In 2022, the number of North Korean defectors who came to South Korea amounted to 67, up from 63 in the previous year. The number of North Korean defectors entering South Korea decreased sharply during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but has been on the rise again as of September 2023.
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Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). (December 13, 2023). Number of defectors from North Korea who entered South Korea between 2005 and September 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/746142/south-korea-number-of-defectors-from-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). "Number of defectors from North Korea who entered South Korea between 2005 and September 2023." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746142/south-korea-number-of-defectors-from-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). (2023). Number of defectors from North Korea who entered South Korea between 2005 and September 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746142/south-korea-number-of-defectors-from-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). "Number of Defectors from North Korea Who Entered South Korea between 2005 and September 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746142/south-korea-number-of-defectors-from-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea), Number of defectors from North Korea who entered South Korea between 2005 and September 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746142/south-korea-number-of-defectors-from-north-korea/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Number of defectors from North Korea who entered South Korea between 2005 and September 2023 [Graph], Ministry of Unification (Südkorea), December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/746142/south-korea-number-of-defectors-from-north-korea/