Japan vs Korea: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS
Japan
14.4%
in 2025
Korea
18.1%
in 2025
Japan rank
65th
Korea rank
62nd
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 18.1% against 14.4% in Japan, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 65th and Korea ranks 62nd of 65 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 16.4% | 2.3% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 18.1% against 14.4% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls between Japan and Korea?
- 3.7%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls?
- Japan ranks 65th and Korea ranks 62nd of 65 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.