This book presents economic statistics of Korea in the past three centuries, focusing on the century following 1910. The data, typically time series rather than cross-sectional, are given in 22 chapters, which refer to population, wages, prices, education, health, national income and wealth, and technology, among others. Rather than simply putting together available data, the contributors to this statistical compendium made adjustments to ensure intertemporal consistency when required. An overview draws attention to the discontinuous shifts occurring over time in the quantity and quality of the statistical information available, which was associated with the regime changes Korea underwent including the imposition of Japanese rule in 1910 and de-colonization and split into two Koreas three and half decades later. Individual chapters begin with a brief introduction, which helps users better understand and use the data. Data sources and references in the Japanese and Korean language are fully provided following the standard Hepburn and McCune–Reischauer Romanization with English translation to assist users to identify materials and explore more deeply the wealth of statistical data waiting to be analyzed.

This report has a special focus on low-income groups, jobseekers and workers, and policies geared towards closing the considerable gaps these groups are facing around income and employment support in Korea. It concludes that significant additional action will be needed to make income...

Explore Korea through Statistics 2014 is published to help foreign readers understand social and economic phenomena of Korea by Statistics Korea. Brief explanations are given with statistical tables, graphs and figures for better understanding of readers. The book presents various information on land, population, economy, society and culture to help readers grasp the Korean society easily. 1. Land and Climate 2. Population 3. Labor 4. Prices and Household Economy 5. National Account 6. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 7. Manufacturing 8. Construction 9. Energy 10. Transportation and Infor-Communications 11. Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments 12. Public Finance and Financial Institutions 13. Health and Welfare 14. Environment 15. Education and R＆D 16. Diplomacy and Two-Korea Issues 17. Culture and Tourism

Chapter 1 Urban Transport Chapter 2 Road Transport Chapter 3 Railway Transport Chapter 4 Logistics Chapter 5 Air Transport Chapter 6 Transport Technology Chapter 7 International Cooperation

Currently, Japan has the highest old-age dependency ratio of all OECD countries, with a ratio in 2017 of over 50 persons aged 65 and above for every 100 persons aged 20 to 64. This ratio is projected to rise to 79 per hundred in 2050. The rapid population ageing in Japan is a major challenge for achieving further increases in living standards and ensuring the financial sustainability of public social expenditure. However, with the right policies in place, there is an opportunity to cope with this challenge by extending working lives and making better use of older workers' knowledge and skills. This report investigates policy issues and discusses actions to retain and incentivise the elderly to work more by further reforming retirement policies and seniority-wages, investing in skills to improve productivity and keeping up with labour market changes through training policy, and ensuring good working conditions for better health with tackling long-hours working culture.