Number of immigrants in South Korea in 2024 — 1,811,507 people. Ranked 41 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 9,692.5%.
1990–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.81M | — | — |
| 2020 | 1.72M | — | — |
| 2015 | 1.31M | — | — |
| 2010 | 566,098 | — | — |
| 2005 | 231,744 | — | — |
| 2000 | 144,426 | — | — |
| 1995 | 52,719 | — | — |
| 1990 | 18,499 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Japan
3.41M
Hong Kong
3.06M
South Korea
1.81M
China
1.64M
Macao
426,862
North Korea
50,439
Mongolia
22,589
The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.
Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's population is made up of people born abroad.
Finance Remittances receivedHow much money people working abroad send home.
Demography Net migrationThe difference between the number of arrivals and departures over a five-year period.
Migration Refugees by country of asylumHow many refugees a country hosts. The UNHCR series runs from 1951 — from the founding of the organization.