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Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.

Global rank#6out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

78.177.777.276.876.3199020082025Korea, Dem. People's Rep. · 2025: 78Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Korea, Dem. People's Rep. records 78 for Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #6 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) increased from 77 in 1990 to 78 in 2025, a gain of 1.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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