In 2023, around 126,000 employees took parental leave in South Korea. While the total number of both South Korean men and women taking parental leave has steadily increased since 2008, both figures fell compared to the previous year.
Number of employees on parental leave in South Korea from 2008 to 2023, by gender
(in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). (September 5, 2024). Number of employees on parental leave in South Korea from 2008 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 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 2023, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641944/south-korea-parental-leaveby-gender/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). (2024). Number of employees on parental leave in South Korea from 2008 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 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 2023, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 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 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641944/south-korea-parental-leaveby-gender/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of employees on parental leave in South Korea from 2008 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea), September 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/641944/south-korea-parental-leaveby-gender/
