Gender Development Index (UNDP, Human) in Korea
Korea: Gender Development Index (UNDP, Human) was 0.959 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Gender Development Index in Korea, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender development index in Korea stood at 0.959. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Korea peaked at 0.959 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.901, in 1990.
Korea ranks 106th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gender Development Index (UNDP, Human) in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.901 | — |
| 1991 | 0.904 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.906 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.928 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.929 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.93 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.933 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.928 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.929 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.933 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.934 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.934 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.932 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.935 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.936 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.937 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.936 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.937 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.927 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.933 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.934 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.935 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.936 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.937 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.939 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.941 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.944 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.946 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.947 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.948 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.949 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.959 | +1.1% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.959 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.991, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.959 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9695, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9216 | 0.901 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9341 | 0.927 | 0.937 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9378 | 0.933 | 0.946 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9507 | 0.947 | 0.959 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 104 Bolivia 0.961 compare
- 105 Marshall Islands 0.96 compare
- 106 Gambia 0.959 compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 0.959 compare
- 106 Peru 0.959 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 0.959 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.959 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.901 in 1990.
- How does Korea rank for gender development index?
- Korea ranks 106th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gender Development Index (GDI) measures gender inequalities in the achievement of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living.