Gender in South Korea 232 indicators covering gender for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 5.7% 146th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.2% 163rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 13.3% 147th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2025 down 0.0% 130th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.9952 index 2025 up 0.1% 128th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.2391 % change on previous year 2025 down 89.7% 143rd Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 47.5% 2050 up 13.1% 207th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 132.85 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.7% 10th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0582 units per square kilometre 2023 down 22.8% 34th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.472 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.6% 11th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.937 2023 up 3.5% 20th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 61,120 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 12.1% 31st Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.1% 2025 up 0.6% 134th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 100.87 2024 up 1.4% 100th Gender Development Index 0.959 2023 up 2.6% 106th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.959 2023 up 2.6% 106th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.959 2023 up 2.6% 106th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9541 2023 up 2.5% 11th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 20.3% 171st Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.5567 % change on previous year 2023 up 20.4% 85th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 23.1 2016 up 0.4% 170th Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 down 100.0% 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 down 100.0% 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 down 100.0% 18th Share of women in parliament 20.3% 2025 up 24.3% 116th Population 51.75 million 2024 up 2.0% 29th Life Expectancy at Birth 83.63 2024 up 2.3% 14th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 18.09 2025 up 73.1% 127th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 15.7% 2023 up 16.3% 167th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 15.7% 2023 up 16.3% 169th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 15.9% 2023 down 21.3% 176th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 96.25 2024 down 2.4% 77th Sex ratio at birth 105.75 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 66th Sex ratio by age 4.67 males per 100 females 2023 down 10.8% 184th Sex ratio at age 5 105.47 males per 100 females 2023 down 2.3% 77th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.75 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 66th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 0.2% 2023 down 29.6% 222nd Probability that a man will outlive a woman 33.5% 2023 up 2.8% 219th Sex ratio at age 60 101.19 males per 100 females 2023 up 3.0% 49th Male population by age group 697,520 people 2023 down 40.7% 74th Female population by age group 660,748 people 2023 down 40.0% 74th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 80 2023 unchanged 39th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →