In 2021, the leading motivation for defecting to South Korea among North Korean refugees was to seek freedom. It was followed by the response with the food shortage.
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Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). (July 19, 2022). Leading motivations for defecting to South Korea from North Korea in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132758/south-korea-reasons-for-defecting-from-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). "Leading motivations for defecting to South Korea from North Korea in 2021." Chart. July 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132758/south-korea-reasons-for-defecting-from-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). (2022). Leading motivations for defecting to South Korea from North Korea in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132758/south-korea-reasons-for-defecting-from-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). "Leading Motivations for Defecting to South Korea from North Korea in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132758/south-korea-reasons-for-defecting-from-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea), Leading motivations for defecting to South Korea from North Korea in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132758/south-korea-reasons-for-defecting-from-north-korea/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Leading motivations for defecting to South Korea from North Korea in 2021 [Graph], Ministry of Unification (Südkorea), July 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132758/south-korea-reasons-for-defecting-from-north-korea/