“Change” in North Korean women? …One out of three women in Pyongyang “marries” over the age of 30

It has been found that the marriage age of North Korean women is gradually rising. According to the “Report on the Economic and Social Conditions of North Korea” released by the South Korean Ministry of Unification on the 6th, interviews with North Korean defectors.
As a result, women in North Korea are increasingly participating in jangmadang (open-air markets), and their status within the household is rising.
North Korean defectors who escaped from North Korea between 2016 and 2020 said that their activities in the market affected women at home.
Regarding the influence of gender on their status, 30.0% answered that their status has become equal to or higher than that of their husbands. Defectors say, ``Due to these changes in the situation in North Korea, people are saying, ``My husband is
They are sometimes looked down upon as 'no big deal and useless.' Also, the age at which North Korean women get married is rising, similar to that in South Korea. Year of marriage of North Korean defector women
The average age of North Korean defectors before 2000 is 24.7 years old, and the average age of defectors from 2016 to 2020 is 26.2 years old. In addition, the proportion of people over 30 who got married has increased from 1.9% before 2000 to 201%.
From June to 2020, it rapidly increased to 17.5%. In a similar survey, 34.0% of people from Pyongyang were married over the age of 30 in all periods. 8 of all respondents
Since 1.8% are women, the Ministry of Unification estimated that ``the overall increase in the age at marriage is mainly due to changes in the age at marriage for women.''
The Ministry of Unification said, ``In North Korea, women bear an excessive amount of household economic responsibility.''
This suggests that North Korean women tend to want to delay marriage as much as possible."