Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Republic of Korea
Republic of 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 Republic of Korea, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Republic of 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 Republic of Korea peaked at 62 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2000.
Republic of Korea ranks 68th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Republic of 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Republic of Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +160.0% | 15 | 39 |
| 2001 | +45.5% | 11 | 16 |
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 Republic of Korea
More gender data for Republic of Korea
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 20.8% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 15.7% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 15.9% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 15.7% (2023)
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 18.1% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1 (2024)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.4% (2026)
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS 18.1% (2025)
- Gender parity index for youth/adults with information and 0.918 (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for achieving a minimum proficiency 1.04 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Republic of Korea?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Republic of 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 62 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Republic of 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 Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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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