South Korea Labor Force Total

Current and historical labor force total data for South Korea, including latest value (29.85 m), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: South Korea
UNIT: people
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-11 04:00:51
Economy Data Rating
South Korea · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
AA
86 / 100
Very strong stability
Fiscal stability 21.9 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 18.7 / 20
External stability 12.1 / 15
Financial robustness 11.7 / 15
Structural stability 10 / 10
Future capacity 10 / 10
Demographic capacity 2.7 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 90% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1990–2025 19902025
1990 2025
Selected year: 2025 · Value: n/a 2025

South Korea · total labor force by country.

1990–2025
29.85 m people
29.84 m people
28.81 m people
21 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1990 1997 2004 2011 2018 2025
labor force total rate reference line

Countries by labor force total

full ranking
Country Rate Class
China 767.63 m
India 617.63 m
United States 174.85 m
Indonesia 147.1 m
Nigeria 116.58 m
Brazil 108.32 m
Pakistan 85.16 m
Bangladesh 74.74 m

Interpretation

short note

This labor market indicator helps assess employment conditions and economic participation.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Japan 69.39 m
China 767.63 m
India 617.63 m
United States 174.85 m
Germany 43.2 m

Related indicators

internal links
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Employment Rate SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS
Youth Unemployment SL.UEM.1524.ZS
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: SL.TLF.TOTL.IN

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-11 04:00:51

South Korea Snapshot

country profile
Population 51.75 m
GDP 1875.39 bn
Debt/GDP 48.55%
Inflation 2.32%
Unemployment 2.68%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group High income

South Korea Labor Force Total: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Labor Force Total for South Korea. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: south korea labor force total rate, labor force total data south korea, south korea labor force total statistics, south korea people.