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 November 26, 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 November 26, 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: November 26, 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 November 26, 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/
