Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — South Korea

Refugees by country of origin in South Korea in 2024 — 142 people. Ranked 60 in the world out of 200. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2,740%.

2024 142 people +32.71% vs 2023
World rank 60of 200
Period maximum 1,333 people2006
Period minimum 5 people1991

Trend over time

1991–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — South Korea, 1991–202405001,0001,5001991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 5 people1992: 5 people1993: 5 people1994: 17 people1995: 29 people1996: 40 people1997: 50 people1998: 63 people1999: 72 people2000: 69 people2001: 83 people2002: 244 people2003: 236 people2004: 269 people2005: 266 people2006: 1,333 people2007: 1,183 people2008: 1,099 people2009: 567 people2010: 578 people2011: 508 people2012: 555 people2013: 495 people2014: 478 people2015: 346 people2016: 243 people2017: 239 people2018: 274 people2019: 180 people2020: 146 people2021: 117 people2022: 132 people2023: 107 people2024: 142 people
Change over the period: +137 (+2,740%) Average annual rate: 10.67 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea

South Korea 142 people
World computed 30.69M people
East Asia & Pacific computed 1.53M people
Eastern Asia computed 156,800 people
High-income countries computed 145,784 people
Refugees by country of origin — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 142 +35 +32.71%
2023 107 −25 −18.94%
2022 132 +15 +12.82%
2021 117 −29 −19.86%
2020 146 −34 −18.89%
2019 180 −94 −34.31%
2018 274 +35 +14.64%
2017 239 −4 −1.65%
2016 243 −103 −29.77%
2015 346 −132 −27.62%
2014 478 −17 −3.43%
2013 495 −60 −10.81%
2012 555 +47 +9.25%
2011 508 −70 −12.11%
2010 578 +11 +1.94%
2009 567 −532 −48.41%
2008 1,099 −84 −7.1%
2007 1,183 −150 −11.25%
2006 1,333 +1,067 +401.13%
2005 266 −3 −1.12%
2004 269 +33 +13.98%
2003 236 −8 −3.28%
2002 244 +161 +193.98%
2001 83 +14 +20.29%
2000 69 −3 −4.17%
1999 72 +9 +14.29%
1998 63 +13 +26%
1997 50 +10 +25%
1996 40 +11 +37.93%
1995 29 +12 +70.59%
1994 17 +12 +240%
1993 5 +0 +0%
1992 5 +0 +0%
1991 5

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.