In 2022, over 131 thousand employees took parental leave in South Korea. While the total number of both South Korean men and women taking parental leave steadily increased, the share of men in the figure increased from 5.6 percent in 2015 to 28.9 percent in 2022.
Number of employees on parental leave in South Korea from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). (September 6, 2023). Number of employees on parental leave in South Korea from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/641944/south-korea-parental-leaveby-gender/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). "Number of employees on parental leave in South Korea from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641944/south-korea-parental-leaveby-gender/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). (2023). Number of employees on parental leave in South Korea from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641944/south-korea-parental-leaveby-gender/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). "Number of Employees on Parental Leave in South Korea from 2008 to 2022, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641944/south-korea-parental-leaveby-gender/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea), Number of employees on parental leave in South Korea from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641944/south-korea-parental-leaveby-gender/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Number of employees on parental leave in South Korea from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea), September 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/641944/south-korea-parental-leaveby-gender/