Amid the increase in the suicide rate in the Daejeon area, the female suicide rate was found to be higher than the national average and that of men was lower.
According to the 'Life of Daejeon Women and Families in 2026 Statistics' report published by the Daejeon Research Institute's Daejeon Women and Family Policy Center on the 7th, the age-standardized suicide rate (suicide rate used to compare different regions by removing differences in population structure) in Daejeon as of 2024 was 18.8 women per 100,000 population, which was higher than the national average (16.6).
There were 34.6 men, which was 1.8 times the suicide rate for women, but it was lower than the national average (41.8).
After 2022, the female and male suicide rates have increased every year, with women increasing from 16.7 to 18.8 per 100,000 people and men increasing from 27.2 to 34.6 per 100,000 people.
The rate of experiencing depression in the past year (as of 2025) was higher for women (7.0%) than for men (5.5%). The overall depression experience rate of Daejeon citizens was 6.3%, which was higher than the national average (5.9%).
It was found that the proportion of women receiving basic livelihood security in Daejeon increases as the age increases.
Among those aged 65 to 69, the proportion of women was 48.8%, but it increased to 55.1% for those aged 70 to 74, 61.5% for those aged 75 to 79, and 73.0% for those aged 80 to 89. Among those aged 90 or older, more than 8 out of 10 beneficiaries (84.5%) were women.
Among victims of sexual violence, illegal filming, and domestic violence in the Daejeon area, 85.7%, 87.7%, and 77.7% (as of 2024) were women, respectively.
Compared to the nation, the rates of sexual violence (85.8%) and illegal filming crimes (88.8%) were lower, but domestic violence was 0.7 percentage points (p) higher than the nation (77%).
As of the second half of last year, the proportion of regular workers in the Daejeon area was 60.5% male, which was 3.1% points higher than that of female workers (57.4%). On the other hand, the proportion of temporary and daily workers was 25.1% for women, 9.4% points higher than for men (15.7%).
The number of dual-income households in Daejeon was 176,000, reaching 49.0% of all households with spouses, which was 0.4 percentage points higher than the national average (48.6%).
Looking at the gender wage gap, the average wage of women was 2.46 million won, which was 1.16 million won less than that of men (3.62 million won). It was smaller than the national average wage difference (1.38 million won).
In terms of education, as of last year, the proportion of female students in elementary and middle schools in Daejeon was 48.7% and 48.4%, which was similar to the national rate (48.8% and 48.6%, respectively), but the proportion of female students in special-purpose high schools and autonomous high schools was 38.7% and 27.1%, respectively, which was more than 10 percentage points lower than the national rate (50.7% and 37.9%, respectively). On the other hand, the proportion of female students in specialized high schools was 51.7%, which was higher than the national rate (44.2%).
As a result of examining the conditions of women-friendly cities in each of the five autonomous districts, Jung-gu had the highest proportion of respondents who said 'It is difficult to balance work and family life' and 'I have been afraid of walking at night.'
Daejeon City is implementing gender-sensitive statistics in line with the expansion of gender equality policies and the implementation of the gender impact assessment system and gender-sensitive budget and settlement system. Starting in 2024, it has been constructing and publishing gender-sensitive statistics for each of the five autonomous districts for the first time in a metropolitan city.
