Update on South Korea’s Presidential Approval Ratings

As of May 2024, it has officially been two years since the inauguration of the current South Korean president Yoon Suk-Yeol. As Yoon nears the halfway point of his five-year term, the country’s attention is gathered on his updated approval rating. Upon surveying 1000 citizens across the country, a historic low of 24% responded in approval of Yoon’s presidency. Particularly, Yoon’s second year approval rating draws a stark contrast to that of the ex-president Moon, who held an approval rating of 47% during the second year of his term. Upon closer examination of the reasons behind Yoon’s low approval rating, it is apparent that 19% of those dissatisfied cited “the economy, people’s livelihood and inflation,” whilst 15% took issue with his “insufficient communication with the public.”