South Korea: Self-employment

The latest value from 2023 is 23.18 percent, a decline from 23.45 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 40.05 percent, based on data from 177 countries. Historically, the average for South Korea from 1991 to 2023 is 31.55 percent. The minimum value, 23.18 percent, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 39.18 percent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.