Korea
KR desk: Korea first; United States, Japan, China, Taiwan, euro area, United Kingdom and Australia alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of female labour force
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.69% |
| 2024 | 2.82% |
| 2023 | 2.72% |
| 2022 | 3.03% |
| 2021 | 3.74% |
| 2020 | 3.99% |
| 2019 | 3.58% |
| 2018 | 3.69% |
| 2017 | 3.48% |
| 2016 | 3.54% |
| 2015 | 3.48% |
| 2014 | 2.96% |
| 2013 | 2.79% |
| 2012 | 2.55% |
| 2011 | 2.64% |
| 2010 | 2.84% |
| 2009 | 2.68% |
| 2008 | 2.40% |
| 2007 | 2.40% |
| 2006 | 2.71% |
| 2005 | 3.10% |
| 2004 | 3.07% |
| 2003 | 3.03% |
| 2002 | 2.49% |
Female unemployment is ILO modelled unemployment among women in the female labour force (SL.UEM.TOTL.FE.ZS). Latest: 2.69% in 2025.
Compare it with the male series on this site; a gap can reflect both joblessness and who is counted in the labour force. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 2.95%, median 2.82%; low 1.58% (1996), high 5.64% (1998).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).