Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 0.6538 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6538
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
69th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.6538
in 2017
All-time low
0.5333
in 2008
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea, 2001–2017

00.20.40.62001200920172001: 0.6152002: 0.5332003: 0.62004: 0.6252005: 0.5882007: 0.5532008: 0.5332009: 0.5472010: 0.5882011: 0.5882012: 0.6092013: 0.62014: 0.62015: 0.62016: 0.6322017: 0.654

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea is 0.6538, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.6538 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5333, in 2008.

Republic of Korea ranks 69th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.6154
2002 0.5333 -13.3%
2003 0.6 +12.5%
2004 0.625 +4.2%
2005 0.5882 -5.9%
2007 0.5526 -6.1%
2008 0.5333 -3.5%
2009 0.5467 +2.5%
2010 0.5882 +7.6%
2011 0.5882 +0.0%
2012 0.6087 +3.5%
2013 0.6 -1.4%
2014 0.6 +0.0%
2015 0.6 +0.0%
2016 0.632 +5.3%
2017 0.6538 +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5743 0.5333 0.625 8
2010s 0.6089 0.5882 0.6538 8

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 66 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6746 compare
  2. 67 Armenia 0.6667 compare
  3. 68 Mauritius 0.655 compare
  4. 70 Netherlands 0.6349 compare
  5. 71 Pakistan 0.6277 compare
  6. 72 Ghana 0.6137 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Korea was 0.6538 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.6538 in 2017.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5333 in 2008.
How does Republic of Korea rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Republic of Korea ranks 69th out of 76 countries with data for 2017.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,021 data points, 1970–2021
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