Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%) in Korea
Korea: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%) was 18.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Korea, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Korea stood at 18.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Korea peaked at 18.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
That places Korea 132nd out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%) in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 18.1% | +3.3% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 18.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.8%, 49% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Korea's 18.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.4%, 50% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.4% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 14.6% | 18.1% | 6 |
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 proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Korea?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Korea was 18.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Korea ranks 132nd out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. 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 Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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