Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in North Korea stood at 16.01% in 2025, according to World Bank. The latest value is down 0.05 percentage points from 16.07% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 15.81% (up 0.2 percentage points since). The highest value since 1991 was 16.38% in 2020, the lowest 14.7% in 1991. North Korea ranked 30th highest of the 182 countries in this dataset in 2025; Solomon Islands ranked first.
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Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate), measured in %, reflects labor market conditions in North Korea, indicating the balance between available workers and job openings. It serves as a crucial signal of economic health, consumer spending capacity, and social stability. Labor market data typically includes multiple dimensions: unemployment rates, employment-to-population ratios, labor force participation, and wage growth. Each metric captures different aspects of job market dynamics — for example, the unemployment rate counts only those actively seeking work, while the participation rate reveals how many working-age people are engaged in the labor market. In North Korea, labor statistics are gathered through household surveys, employer reports, and administrative records like unemployment benefit claims. Changes in Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) often precede broader economic shifts: rising unemployment typically signals slowing economic activity, while tightening labor markets may foreshadow wage pressures and inflation.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in North Korea stood at 16.01% in 2025, according to World Bank.
The latest value is down 0.05 percentage points from 16.07% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 15.81% (up 0.2 percentage points since).
North Korea ranked 30th highest of the 182 countries in this dataset in 2025; Solomon Islands ranked first.
The highest value since 1991 was 16.38% in 2020, the lowest 14.7% in 1991.
| Indicator | Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) |
|---|---|
| Country | North Korea |
| Category | Labor and Employment |
| Unit | % |
| Source | World Bank |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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World Bank. (2026). Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — North Korea [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-fam-work-zs/PRK. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.FAM.WORK.ZS
World Bank. "Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — North Korea." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-fam-work-zs/PRK. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.FAM.WORK.ZS.
World Bank. 2026. "Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — North Korea." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-fam-work-zs/PRK. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.FAM.WORK.ZS.
@misc{econdash_wdi_sl_fam_work_zs_prk,
author = {{World Bank}},
title = {{Contributing family workers, total (\% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) --- North Korea}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-fam-work-zs/PRK},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.FAM.WORK.ZS}
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