The latest figures released by Statistics Korea show that the percentage of unemployed women getting married has been on a steady decline over the past 10 years.

This reflects a change in the social atmosphere as the economic situation worsens, leading to the need for both members of married couples to work.

In 2005, more than half of all married women were unemployed. However, in 2011, that figure dropped to 42.7 percent, and last year, only 1 out of 3 women tying the knot were jobless.

Consequently, the number of economically active young women has been on the rise. In the 15 to 64 age group, the percentage of working women rose from just under 53 percent in 2005 to about 56 percent last year.

Along with other various factors that have raised the average age of women in their first marriage, there is also a growing trend of men preferring economically active women. In a recent poll by matchmaking company Duo, a woman's financial status ranked higher than personality for the first time.

"It appears that men have higher expectations regarding a woman's financial status," a staffer at Duo said.