In 2022, more than 3.2 million people aged 65 years and older in South Korea were employed, showing an increase compared to the previous year. The employment rate of older people stood at about 36 percent that year.
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Statistics Korea. (September 26, 2023). Number of employed population aged 65 years and older in South Korea from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085977/south-korea-number-of-working-elderly-population/
Statistics Korea. "Number of employed population aged 65 years and older in South Korea from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085977/south-korea-number-of-working-elderly-population/
Statistics Korea. (2023). Number of employed population aged 65 years and older in South Korea from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085977/south-korea-number-of-working-elderly-population/
Statistics Korea. "Number of Employed Population Aged 65 Years and Older in South Korea from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085977/south-korea-number-of-working-elderly-population/
Statistics Korea, Number of employed population aged 65 years and older in South Korea from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085977/south-korea-number-of-working-elderly-population/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of employed population aged 65 years and older in South Korea from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Korea, September 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085977/south-korea-number-of-working-elderly-population/