force per 1000 515.49
Ranked 28th. 3% more than North Korea
500.58
Ranked 7th.

Labor force, total 65.28 million
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than North Korea
15.09 million
Ranked 37th.

Labor force, total per 1000 511.76
Ranked 42nd.
609.33
Ranked 6th. 19% more than Japan

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage Ranges from 664 Japanese yen ($8.17) to 869 yen ($10.65) per hour; set on a prefectural and industry basis. Averaging 5,000 - 10,000 North Korean won per day. roughly 2000 North Korean won is 1 US Dollar.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 87.17%
Ranked 51st. 2% more than North Korea
85.6%
Ranked 62nd.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 15.81%
Ranked 157th.
24.49%
Ranked 133th. 55% more than Japan
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 75.83%
Ranked 69th. 1% more than North Korea
75.19%
Ranked 71st.
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 71.96%
Ranked 163th.
80.75%
Ranked 116th. 12% more than Japan
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 97.84%
Ranked 57th. About the same as North Korea
97.71%
Ranked 70th.
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 33.4%
Ranked 81st. 21% more than North Korea
27.56%
Ranked 97th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 83.93%
Ranked 89th.
86.87%
Ranked 72nd. 4% more than Japan
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 38.04%
Ranked 60th. 23% more than North Korea
31.05%
Ranked 71st.
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 69.73%
Ranked 88th.
75.74%
Ranked 74th. 9% more than Japan
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 71.93%
Ranked 94th.
78.57%
Ranked 46th. 9% more than Japan
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 83.09%
Ranked 77th.
86.17%
Ranked 53th. 4% more than Japan
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 54.5%
Ranked 66th. 11% more than North Korea
49.31%
Ranked 80th.
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 60.71%
Ranked 106th.
76.61%
Ranked 65th. 26% more than Japan
Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 97.75%
Ranked 31st. 1% more than North Korea
96.83%
Ranked 95th.
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 97.6%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than North Korea
95.46%
Ranked 102nd.
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 96.82%
Ranked 10th. 4% more than North Korea
93.32%
Ranked 78th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 38.4%
Ranked 109th.
53.5%
Ranked 50th. 39% more than Japan

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 46.1%
Ranked 99th.
69.5%
Ranked 19th. 51% more than Japan

Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 76.68%
Ranked 55th. 3% more than North Korea
74.77%
Ranked 60th.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 67.2%
Ranked 101st.
79.8%
Ranked 23th. 19% more than Japan

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 84.83%
Ranked 55th. 5% more than North Korea
80.42%
Ranked 110th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 84.41%
Ranked 36th. 1% more than North Korea
83.96%
Ranked 38th.
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 93.64%
Ranked 28th. 14% more than North Korea
82.11%
Ranked 108th.
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 72.12%
Ranked 77th. 4% more than North Korea
69.05%
Ranked 83th.
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 70.32%
Ranked 78th.
76.99%
Ranked 56th. 9% more than Japan
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 74.08%
Ranked 47th. 12% more than North Korea
66.16%
Ranked 68th.
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 72.72%
Ranked 62nd. 11% more than North Korea
65.29%
Ranked 130th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 39%
Ranked 88th.
56.5%
Ranked 23th. 45% more than Japan

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 56.3%
Ranked 103th.
74.5%
Ranked 20th. 32% more than Japan

Force > Total per 1000 521.18
Ranked 23th. 16% more than North Korea
449
Ranked 84th.

Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 55.17%
Ranked 55th. 12% more than North Korea
49.31%
Ranked 67th.
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 72.06%
Ranked 51st.
73.78%
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Japan
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 40.8%
Ranked 122nd. 15% more than North Korea
35.5%
Ranked 139th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 86.87%
Ranked 72nd. 1% more than North Korea
86.2%
Ranked 73th.
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 95.3%
Ranked 88th. About the same as North Korea
95.05%
Ranked 92nd.
Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 60.45%
Ranked 77th. 21% more than North Korea
49.94%
Ranked 132nd.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 41.08%
Ranked 99th. 6% more than North Korea
38.72%
Ranked 125th.

Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 71.9%
Ranked 54th.
76.31%
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Japan
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 14.41%
Ranked 69th. 5% more than North Korea
13.69%
Ranked 70th.
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 14.77%
Ranked 148th.
25.01%
Ranked 107th. 69% more than Japan
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 97.76%
Ranked 43th. About the same as North Korea
97.61%
Ranked 51st.

SOURCES: Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.; International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of minimum wages by country (Countries); World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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