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Women's Political Participation Index in South Korea

South Korea: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.918 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.918
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
96th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.918
in 2025
All-time low
0.043
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in South Korea, 1789–2025

00.20.40.60.81178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 0.918 for women's political participation index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in South Korea peaked at 0.918 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.043, in 1789.

That places South Korea 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Women's Political Participation Index in South Korea, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.043 —
1790 0.043 +0.0%
1791 0.043 +0.0%
1792 0.043 +0.0%
1793 0.043 +0.0%
1794 0.043 +0.0%
1795 0.043 +0.0%
1796 0.043 +0.0%
1797 0.043 +0.0%
1798 0.043 +0.0%
1799 0.043 +0.0%
1800 0.043 +0.0%
1801 0.043 +0.0%
1802 0.043 +0.0%
1803 0.043 +0.0%
1804 0.043 +0.0%
1805 0.043 +0.0%
1806 0.043 +0.0%
1807 0.043 +0.0%
1808 0.043 +0.0%
1809 0.043 +0.0%
1810 0.043 +0.0%
1811 0.043 +0.0%
1812 0.043 +0.0%
1813 0.043 +0.0%
1814 0.043 +0.0%
1815 0.043 +0.0%
1816 0.043 +0.0%
1817 0.043 +0.0%
1818 0.043 +0.0%
1819 0.043 +0.0%
1820 0.043 +0.0%
1821 0.043 +0.0%
1822 0.043 +0.0%
1823 0.043 +0.0%
1824 0.043 +0.0%
1825 0.043 +0.0%
1826 0.043 +0.0%
1827 0.043 +0.0%
1828 0.043 +0.0%
1829 0.043 +0.0%
1830 0.043 +0.0%
1831 0.043 +0.0%
1832 0.043 +0.0%
1833 0.043 +0.0%
1834 0.043 +0.0%
1835 0.043 +0.0%
1836 0.043 +0.0%
1837 0.043 +0.0%
1838 0.043 +0.0%
1839 0.043 +0.0%
1840 0.043 +0.0%
1841 0.043 +0.0%
1842 0.043 +0.0%
1843 0.043 +0.0%
1844 0.043 +0.0%
1845 0.043 +0.0%
1846 0.043 +0.0%
1847 0.043 +0.0%
1848 0.043 +0.0%
1849 0.043 +0.0%
1850 0.043 +0.0%
1851 0.043 +0.0%
1852 0.043 +0.0%
1853 0.043 +0.0%
1854 0.043 +0.0%
1855 0.043 +0.0%
1856 0.043 +0.0%
1857 0.043 +0.0%
1858 0.043 +0.0%
1859 0.043 +0.0%
1860 0.043 +0.0%
1861 0.043 +0.0%
1862 0.043 +0.0%
1863 0.043 +0.0%
1864 0.043 +0.0%
1865 0.043 +0.0%
1866 0.043 +0.0%
1867 0.043 +0.0%
1868 0.043 +0.0%
1869 0.043 +0.0%
1870 0.043 +0.0%
1871 0.043 +0.0%
1872 0.043 +0.0%
1873 0.043 +0.0%
1874 0.043 +0.0%
1875 0.043 +0.0%
1876 0.043 +0.0%
1877 0.043 +0.0%
1878 0.043 +0.0%
1879 0.043 +0.0%
1880 0.043 +0.0%
1881 0.043 +0.0%
1882 0.043 +0.0%
1883 0.043 +0.0%
1884 0.043 +0.0%
1885 0.043 +0.0%
1886 0.043 +0.0%
1887 0.043 +0.0%
1888 0.043 +0.0%
1889 0.043 +0.0%
1890 0.043 +0.0%
1891 0.043 +0.0%
1892 0.043 +0.0%
1893 0.043 +0.0%
1894 0.043 +0.0%
1895 0.043 +0.0%
1896 0.043 +0.0%
1897 0.043 +0.0%
1898 0.043 +0.0%
1899 0.043 +0.0%
1900 0.043 +0.0%
1901 0.043 +0.0%
1902 0.043 +0.0%
1903 0.043 +0.0%
1904 0.043 +0.0%
1905 0.043 +0.0%
1906 0.043 +0.0%
1907 0.043 +0.0%
1908 0.043 +0.0%
1909 0.043 +0.0%
1910 0.103 +139.5%
1911 0.154 +49.5%
1912 0.154 +0.0%
1913 0.154 +0.0%
1914 0.154 +0.0%
1915 0.154 +0.0%
1916 0.154 +0.0%
1917 0.154 +0.0%
1918 0.154 +0.0%
1919 0.154 +0.0%
1920 0.154 +0.0%
1921 0.154 +0.0%
1922 0.154 +0.0%
