South Korea vs United States: Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled
South Korea
57.31
in 2025
United States
57.28
in 2025
South Korea rank
76th
United States rank
78th
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled over time
- South Korea
- United States
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 57.31 against 57.28 in United States, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
South Korea ranks 76th and United States ranks 78th of 194 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.8 | 40.68 | 7.88 | United States |
| 1970s | 37.89 | 47.7 | 9.81 | United States |
| 1980s | 39.46 | 51.5 | 12.04 | United States |
| 1990s | 32.57 | 57.5 | 24.93 | United States |
| 2000s | 50.34 | 59.46 | 9.12 | United States |
| 2010s | 51.9 | 57.36 | 5.46 | United States |
| 2020s | 55.35 | 56.86 | 1.51 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled, South Korea or United States?
- South Korea, at 57.31 against 57.28 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled between South Korea and United States?
- 0.03, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and United States rank globally for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled?
- South Korea ranks 76th and United States ranks 78th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.