Gender wage gap vs gdp per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Gender wage gap vs gdp per capita was 29.29 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gender wage gap vs gdp per capita in South Korea, 2009–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 29.29 for gender wage gap vs gdp per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap vs gdp per capita in South Korea peaked at 35.09 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 29.29, in 2022.
South Korea ranks 5th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.09 | 35.09 | 35.09 | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.01 | 29.99 | 34.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.41 | 29.29 | 29.55 | 3 |
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More work & labour data for South Korea
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 64.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap vs gdp per capita in South Korea?
- Gender wage gap vs gdp per capita in South Korea was 29.29 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap vs gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.09 in 2009.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap vs gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.29 in 2022.
- How does South Korea rank for gender wage gap vs gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 5th out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender wage gap vs gdp per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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