[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in South Korea
South Korea: [ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving was 29.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in South Korea, 2013–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in South Korea stood at 29.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 131.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in South Korea peaked at 29.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2017.
South Korea ranks 49th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.7% | — |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +108.4% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +18.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 29.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 29% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.6% | 11.9% | 24.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 46 Cabo Verde 52.7% compare
- 47 Caribbean 37.1% compare
- 48 Anguilla 34.1% compare
- 49 Republic of Korea 29.4% compare
- 51 Timor-Leste 24.2% compare
- 51 East Timor 24.2% compare
More infrastructure data for South Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4114 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 21.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.72 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in South Korea?
- [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in South Korea was 29.4% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2017.
- How does South Korea rank for [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving?
- South Korea ranks 49th out of 58 countries with data for 2021.
- Is [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving disability cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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