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 2021 was 75.49%, a 0.3% increase from 2020.
- North Korea labor force participation rate for 2020 was 75.19%, a 1.35% decline from 2019.
- North Korea labor force participation rate for 2019 was 76.54%, a 0.1% increase from 2018.
- North Korea labor force participation rate for 2018 was 76.44%, a 0.31% increase from 2017.
| North Korea Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
75.49% |
0.30% |
| 2020 |
75.19% |
-1.35% |
| 2019 |
76.54% |
0.10% |
| 2018 |
76.44% |
0.31% |
| 2017 |
76.13% |
0.27% |
| 2016 |
75.87% |
-0.25% |
| 2015 |
76.12% |
0.10% |
| 2014 |
76.01% |
-0.05% |
| 2013 |
76.06% |
-0.05% |
| 2012 |
76.11% |
-0.06% |
| 2011 |
76.17% |
-0.03% |
| 2010 |
76.20% |
0.06% |
| 2009 |
76.14% |
0.09% |
| 2008 |
76.05% |
-0.18% |
| 2007 |
76.23% |
0.12% |
| 2006 |
76.11% |
0.13% |
| 2005 |
75.98% |
-0.19% |
| 2004 |
76.18% |
-0.07% |
| 2003 |
76.25% |
-0.05% |
| 2002 |
76.30% |
-0.02% |
| 2001 |
76.32% |
-0.21% |
| 2000 |
76.52% |
0.00% |
| 1999 |
76.52% |
-0.38% |
| 1998 |
76.90% |
0.07% |
| 1997 |
76.83% |
0.45% |
| 1996 |
76.38% |
0.24% |
| 1995 |
76.14% |
0.30% |
| 1994 |
75.84% |
0.14% |
| 1993 |
75.70% |
0.30% |
| 1992 |
75.40% |
0.52% |
| 1991 |
74.88% |
0.35% |
| 1990 |
74.53% |
0.35% |
