SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women … managerial previous in South Korea
South Korea: SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women … managerial previous was 18.09 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions in South Korea, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 18.09 for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in South Korea peaked at 18.09 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.01, in 2000.
South Korea ranks 127th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women … managerial previous in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.01 | — |
| 2001 | 5.95 | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 5.61 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 5.96 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 7.09 | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 7.9 | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 8.65 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 8.86 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 9.5 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 8.62 | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 9.4 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 10.1 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 11.09 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 11.37 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.13 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 10.46 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 9.78 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 12.33 | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 14.46 | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 15.41 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 15.64 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 16.27 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 14.6 | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 16.31 | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 17.53 | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 18.09 | +3.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 18.09 is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.54, 47% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 18.09 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.16, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.31 | 5.01 | 9.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.55 | 9.4 | 15.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.41 | 14.6 | 18.09 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More gender data for South 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 sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in South Korea?
- Sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions in South Korea was 18.09 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.09 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions?
- South Korea ranks 127th out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 5.5.2: proportion of women in managerial positions rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. The female share of employment in managerial positions conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to total management (category 1 of ISCO-08 or ISCO-88). There is another series referring to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88). This indicator is calculated based on data on employment by sex and occupation. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.