The number of foreign workers in the South Korean construction industry is estimated to stand at just over 195,000 by 2024. The number of both domestic and foreign workers in construction in South Korea has slowly risen in recent years.
Number of workers in the construction industry in South Korea from 2022 to 2024, by origin
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea). (December 21, 2023). Number of workers in the construction industry in South Korea from 2022 to 2024, by origin (in 1,000 people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453631/south-korea-number-of-workers-in-construction-industry-by-origin/
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea). "Number of workers in the construction industry in South Korea from 2022 to 2024, by origin (in 1,000 people)." Chart. December 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453631/south-korea-number-of-workers-in-construction-industry-by-origin/
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea). (2023). Number of workers in the construction industry in South Korea from 2022 to 2024, by origin (in 1,000 people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453631/south-korea-number-of-workers-in-construction-industry-by-origin/
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea). "Number of Workers in The Construction Industry in South Korea from 2022 to 2024, by Origin (in 1,000 People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453631/south-korea-number-of-workers-in-construction-industry-by-origin/
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea), Number of workers in the construction industry in South Korea from 2022 to 2024, by origin (in 1,000 people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453631/south-korea-number-of-workers-in-construction-industry-by-origin/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of workers in the construction industry in South Korea from 2022 to 2024, by origin (in 1,000 people) [Graph], Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea), December 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453631/south-korea-number-of-workers-in-construction-industry-by-origin/