In 2023, South Korea’s fishing industry employed approximately six thousand workers, marking a decline from the previous year. Due to the change in survey methodology, the number of such establishments increased particularly in 2020
Number of employees in the fishing industry in South Korea from 2014 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
*Compared to the field survey conducted until 2019, the survey methodology in 2020 changed to IRS business registration report data based according to the economic census.
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Bank of Korea. (January 1, 2025). Number of employees in the fishing industry in South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251741/south-korea-number-workers-fishing-industry/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bank of Korea. "Number of employees in the fishing industry in South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 1, 2025. Statista. Accessed February 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251741/south-korea-number-workers-fishing-industry/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Number of employees in the fishing industry in South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bank of Korea, January 1, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251741/south-korea-number-workers-fishing-industry/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed