Gender Development Index (GDI) in Korea
Korea: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.948 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.948
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
111th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.948
in 2022
All-time low
0.877
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Gender Development Index in Korea, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Korea recorded 0.948 for gender development index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Korea peaked at 0.948 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.877, in 1990.
That places Korea 111th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.877 | — |
| 1991 | 0.901 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.905 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.925 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.927 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.929 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.93 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.924 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.925 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.919 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.93 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.929 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.93 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.932 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.933 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.934 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.933 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.935 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.924 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.93 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.931 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.933 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.934 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.935 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.936 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.938 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.94 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.943 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.945 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.946 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.947 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.948 | +0.1% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.948 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.988, 96% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.948 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9168 | 0.877 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9299 | 0.919 | 0.935 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9365 | 0.93 | 0.945 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.947 | 0.946 | 0.948 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 109 Liechtenstein 0.949 compare
- 109 Nicaragua 0.949 compare
- 111 Kenya 0.948 compare
- 113 Sri Lanka 0.947 compare
- 114 Madagascar 0.945 compare
- 114 Marshall Islands 0.945 compare
More gender data for Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,318 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 46,871 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 46,871 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0957 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 119,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,732 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 116,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 122,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,098 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Korea?
- Gender development index in Korea was 0.948 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.948 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.877 in 1990.
- How does Korea rank for gender development index?
- Korea ranks 111th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.