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Labor Stats: compare key data on Kenya & 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 > By occupation > Industry and services: 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 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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  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • 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 > 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 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 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 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 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 > 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
  • 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 > 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, 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.
  • Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Skills are the share of senior managers who ranked skills of available workers as a major or severe constraint.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • 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 > 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
  • 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 > 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
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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
  • 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
  • Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Labor regulations are the share of senior managers who ranked labor regulations as a major or severe constraint.
  • 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
  • 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 > 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
  • 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 > 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
  • 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
  • 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, 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.
STAT Kenya North Korea HISTORY
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 90.39%
Ranked 39th. 4% more than North Korea
87.28%
Ranked 66th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 55.86%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than North Korea
18.5%
Ranked 93th.
Force > Total 15.5 million
Ranked 34th. 45% more than North Korea
10.69 million
Ranked 42nd.

Force > Total > Per capita 0.452 per capita
Ranked 83th.
0.475 per capita
Ranked 60th. 5% more than Kenya

Labor force 17.94 million
Ranked 30th. 47% more than North Korea
12.2 million
Ranked 2nd.

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 75% agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 75%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than North Korea
35%
Ranked 7th.

Labor force > By occupation > Industry and services 25%
Ranked 7th.
63%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Kenya

Labor force > Per capita 55.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th.
893.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Kenya

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 68.2%
Ranked 110th.
73.8%
Ranked 72nd. 8% more than Kenya

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 58.2%
Ranked 32nd. 26% more than North Korea
46.2%
Ranked 98th.

Labor force per 1000 438.53
Ranked 69th.
500.58
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Kenya

Labor force, total 16.7 million
Ranked 35th. 11% more than North Korea
15.09 million
Ranked 37th.

Labor force, total per 1000 386.71
Ranked 145th.
609.33
Ranked 6th. 58% more than Kenya

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage Set by the government by location, age and skill level; the lowest urban minimum wage was 11,995 shillings ($139) per month, and the lowest agricultural minimum wage for unskilled employees was 4,854 shillings ($57) per month, excluding housing allowance. Averaging 5,000 - 10,000 North Korean won per day. roughly 2000 North Korean won is 1 US Dollar.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 41.2%
Ranked 58th. 34% more than North Korea
30.8%
Ranked 97th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 91.34%
Ranked 27th. 7% more than North Korea
85.6%
Ranked 62nd.
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 87.49%
Ranked 33th. 16% more than North Korea
75.19%
Ranked 71st.
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 97.53%
Ranked 85th.
97.71%
Ranked 70th. About the same as Kenya
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 90.11%
Ranked 20th. 12% more than North Korea
80.75%
Ranked 116th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 67.55%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than North Korea
24.49%
Ranked 133th.
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 73.41%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than North Korea
27.56%
Ranked 97th.
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 96.72%
Ranked 34th. 2% more than North Korea
95.05%
Ranked 92nd.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 81.54%
Ranked 24th. 4% more than North Korea
78.57%
Ranked 46th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 87.69%
Ranked 47th. 2% more than North Korea
86.17%
Ranked 53th.
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 83.28%
Ranked 40th. 9% more than North Korea
76.61%
Ranked 65th.
Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 97.33%
Ranked 60th. 1% more than North Korea
96.83%
Ranked 95th.
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 96.67%
Ranked 61st. 1% more than North Korea
95.46%
Ranked 102nd.
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 95.88%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than North Korea
93.32%
Ranked 78th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 32.9%
Ranked 108th.
56.5%
Ranked 23th. 72% more than Kenya

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 60.9%
Ranked 73th.
74.5%
Ranked 20th. 22% more than Kenya

Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 27.54%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than North Korea
6.77%
Ranked 29th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 44%
Ranked 107th. 24% more than North Korea
35.5%
Ranked 139th.

Force > Total per 1000 433.06
Ranked 100th.
449
Ranked 84th. 4% more than Kenya

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 91.4%
Ranked 40th. 5% more than North Korea
86.87%
Ranked 72nd.
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 67.26%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than North Korea
31.05%
Ranked 71st.
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 85.22%
Ranked 41st. 13% more than North Korea
75.74%
Ranked 74th.
Force > Female > % of total labor force 43.78%
Ranked 73th. 13% more than North Korea
38.72%
Ranked 125th.

Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 72.85%
Ranked 47th.
76.31%
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Kenya
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 41.45%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than North Korea
13.69%
Ranked 70th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 78.02%
Ranked 9th. 58% more than North Korea
49.31%
Ranked 80th.
Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 71.31%
Ranked 29th. 43% more than North Korea
49.94%
Ranked 132nd.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 92.4%
Ranked 29th. 7% more than North Korea
86.2%
Ranked 73th.
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 82.51%
Ranked 19th. 12% more than North Korea
73.78%
Ranked 43th.
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 78.03%
Ranked 10th. 58% more than North Korea
49.31%
Ranked 67th.
Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 22.46%
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than North Korea
4.06%
Ranked 24th.
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 97.41%
Ranked 72nd.
97.61%
Ranked 51st. About the same as Kenya
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 65.42%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than North Korea
25.01%
Ranked 107th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 88.98%
Ranked 12th. 6% more than North Korea
83.96%
Ranked 38th.
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 94.45%
Ranked 18th. 15% more than North Korea
82.11%
Ranked 108th.
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 90.31%
Ranked 17th. 31% more than North Korea
69.05%
Ranked 83th.
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 78.53%
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than North Korea
76.99%
Ranked 56th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 36.2%
Ranked 121st.
53.5%
Ranked 50th. 48% more than Kenya

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 55.5%
Ranked 57th.
69.5%
Ranked 19th. 25% more than Kenya

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 85.83%
Ranked 7th. 30% more than North Korea
66.16%
Ranked 68th.
Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 86.18%
Ranked 27th. 15% more than North Korea
74.77%
Ranked 60th.
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 80.49%
Ranked 19th. 23% more than North Korea
65.29%
Ranked 130th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 66.3%
Ranked 107th.
79.8%
Ranked 23th. 20% more than Kenya

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 89.64%
Ranked 19th. 11% more than North Korea
80.42%
Ranked 110th.

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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