Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Korea
Korea: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 15.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Korea, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Korea is 15.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Korea peaked at 17.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2015.
Korea ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +3.3% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 15.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.0%, 92% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Korea's 15.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.9%, 69% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 14.9% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 13.2% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.2% | 15.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
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 share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Korea?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Korea was 15.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2015.
- How does Korea rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Korea ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.