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  • 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 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
  • 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, 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.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • 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
  • 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 > 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 > 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 > 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 North Korea South Korea HISTORY
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 87.28%
Ranked 66th. 11% more than South Korea
78.38%
Ranked 113th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 18.5%
Ranked 93th.
22.24%
Ranked 84th. 20% more than North Korea
Force > Total 10.69 million
Ranked 42nd.
24.38 million
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than North Korea

Force > Total > Per capita 0.475 per capita
Ranked 60th.
0.505 per capita
Ranked 34th. 6% more than North Korea

Labor force 12.2 million
Ranked 2nd.
24.62 million
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than North Korea

Labor force > By occupation agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64% agriculture 8%, industry 19%, services 73%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 35%
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than South Korea
7.3%
Ranked 13th.

Labor force > Per capita 893.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 81% more than South Korea
493.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 73.8%
Ranked 72nd. 4% more than South Korea
70.8%
Ranked 93th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 30.8%
Ranked 97th.
36.7%
Ranked 80th. 19% more than North Korea

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 46.2%
Ranked 98th.
48.8%
Ranked 83th. 6% more than North Korea

Labor force per 1000 500.58
Ranked 7th. About the same as South Korea
498.28
Ranked 36th.

Labor force, total 15.09 million
Ranked 37th.
25.77 million
Ranked 25th. 71% more than North Korea

Labor force, total per 1000 609.33
Ranked 6th. 18% more than South Korea
515.26
Ranked 38th.

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage Averaging 5,000 - 10,000 North Korean won per day. roughly 2000 North Korean won is 1 US Dollar. 5,210 South Korean won per hour; reviewed annually.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 85.6%
Ranked 62nd. 5% more than South Korea
81.24%
Ranked 83th.
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 97.71%
Ranked 70th. 1% more than South Korea
96.28%
Ranked 140th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 24.49%
Ranked 133th. 79% more than South Korea
13.69%
Ranked 162nd.
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 75.19%
Ranked 71st. 9% more than South Korea
68.97%
Ranked 85th.
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 80.75%
Ranked 116th. 7% more than South Korea
75.48%
Ranked 151st.
Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 76.31%
Ranked 36th. 10% more than South Korea
69.54%
Ranked 61st.
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 13.69%
Ranked 70th.
16.02%
Ranked 65th. 17% more than North Korea
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 76.61%
Ranked 65th. 30% more than South Korea
59.05%
Ranked 114th.
Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 96.83%
Ranked 95th. 3% more than South Korea
94.17%
Ranked 153th.
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 95.46%
Ranked 102nd. 3% more than South Korea
92.29%
Ranked 155th.
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 93.32%
Ranked 78th. 4% more than South Korea
89.42%
Ranked 128th.
Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 74.77%
Ranked 60th. 7% more than South Korea
69.81%
Ranked 75th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 56.5%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than South Korea
24.9%
Ranked 138th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 74.5%
Ranked 20th. 27% more than South Korea
58.8%
Ranked 88th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 35.5%
Ranked 139th. 14% more than South Korea
31.1%
Ranked 154th.

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 27.56%
Ranked 97th.
32.4%
Ranked 86th. 18% more than North Korea
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 86.87%
Ranked 72nd. 6% more than South Korea
81.78%
Ranked 97th.
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 31.05%
Ranked 71st.
40.49%
Ranked 56th. 30% more than North Korea
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 75.74%
Ranked 74th. 13% more than South Korea
66.91%
Ranked 94th.
Force > Total per 1000 449
Ranked 84th.
506.36
Ranked 37th. 13% more than North Korea

Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 95.05%
Ranked 92nd. 4% more than South Korea
91.69%
Ranked 153th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 78.57%
Ranked 46th. 8% more than South Korea
72.6%
Ranked 88th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 86.17%
Ranked 53th. 15% more than South Korea
75.19%
Ranked 126th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 49.31%
Ranked 80th.
50.43%
Ranked 78th. 2% more than North Korea
Force > Female > % of total labor force 38.72%
Ranked 125th.
40.81%
Ranked 106th. 5% more than North Korea

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 49.94%
Ranked 132nd.
54.22%
Ranked 116th. 9% more than North Korea

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 86.2%
Ranked 73th. 6% more than South Korea
81.69%
Ranked 94th.
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 73.78%
Ranked 43th. 11% more than South Korea
66.18%
Ranked 69th.
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 49.31%
Ranked 67th.
55.67%
Ranked 53th. 13% more than North Korea
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 97.61%
Ranked 51st. 1% more than South Korea
96.8%
Ranked 109th.
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 25.01%
Ranked 107th. 45% more than South Korea
17.24%
Ranked 142nd.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 83.96%
Ranked 38th. 8% more than South Korea
77.84%
Ranked 75th.
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 82.11%
Ranked 108th.
82.59%
Ranked 106th. 1% more than North Korea
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 69.05%
Ranked 83th. 12% more than South Korea
61.38%
Ranked 103th.
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 76.99%
Ranked 56th. 33% more than South Korea
57.79%
Ranked 114th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 53.5%
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than South Korea
22.1%
Ranked 159th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 69.5%
Ranked 19th. 44% more than South Korea
48.4%
Ranked 85th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 66.16%
Ranked 68th.
68.93%
Ranked 61st. 4% more than North Korea
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 65.29%
Ranked 130th.
65.92%
Ranked 121st. 1% more than North Korea

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 79.8%
Ranked 23th. 15% more than South Korea
69.6%
Ranked 86th.

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 80.42%
Ranked 110th. 4% more than South Korea
77.3%
Ranked 134th.

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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