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Female labour force participation rate in South Korea

Latest: 56.8%
Previous: 56.8%
Change: -0.04 (-0.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in South Korea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	47.2%
Dec 31, 1991	47.2%
Dec 31, 1992	47.2%
Dec 31, 1993	47.2%
Dec 31, 1994	47.9%
Dec 31, 1995	48.4%
Dec 31, 1996	48.9%
Dec 31, 1997	49.8%
Dec 31, 1998	47.1%
Dec 31, 1999	47.7%
Dec 31, 2000	49.4%
Dec 31, 2001	50.0%
Dec 31, 2002	50.4%
Dec 31, 2003	49.5%
Dec 31, 2004	50.6%
Dec 31, 2005	50.7%
Dec 31, 2006	50.8%
Dec 31, 2007	50.6%
Dec 31, 2008	50.4%
Dec 31, 2009	49.6%
Dec 31, 2010	49.8%
Dec 31, 2011	50.0%
Dec 31, 2012	50.3%
Dec 31, 2013	50.8%
Dec 31, 2014	51.8%
Dec 31, 2015	52.4%
Dec 31, 2016	52.6%
Dec 31, 2017	53.1%
Dec 31, 2018	53.2%
Dec 31, 2019	53.8%
Dec 31, 2020	53.1%
Dec 31, 2021	53.7%
Dec 31, 2022	55.0%
Dec 31, 2023	56.0%
Dec 31, 2024	56.8%
Dec 31, 2025	56.8%

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