Work & Labour in North Korea 126 indicators covering work & labour for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 82.13 2027 up 0.0% 7th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 17,790 2027 up 4.1% 40th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,871 2027 up 3.9% 77th Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.56 2027 up 1.6% 129th Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 79.21 2027 down 0.0% 8th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2604 % change on previous year 2027 down 67.5% 137th Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 931.04 2027 down 5.9% 187th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 3,086 2027 down 5.9% 186th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.3313 % change on previous year 2027 up 10.0% 167th Labour dependency ratio 0.555 2027 down 1.9% 186th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 82.2% 2025 up 0.1% 7th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 86.8% 2025 down 0.1% 8th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 89.6% 2025 up 0.2% 26th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 77.7% 2025 up 0.1% 6th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 89.3% 2025 up 1.2% 1st Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 91.2% 2025 up 1.1% 3rd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 87.3% 2025 up 1.2% 1st Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 78.5% 2025 up 0.6% 3rd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 75.2% 2025 down 0.3% 4th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 81.9% 2025 up 1.5% 3rd Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0007 units per person 2025 up 1.2% 3rd Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 0.7% 171st Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 89.6% 2025 up 0.2% 26th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 21.8% 2025 up 1.5% 179th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 25.1% 2025 up 6.2% 179th Employment in services (% of total employment) 23.5% 2025 up 4.1% 181st Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 24.2% 2025 down 4.4% 112th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 20.4% 2025 down 13.5% 18th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 16.0% 2025 up 1.3% 31st Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 4.8% 2025 up 14.1% 60th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 28.1% 2025 up 0.0% 24th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 37.9% 2025 down 1.3% 145th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 39.6% 2025 down 1.4% 148th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 36.2% 2025 down 1.4% 138th Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.4% 2025 up 13.3% 69th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 8.6% 2025 up 3.1% 132nd Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 7.2% 2025 up 0.1% 140th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 7.9% 2025 up 1.8% 139th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 17,070 2025 up 5.1% 38th Employment 17,070 2025 up 5.1% 38th Employers, total (% of total employment) 5.3% 2025 down 0.3% 35th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 63.8% 2025 up 0.8% 50th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 60.4% 2025 up 0.9% 40th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 62.1% 2025 up 0.8% 43rd Employment in industry (% of total employment) 22.4% 2025 down 8.6% 63rd Employers, male (% of male employment) 8.0% 2025 down 4.2% 23rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 1.2% 3rd Share of workers in vulnerable employment 56.8% 2025 up 0.9% 47th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 1.2% 3rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.2767 % change on previous year 2025 down 68.1% 130th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2767 % change on previous year 2025 down 68.1% 130th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.32 2027 up 130.5% 131st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.32 2027 up 130.5% 131st Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0317 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.6% 78th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.146 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.3% 28th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 46.8% 2023 down 6.7% 26th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.141 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.4% 28th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.141 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.4% 28th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -0.7878 % change on previous year 2023 up 19.0% 54th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 38.53 2026 up 0.5% 143rd Page 1 of 3 Next →