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Korea, Republic of: Workers in the reference group by economic activity
20,637Persons, thousands · 2023+43.7% since 2011
ILOSTAT INJ_WORK_ECO_NB. Workers in the reference group by economic activity (Persons, thousands). Annual figures for Korea, Republic of from 2000 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (Persons, thousands) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20,637.107 | |
| 2022 | 20,173.615 | |
| 2021 | 19,378.565 | |
| 2020 | 18,974.513 | |
| 2019 | 18,725.16 | |
| 2018 | 19,073.438 | |
| 2015 | 17,968.931 | |
| 2014 | 17,062.308 | |
| 2013 | 15,449.228 | |
| 2012 | 15,548.423 | |
| 2011 | 14,362.372 | |
| 2010 | 14,198.748 | |
| 2009 | 13,884.927 | |
| 2008 | 13,489.986 | |
| 2007 | 12,528.879 | |
| 2006 | 11,688.797 | |
| 2005 | 11,059.193 | |
| 2004 | 10,473.09 | |
| 2003 | 10,599.345 | |
| 2002 | 10,571.279 | |
| 2001 | 10,581.186 | |
| 2000 | 9,485.557 |
Source
Published by ILO, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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ILO (2026). Workers in the reference group by economic activity. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ilo-inj-work-eco-nb-eco-aggregate-total-ps-3 (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
Workers in the reference group by economic activity in other countries
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- Germany
- Greece
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova, Republic of
- Monaco
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Réunion
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan, Province of China
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Zimbabwe
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