Labor Force Participation / North Korea
North Korea Labor Force Participation
North Korea labor force participation data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 82.15%.
COUNTRY: North Korea
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
UPDATED: 2026-09-16 11:20:26
ECONOMY DATA RATING
North Korea · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
CCC
40 / 100
High vulnerability
Fiscal stability
n/a
Macroeconomic stability
7.1 / 20
External stability
n/a
Financial robustness
n/a
Structural stability
n/a
Future capacity
n/a
Demographic capacity
3.0 / 5
Method: Economy Data multi-pillar stability model with structural and financial robustness adjustment. Coverage: 24% of weighted inputs available.
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North Korea · labor force participation data as percent of GDP.
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82.15%
Previous
82.16%
Range avg.
81.84%
Rank
5
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82.15%2024 · Rank 5
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Interpretation
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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