Youth transited in South Korea
South Korea: Youth transited was 2,730 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth transited in South Korea, 2015–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, youth transited in South Korea stood at 2,730. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth transited in South Korea peaked at 3,241 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,730, in 2025.
That places South Korea 9th out of 58 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Youth transited in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,187 | — |
| 2016 | 3,223 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 3,241 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3,221 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3,179 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2,989 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 3,047 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 3,142 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 3,033 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 2,892 | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 2,730 | -5.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 2,730 is above the median for high income countries, which is 419.12, 6.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,210 | 3,179 | 3,241 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,972 | 2,730 | 3,142 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More gender data for South Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,318 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 46,871 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 46,871 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0957 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 119,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,732 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 116,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 122,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,098 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth transited in South Korea?
- Youth transited in South Korea was 2,730 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest youth transited recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3,241 in 2017.
- What is the lowest youth transited recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,730 in 2025.
- How does South Korea rank for youth transited?
- South Korea ranks 9th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth transited rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Youth transited (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The youth transited population is defined as persons aged between 15 and 29 years old who are in stable employment, in satisfactory temporary employment, or in satisfactory self-employment. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) database description.