In 2022, the labor force participation rate of people aged 65 years and older in South Korea stood at 37.3 percent. This rate increased slightly over the past decade. The labor force participation rate describes the ratio between the total labor force, including both employed and unemployed people, and the total working-age population.
Labor force participation rate of people aged 65 years and older in South Korea from 2012 to 2022
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MOHW (South Korea). (December 20, 2023). Labor force participation rate of people aged 65 years and older in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415579/south-korea-elderly-labor-force-participation/
MOHW (South Korea). "Labor force participation rate of people aged 65 years and older in South Korea from 2012 to 2022." Chart. December 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415579/south-korea-elderly-labor-force-participation/
MOHW (South Korea). (2023). Labor force participation rate of people aged 65 years and older in South Korea from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415579/south-korea-elderly-labor-force-participation/
MOHW (South Korea). "Labor Force Participation Rate of People Aged 65 Years and Older in South Korea from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415579/south-korea-elderly-labor-force-participation/
MOHW (South Korea), Labor force participation rate of people aged 65 years and older in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415579/south-korea-elderly-labor-force-participation/ (last visited May 18, 2025)
Labor force participation rate of people aged 65 years and older in South Korea from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], MOHW (South Korea), December 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415579/south-korea-elderly-labor-force-participation/
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