Gender in South Korea 232 indicators covering gender for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 131st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 88.12 2023 up 3.7% 55th Women Business and the Law Index 88.12 2023 up 3.7% 55th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 100.6% 2025 up 0.4% 119th Share of female employment by economic sector 4.6% 2025 down 10.1% 116th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 4 2023 down 42.9% 173rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 32 2019 down 0.9% 158th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 21.2 2019 down 12.0% 191st Total Fertility Rate 0.778 2022 down 40.0% 196th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 111.85 2024 up 18.4% 5th Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.98 years 2018 up 0.6% 45th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.94 years 2018 down 3.3% 17th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 22.2% 2025 up 276.6% 84th Women of reproductive age 11.39 million 2023 down 10.9% 32nd Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 79.1% 2026 up 3.3% 55th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 6.4% 2020 down 11.1% 171st Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 62 2026 up 26.5% 68th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 20.8% 2026 up 27.4% 132nd Share of women in ministerial positions 18.8% 2024 up 58.9% 106th Share of women in parliament 20.3% 2025 up 24.5% 124th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 91.78 2020 down 1.1% 55th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 13.7% 2016 down 26.0% 113th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 24.6% 2016 down 18.7% 100th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 20 2024 up 22.4% 124th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.41 ratio 2026 up 7.9% 110th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 101.8% 2025 up 2.7% 104th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Share of pregnant women who have anemia 15.9% 2023 down 21.3% 176th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,791 2023 up 4.5% 55th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 15.7% 2023 up 16.3% 181st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 15.9% 2023 down 21.3% 190th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 15.7% 2023 up 17.2% 180th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 15.7 2023 up 16.3% 169th Gender Development Index 0.948 2022 up 1.6% 111th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 18.1% 2025 up 73.2% 131st Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1 2024 up 0.2% 103rd Gender Inequality Index 0.062 2022 down 34.7% 147th Suicide Rate 27.53 2021 down 22.4% 2nd Female migrants 44.5% 2020 up 1.3% 169th Share of temporary employees 22.72 2025 up 64.9% 31st Time-related underemployment, female 2.7% 2025 up 41.0% 60th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →