In 2021, the number of registered foreigners with non-professional employment visa (E-9) amounted to around 213 thousand, followed by permanent residents (F-5) with about 168 thousand. The total number of registered foreigners in South Korea stood at about 1.1 million that year.
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KOSIS. (August 22, 2022). Number of registered foreigners in South Korea as of 2021, by status of residence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069739/south-korea-registered-foreigners-by-status-of-residence/
KOSIS. "Number of registered foreigners in South Korea as of 2021, by status of residence." Chart. August 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069739/south-korea-registered-foreigners-by-status-of-residence/
KOSIS. (2022). Number of registered foreigners in South Korea as of 2021, by status of residence. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069739/south-korea-registered-foreigners-by-status-of-residence/
KOSIS. "Number of Registered Foreigners in South Korea as of 2021, by Status of Residence." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069739/south-korea-registered-foreigners-by-status-of-residence/
KOSIS, Number of registered foreigners in South Korea as of 2021, by status of residence Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069739/south-korea-registered-foreigners-by-status-of-residence/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of registered foreigners in South Korea as of 2021, by status of residence [Graph], KOSIS, August 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069739/south-korea-registered-foreigners-by-status-of-residence/