Employment in services in North Korea
23.5% of employed people in North Korea worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
North Korea, 2025
23.5%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
176th of 182
Employment in services in North Korea over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.5% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 23.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 22.6%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, North Korea has the 176th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for North Korea
All statistics for North Korea
Employment in agriculture
54.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
22.4%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
7.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
82.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
77.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT