Armed forces as a share of the labor force in South Korea in 2020 — 2.01%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 168. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.44 pp.
1990–2020 · % of labor force
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.01 | −0.14 pp |
| 2019 | 2.15 | −0.01 pp |
| 2018 | 2.15 | −0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.26 | −0.03 pp |
| 2016 | 2.28 | −0.02 pp |
| 2015 | 2.3 | −0.03 pp |
| 2014 | 2.33 | −0.16 pp |
| 2013 | 2.5 | −0.05 pp |
| 2012 | 2.54 | −0.04 pp |
| 2011 | 2.59 | −0.05 pp |
| 2010 | 2.64 | −0.04 pp |
| 2009 | 2.67 | −0.14 pp |
| 2008 | 2.81 | −0.02 pp |
| 2007 | 2.83 | −0.03 pp |
| 2006 | 2.86 | −0.03 pp |
| 2005 | 2.89 | −0.02 pp |
| 2004 | 2.92 | −0.04 pp |
| 2003 | 2.95 | −0 pp |
| 2002 | 2.96 | −0.04 pp |
| 2001 | 3 | −0.05 pp |
| 2000 | 3.05 | −0.01 pp |
| 1999 | 3.06 | −0.03 pp |
| 1998 | 3.09 | +0.05 pp |
| 1997 | 3.04 | −0.03 pp |
| 1996 | 3.07 | +0.06 pp |
| 1995 | 3.01 | −0.59 pp |
| 1994 | 3.6 | −0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 3.71 | −0.06 pp |
| 1992 | 3.77 | −0.08 pp |
| 1991 | 3.85 | +0.41 pp |
| 1990 | 3.44 | — |
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Military personnel on active duty as a percent of the total labor force of the country. Data of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and SIPRI through the World Bank database. The indicator measures not military power but the economic cost of an army in human resources: what share of those able to work is occupied by service rather than by production.
Important: It differs from the share of population in its denominator: where the share of children and the elderly is large, the same army gives a higher value by this indicator.
Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.
What share of a country’s population military personnel make up — a measure of how militarized a society is.
Defense Armed forces personnelThe number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Labor Labor forceThe number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.
Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Defense Military expenditure in dollarsThe absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
