# South Korea: 51 producers per 100 consumers — Hands & Demands

> South Korea has 51 producers for every 100 consumers in 2026 and 41 by 2050. With workers per 100 people and output per worker, read every month.

Canonical: https://www.runtheworld.ai/producer-consumer-index/south-korea

The count peaked at 53 in 2016. It reaches 41 by 2050.

## Producers per 100 consumers

- Highest: 53.3 in 2016
- 2050: 41.3
- Index, 2020 = 100: 97.4 now, 78.3 in 2050

| Year | Producers per 100 consumers | Index, 2020 = 100 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | 42.3 | 80.2 |
| 2000 | 49.2 | 93.3 |
| 2010 | 52.1 | 98.6 |
| 2020 | 52.8 | 100.0 |
| 2026 | 51.4 | 97.4 |
| 2030 | 50.2 | 95.1 |
| 2040 | 46.0 | 87.1 |
| 2050 | 41.3 | 78.3 |

Years after 2021 are projections.

## Workers per 100 people

- September 2026: 56.2
- Sep 2025: 55.9
- 1.78 people for every worker

## Output per worker

- 2025: $99,000, +73% since 2000

[All of Hands & Demands](https://www.runtheworld.ai/producer-consumer-index)