North Korea Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024
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 2023 was 67.04%, a 0.06% increase from 2022.
- 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 - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
67.04% |
0.06% |
| 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% |
0.93% |
