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North Korea Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • North Korea labor force participation rate for 2022 was 66.98%, a 2.67% increase from 2021.
  • North Korea labor force participation rate for 2021 was 64.30%, a 0.62% increase from 2020.
  • North Korea labor force participation rate for 2020 was 63.69%, a 3.02% decline from 2019.
  • North Korea labor force participation rate for 2019 was 66.71%, a 0.02% increase from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.35%
Eritrea 69.14%
Ethiopia 69.09%
North Korea 66.98%
Tanzania 65.69%
South Sudan 60.83%
Mozambique 60.34%
Niger 59.98%
Malawi 57.44%
Burundi 56.06%
Liberia 55.25%
Uganda 53.12%
Central African Republic 50.87%
Mali 50.35%
Burkina Faso 49.96%
Zimbabwe 48.75%
Gambia 40.08%
Rwanda 39.89%
Chad 39.51%
Guinea-Bissau 35.01%
Haiti 34.77%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.53%
Afghanistan 34.37%
Benin 31.74%
Sierra Leone 31.20%
Senegal 29.70%
Nepal 29.56%
Guinea 26.16%
Tajikistan 24.89%
Togo 24.38%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.49%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.55%
North Korea Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 66.98% 2.67%
2021 64.30% 0.62%
2020 63.69% -3.02%
2019 66.71% 0.02%
2018 66.69% 0.47%
2017 66.23% 0.40%
2016 65.82% -0.32%
2015 66.14% 0.17%
2014 65.98% -0.05%
2013 66.02% -0.05%
2012 66.07% -0.07%
2011 66.14% -0.03%
2010 66.17% 0.10%
2009 66.07% 0.14%
2008 65.93% -0.24%
2007 66.17% 0.18%
2006 65.99% 0.18%
2005 65.82% -0.28%
2004 66.09% -0.11%
2003 66.20% -0.08%
2002 66.29% -0.02%
2001 66.31% -0.26%
2000 66.58% 0.05%
1999 66.53% -0.47%
1998 66.99% 0.19%
1997 66.80% 0.77%
1996 66.03% 0.47%
1995 65.55% 0.60%
1994 64.95% 0.38%
1993 64.57% 0.64%
1992 63.93% 0.93%
1991 63.00% 63.00%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%