1923 0.154 +0.0%
1924 0.154 +0.0%
1925 0.154 +0.0%
1926 0.154 +0.0%
1927 0.154 +0.0%
1928 0.154 +0.0%
1929 0.154 +0.0%
1930 0.154 +0.0%
1931 0.154 +0.0%
1932 0.154 +0.0%
1933 0.154 +0.0%
1934 0.154 +0.0%
1935 0.154 +0.0%
1936 0.154 +0.0%
1937 0.154 +0.0%
1938 0.154 +0.0%
1939 0.154 +0.0%
1940 0.154 +0.0%
1941 0.154 +0.0%
1942 0.154 +0.0%
1943 0.154 +0.0%
1944 0.154 +0.0%
1945 0.347 +125.3%
1946 0.347 +0.0%
1947 0.347 +0.0%
1948 0.348 +0.3%
1949 0.357 +2.6%
1950 0.366 +2.5%
1951 0.366 +0.0%
1952 0.366 +0.0%
1953 0.366 +0.0%
1954 0.357 -2.5%
1955 0.357 +0.0%
1956 0.357 +0.0%
1957 0.357 +0.0%
1958 0.372 +4.2%
1959 0.372 +0.0%
1960 0.377 +1.3%
1961 0.407 +8.0%
1962 0.364 -10.6%
1963 0.377 +3.6%
1964 0.377 +0.0%
1965 0.377 +0.0%
1966 0.377 +0.0%
1967 0.389 +3.2%
1968 0.389 +0.0%
1969 0.389 +0.0%
1970 0.389 +0.0%
1971 0.404 +3.9%
1972 0.399 -1.2%
1973 0.463 +16.0%
1974 0.463 +0.0%
1975 0.463 +0.0%
1976 0.463 +0.0%
1977 0.463 +0.0%
1978 0.424 -8.4%
1979 0.424 +0.0%
1980 0.394 -7.1%
1981 0.42 +6.6%
1982 0.42 +0.0%
1983 0.42 +0.0%
1984 0.42 +0.0%
1985 0.412 -1.9%
1986 0.412 +0.0%
1987 0.412 +0.0%
1988 0.573 +39.1%
1989 0.573 +0.0%
1990 0.573 +0.0%
1991 0.573 +0.0%
1992 0.573 +0.0%
1993 0.667 +16.4%
1994 0.667 +0.0%
1995 0.667 +0.0%
1996 0.685 +2.7%
1997 0.685 +0.0%
1998 0.698 +1.9%
1999 0.698 +0.0%
2000 0.846 +21.2%
2001 0.846 +0.0%
2002 0.861 +1.8%
2003 0.861 +0.0%
2004 0.861 +0.0%
2005 0.861 +0.0%
2006 0.861 +0.0%
2007 0.875 +1.6%
2008 0.868 -0.8%
2009 0.868 +0.0%
2010 0.878 +1.2%
2011 0.868 -1.1%
2012 0.888 +2.3%
2013 0.888 +0.0%
2014 0.894 +0.7%
2015 0.894 +0.0%
2016 0.9 +0.7%
2017 0.9 +0.0%
2018 0.901 +0.1%
2019 0.887 -1.6%
2020 0.908 +2.4%
2021 0.846 -6.8%
2022 0.908 +7.3%
2023 0.908 +0.0%
2024 0.916 +0.9%
2025 0.918 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.043 0.043 0.043 1
1790s 0.043 0.043 0.043 10
1800s 0.043 0.043 0.043 10
1810s 0.043 0.043 0.043 10
1820s 0.043 0.043 0.043 10
1830s 0.043 0.043 0.043 10
1840s 0.043 0.043 0.043 10
1850s 0.043 0.043 0.043 10
1860s 0.043 0.043 0.043 10
1870s 0.043 0.043 0.043 10
1880s 0.043 0.043 0.043 10
1890s 0.043 0.043 0.043 10
1900s 0.043 0.043 0.043 10
1910s 0.1489 0.103 0.154 10
1920s 0.154 0.154 0.154 10
1930s 0.154 0.154 0.154 10
1940s 0.2516 0.154 0.357 10
1950s 0.3636 0.357 0.372 10
1960s 0.3823 0.364 0.407 10
1970s 0.4355 0.389 0.463 10
1980s 0.4456 0.394 0.573 10
1990s 0.6486 0.573 0.698 10
2000s 0.8608 0.846 0.875 10
2010s 0.8898 0.868 0.901 10
2020s 0.9007 0.846 0.918 6

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 94 Brazil 0.92 compare
  2. 94 Kenya 0.92 compare
  3. 96 Guatemala 0.918 compare
  4. 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.915 compare
  5. 99 Japan 0.912 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in South Korea?
Women's political participation index in South Korea was 0.918 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2025.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.043 in 1789.
How does South Korea rank for women's political participation index?
South Korea ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women's Political Participation Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.