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South Korea officially recognises same-sex couples in national census - Clover - Oct 23 2025
PinkNews, October 22 2025
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/22/south-korea-same-sex-couples-national-census/
Quote:South Korea is finally recognising same-sex couples after announcing it will acknowledge them in the national census.
Under newly announced policy changes, the Ministry of Data and Statistics will recognise same-sex couples living in the same household in the Population and Housing Census.
The government confirmed on Tuesday (21 October) it would allow same-gender housholds to pick “spouse” and “cohabiting partner” options on the census, which circulates every five years.
Previous iterations flagged the options as errors and rejected, according to Rainbow Action Korea – a coalition of 49 LGBTQ+ organisations.