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Korea - Industry Employment 2021

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Employment in industry · World Bank

24.60% −0.04% from 2020 Global rank: 140th

Korea's industry employment was 24.60% in 2021, decreased +0.04% from 24.65% in 2020. This was the 140th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2021▾

Industry Employment by Country - 2021
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	South Sudan	1.71%	1.8%
2nd	Burundi	3.06%	-0.8%
3rd	Angola	5.72%	-8.1%
4th	Djibouti	6.06%	3.1%
5th	Mozambique	6.51%	-3.0%
6th	Lao PDR	7.10%	1.8%
7th	Uganda	7.14%	-3.1%
8th	Malawi	7.35%	-0.8%
9th	Papua New Guinea	7.59%	0.2%
10th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	7.85%	-3.8%
11th	Solomon Islands	7.87%	0.0%
12th	Tanzania	7.94%	-0.5%
13th	Liberia	8.13%	-1.6%
14th	Chad	8.59%	-2.3%
15th	Niger	8.71%	4.2%
16th	Mali	8.79%	-5.5%
17th	Haiti	9.24%	0.0%
18th	Guinea-Bissau	9.37%	1.7%
19th	Madagascar	9.60%	0.1%
20th	Luxembourg	9.99%	-2.6%
21st	Zambia	10.18%	17.4%
22nd	Equatorial Guinea	10.32%	2.2%
23rd	Sierra Leone	10.60%	-0.4%
24th	Vanuatu	10.81%	1.5%
25th	Kenya	11.35%	0.5%
26th	Timor-Leste	11.52%	-2.8%
27th	Fiji	11.77%	1.0%
28th	Yemen, Republic of	11.97%	1.2%
29th	Macao SAR, China	12.07%	-0.4%
30th	Moldova	12.24%	0.4%
31st	Côte d'Ivoire	12.40%	9.0%
32nd	Eritrea	12.50%	-0.4%
33rd	Channel Islands	13.16%	-0.2%
34th	Zimbabwe	13.49%	9.4%
35th	Hong Kong SAR, China	13.65%	1.4%
36th	Central African Republic	13.69%	-2.9%
37th	Georgia	13.86%	3.3%
38th	Guinea	13.86%	-1.1%
39th	Samoa	13.96%	0.7%
40th	Netherlands	14.10%	-10.1%
41st	Sudan	14.10%	1.4%
42nd	Mauritania	14.30%	0.8%
43rd	Ghana	14.38%	-5.4%
44th	Rwanda	14.39%	-16.4%
45th	Singapore	14.44%	-2.6%
46th	French Polynesia	14.47%	0.2%
47th	Cameroon	14.53%	0.0%
48th	Comoros	14.70%	-2.5%
49th	Bahamas, The	14.89%	3.8%
50th	Greece	15.28%	1.7%
51st	Azerbaijan	15.30%	1.5%
52nd	Puerto Rico (US)	15.44%	-2.1%
53rd	Nigeria	15.59%	7.7%
54th	Bhutan	15.61%	5.0%
55th	Belize	15.83%	1.2%
56th	Botswana	15.95%	6.1%
57th	Israel	15.95%	1.0%
58th	Tajikistan	15.96%	1.3%
59th	St. Lucia	16.05%	6.6%
60th	Namibia	16.17%	0.8%
61st	Burkina Faso	16.42%	-1.4%
62nd	Maldives	16.66%	0.4%
63rd	Peru	16.70%	6.9%
64th	Barbados	16.80%	2.3%
65th	Panama	16.82%	1.2%
66th	Ecuador	16.83%	6.0%
67th	Cuba	16.86%	1.3%
68th	Nicaragua	16.88%	0.3%
69th	United Kingdom	16.92%	-1.5%
70th	Montenegro	16.93%	-8.2%
71st	Jamaica	17.09%	8.3%
72nd	Gabon	17.40%	3.8%
73rd	Togo	17.54%	3.0%
74th	Costa Rica	17.58%	-2.7%
75th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	17.67%	-1.2%
76th	Virgin Islands (US)	17.67%	2.7%
77th	Uruguay	17.85%	2.6%
78th	Eswatini	17.89%	-5.8%
79th	Cyprus	17.92%	-8.2%
80th	Gambia, The	17.92%	1.8%
81st	Benin	18.04%	0.6%
82nd	Sweden	18.10%	-1.2%
83rd	Malta	18.25%	-1.6%
84th	Bangladesh	18.30%	-3.6%
85th	Jordan	18.41%	4.8%
86th	Libya	18.44%	1.4%
87th	Myanmar	18.45%	-0.7%
88th	Armenia	18.72%	1.8%
89th	Norway	18.84%	-4.3%
90th	Philippines	18.86%	0.8%
91st	Iceland	18.91%	5.4%
92nd	Ireland	19.12%	1.6%
93rd	United States	19.18%	-1.2%
94th	Canada	19.34%	-0.8%
95th	Denmark	19.36%	2.5%
96th	Paraguay	19.49%	2.1%
97th	Australia	19.50%	1.6%
98th	France	19.51%	-2.3%
99th	Guam	19.54%	1.5%
100th	Saudi Arabia	19.54%	-14.7%
101st	Afghanistan	19.62%	6.1%
102nd	Belgium	19.76%	-4.5%
103rd	Kazakhstan	19.89%	1.0%
