In 2022, there were about 1.4 million married women who left the workforce in South Korea. Married women leaving the workforce has steadily decreased since 2015. The leading reasons for those women leaving employment were parenting, marriage, and pregnancy/birth.
Number of married women who have left the workforce in South Korea from 2015 to 2022
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of women in millions
2022
1.4
2021
1.45
2020
1.51
2019
1.7
2018
1.85
2015
2.07
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Sources
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea); Statistics Korea
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Statistics Korea
Published by
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea)
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Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). (September 6, 2023). Number of married women who have left the workforce in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1370723/south-korea-married-women-leaving-the-workforce/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). "Number of married women who have left the workforce in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. September 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1370723/south-korea-married-women-leaving-the-workforce/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). (2023). Number of married women who have left the workforce in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1370723/south-korea-married-women-leaving-the-workforce/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). "Number of Married Women Who Have Left The Workforce in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1370723/south-korea-married-women-leaving-the-workforce/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea), Number of married women who have left the workforce in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1370723/south-korea-married-women-leaving-the-workforce/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of married women who have left the workforce in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea), September 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1370723/south-korea-married-women-leaving-the-workforce/
