As of 2022, there were approximately 25.2 million workers in South Korea. Since the National Business Investigation study started collecting data in 1993, the number of workers showed overall steady growth alongside the number of businesses as the years passed. The dip in 1997 to 1999 was due to the occurrence and aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis (also known as "IMF Crisis" in South Korea).
Number of workers in South Korea from 1993 to 2022
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of workers in millions
2022
25.21
2021
24.93
2020
24.81
2019
22.72
2018
22.23
2017
21.63
2016
21.26
2015
20.89
2014
19.9
2013
19.17
2012
18.57
2011
18.09
2010
17.65
2009
16.82
2008
16.29
2007
15.94
2006
15.44
2005
15.15
2004
14.82
2003
14.73
2002
14.61
2001
14.11
2000
13.6
1999
12.92
1998
12.42
1997
13.47
1996
14.01
1995
13.63
1994
12.58
1993
12.25
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Statistics Korea. (September 25, 2023). Number of workers in South Korea from 1993 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124769/south-korea-number-of-workers/
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Statistics Korea. (2023). Number of workers in South Korea from 1993 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124769/south-korea-number-of-workers/
Statistics Korea. "Number of Workers in South Korea from 1993 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124769/south-korea-number-of-workers/
Statistics Korea, Number of workers in South Korea from 1993 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124769/south-korea-number-of-workers/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of workers in South Korea from 1993 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Korea, September 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124769/south-korea-number-of-workers/