104th	Congo, Republic of	19.96%	-0.6%
105th	Colombia	20.01%	1.0%
106th	New Zealand	20.02%	-1.8%
107th	Switzerland	20.20%	-1.2%
108th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	20.24%	1.8%
109th	Dominican Republic	20.25%	4.0%
110th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	20.43%	1.2%
111th	Argentina	20.48%	-2.1%
112th	South Africa	20.64%	-2.6%
113th	Spain	20.67%	-0.7%
114th	Brazil	20.73%	2.4%
115th	Lebanon	21.01%	1.5%
116th	Cabo Verde	21.64%	0.7%
117th	Indonesia	21.76%	0.6%
118th	Albania	21.77%	4.2%
119th	Finland	21.87%	3.6%
120th	Mongolia	21.88%	10.6%
121st	Senegal	21.89%	2.2%
122nd	Guatemala	22.07%	8.4%
123rd	Mauritius	22.13%	-5.4%
124th	New Caledonia	22.19%	0.8%
125th	Thailand	22.27%	-1.5%
126th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	22.70%	-1.7%
127th	Morocco	22.92%	1.5%
128th	São Tomé and Principe	22.95%	0.6%
129th	Chile	23.00%	4.9%
130th	Brunei Darussalam	23.57%	-0.6%
131st	Uzbekistan	23.69%	1.1%
132nd	Japan	23.70%	-1.0%
133rd	El Salvador	23.90%	2.3%
134th	Latvia	24.16%	6.2%
135th	Trinidad and Tobago	24.32%	1.9%
136th	Guyana	24.33%	-0.6%
137th	Mexico	24.46%	0.2%
138th	India	24.47%	3.2%
139th	Portugal	24.60%	0.7%
140th	Korea	24.60%	-0.2%
141st	European Union	24.78%	-0.9%
142nd	Honduras	24.85%	5.5%
143rd	Ukraine	25.22%	1.9%
144th	Kuwait	25.32%	2.1%
145th	Pakistan	25.43%	2.7%
146th	Austria	25.63%	3.1%
147th	Malaysia	25.93%	-0.9%
148th	Sri Lanka	26.00%	-3.4%
149th	Lithuania	26.25%	3.5%
150th	Suriname	26.32%	0.8%
151st	Syrian Arab Republic	26.35%	1.0%
152nd	Cambodia	26.41%	5.0%
153rd	Russian Federation	26.50%	0.3%
154th	Iraq	26.54%	1.4%
155th	Italy	26.64%	0.8%
156th	Kyrgyz Republic	27.20%	4.6%
157th	Germany	27.38%	0.6%
158th	Tonga	27.44%	2.5%
159th	Türkiye	27.57%	0.8%
160th	Serbia	27.88%	0.0%
161st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	28.36%	-0.5%
162nd	Croatia	28.52%	1.7%
163rd	Turkmenistan	28.82%	0.9%
164th	Estonia	29.02%	-2.3%
165th	West Bank and Gaza	29.11%	2.8%
166th	Bulgaria	29.99%	-3.1%
167th	Slovenia	30.02%	-0.1%
168th	Nepal	30.39%	0.5%
169th	Belarus	30.45%	-0.4%
170th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	30.59%	-8.7%
171st	Poland	30.70%	-3.1%
172nd	North Macedonia	30.87%	-0.4%
173rd	United Arab Emirates	30.88%	6.7%
174th	Hungary	31.39%	-1.6%
175th	Algeria	31.50%	0.8%
176th	China	31.53%	1.3%
177th	Romania	32.94%	1.1%
178th	Lesotho	33.02%	-0.8%
179th	Viet Nam	33.13%	6.6%
180th	Tunisia	33.94%	-0.3%
181st	Iran, Islamic Republic of	34.65%	1.6%
182nd	Bahrain	35.15%	1.8%
183rd	Slovak Republic	36.48%	-0.1%
184th	Czechia	36.82%	-1.1%
185th	Oman	40.30%	19.6%
186th	Qatar	40.92%	-3.6%

FAQ

What was Korea's industry employment in 2021?▾

Korea's industry employment in 2021 was 24.60%. This ranked 140th globally.

How did Korea's industry employment change in 2021?▾

Korea's industry employment decreased by 0.2% in 2021 compared to 2020.

Which country had the highest industry employment in 2021?▾

Qatar had the highest industry employment in 2021 at 40.92%.

What is the industry employment of Korea in 2021?▾

The industry employment of Korea in 2021 was 24.60%. This ranked 140th globally.

How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Korea's industry employment?▾

Korea's industry employment went from 24.65% in 2020 to 24.60% in 2021, a 0.2% decrease.

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