In 2019, married women in South Korea spent about 225 minutes on household chores per day. Compared to that, married men in South Korea spent around 64 minutes daily on household work. Although the engagement in house chores and childcare by South Korean men has increasingly grown over the decade, the gender gap in housework hours remains large.
Daily time spent on household chores by married people in South Korea in 2019, by gender
(in minutes)
Here household chores include:
- Household care such as food preparation, laundry, home cleaning, grocery shopping, etc.
- Taking care of family members.
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Statistics Korea. (October 19, 2021). Daily time spent on household chores by married people in South Korea in 2019, by gender (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378142/south-korea-daily-time-spent-on-house-chores-by-gender/
Statistics Korea. "Daily time spent on household chores by married people in South Korea in 2019, by gender (in minutes)." Chart. October 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378142/south-korea-daily-time-spent-on-house-chores-by-gender/
Statistics Korea. (2021). Daily time spent on household chores by married people in South Korea in 2019, by gender (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378142/south-korea-daily-time-spent-on-house-chores-by-gender/
Statistics Korea. "Daily Time Spent on Household Chores by Married People in South Korea in 2019, by Gender (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378142/south-korea-daily-time-spent-on-house-chores-by-gender/
Statistics Korea, Daily time spent on household chores by married people in South Korea in 2019, by gender (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378142/south-korea-daily-time-spent-on-house-chores-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Daily time spent on household chores by married people in South Korea in 2019, by gender (in minutes) [Graph], Statistics Korea, October 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378142/south-korea-daily-time-spent-on-house-chores-by-gender/
