South Korea Labor Force Total
South Korea labor force total data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 29.87 million.
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Interpretation
South Korea recorded 29.87 million for Labor Force Total in 2025, the latest available observation in this dataset.
Compared with 2024, the indicator increased by 29,918.00 (0.1%), from 29.84 million to 29.87 million.
The latest observation is above the average of the last 10 available observations (28.81 million).
Across the five latest available observations (2021–2025), the pattern is predominantly upward.
Within the last 10 available observations, the low was 27.79 million in 2016 and the high was 29.87 million in 2025.