Japan vs South Korea: Share of women who are married or in a union
Japan
0.3%
in 2020
South Korea
0.2%
in 2015
Japan rank
211th
South Korea rank
214th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 211th and South Korea ranks 214th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 2.5% | 0.8% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are married or in a union, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 0.3% against 0.2% in South Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Japan ranks 211th and South Korea ranks 214th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.