North Korea Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 66.36%, a 0.49% increase from 2021.
- North Korea labor force participation rate for 2021 was 65.86%, a 0.13% increase from 2020.
- North Korea labor force participation rate for 2020 was 65.74%, a 1.26% decline from 2019.
- North Korea labor force participation rate for 2019 was 67.00%, a 0.02% increase from 2018.
| North Korea Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
66.36% |
0.49% |
| 2021 |
65.86% |
0.13% |
| 2020 |
65.74% |
-1.26% |
| 2019 |
67.00% |
0.02% |
| 2018 |
66.98% |
0.47% |
| 2017 |
66.51% |
0.41% |
| 2016 |
66.10% |
-0.33% |
| 2015 |
66.42% |
0.17% |
| 2014 |
66.25% |
-0.05% |
| 2013 |
66.30% |
-0.05% |
| 2012 |
66.35% |
-0.08% |
| 2011 |
66.42% |
-0.03% |
| 2010 |
66.45% |
0.10% |
| 2009 |
66.35% |
0.14% |
| 2008 |
66.21% |
-0.25% |
| 2007 |
66.45% |
0.18% |
| 2006 |
66.27% |
0.18% |
| 2005 |
66.09% |
-0.28% |
| 2004 |
66.38% |
-0.11% |
| 2003 |
66.49% |
-0.08% |
| 2002 |
66.57% |
-0.03% |
| 2001 |
66.60% |
-0.27% |
| 2000 |
66.87% |
0.05% |
| 1999 |
66.82% |
-0.48% |
| 1998 |
67.30% |
0.20% |
| 1997 |
67.10% |
0.78% |
| 1996 |
66.32% |
0.48% |
| 1995 |
65.83% |
0.61% |
| 1994 |
65.22% |
0.39% |
| 1993 |
64.83% |
0.65% |
| 1992 |
64.18% |
0.95% |
| 1991 |
63.23% |
0.65% |
| 1990 |
62.57% |
0.65% |
