Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Korea
Korea: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 62 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Korea, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Korea stood at 62. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Korea peaked at 62 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2000.
That places Korea 68th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 | — |
| 2001 | 16 | +45.5% |
| 2002 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 39 | +160.0% |
| 2006 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 44 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 57 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 61 | +7.0% |
| 2026 | 62 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7 | 11 | 43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7 | 44 | 51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.14 | 51 | 62 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Korea
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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 number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Korea?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Korea was 62 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 62 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Korea ranks 68th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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