Women in the labor force (female share, female-to-male participation ratio)

World BankPeriod 2016~2025Retrieved 2026-11-09

Share of women among workers, and women's participation rate as a percentage of men's.

2016: 42.08% → 2025: 44.36% (up 2.28 pp). Highest: 2025 (44.36%).

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Women in the labor force (female share, female-to-male participation ratio) · 2016~2025 (unit: %)
YearWomen's share of labor forceFemale-to-male participation ratio
201642.083572.2693
201742.314172.8925
201842.557973.5555
201942.855874.3806
202042.876774.3144
202143.133174.9783
202243.376475.7384
202343.822777.2086
202444.297178.7271
202544.358678.8617

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Reference (APA 7th)

World Bank. (2026). Labor force, female (% of total labor force); Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) – Korea, Rep. [Data set]. World Development Indicators. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS?locations=KR

Source https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS?locations=KR

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