One in Four Mothers Born in 1983 Experiences Career Interruption After Childbirth

Analysis Results of Cohort DB on Population Dynamics by Statistics Korea

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] One in four women born in 1988 was found to have lost or given up their job after childbirth. Among them, only 13% owned a house.

Statistics Korea announced the results of the 'Population Dynamics Cohort DB Analysis' on the 14th. The analysis focused on those born in 1983 (aged 36 in 2019) and 1988 (aged 31 in 2019), examining changes in population dynamics and socio-economic characteristics.

The number of people born in Korea in 1983 and 1988 was 769,000 and 633,000 respectively. Among women born in 1983, 25.5% who had a job at the time of marriage were without a job at the time of childbirth. Among women born in 1988, 22.2% lost their jobs after marriage. This means that one in four women gives up or loses their job after having their first child.

In contrast, the proportion of men born in 1983 and 1988 who lost their jobs after childbirth was 2.3% and 3.3%, respectively.

Among married individuals born in 1983, 17.1% had no children. For those born in 1988, the figure was 38.6%.

Regarding home ownership, 28.8% of those born in 1983 owned a house. Among those born in 1988, only 13.6% owned a house. Among the 1983 cohort, 35% of married individuals and 16.1% of unmarried individuals owned homes. For the 1988 cohort, home ownership rates were estimated at 21.2% for married and 9.1% for unmarried individuals. The economic activity rate among those born in 1983 was 65.4%, while it was 66.9% for those born in 1988.

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