In 2022, nearly 411 thousand South Korean nationals were living in Japan, indicating an increase from approximately 410 thousand in the previous year. In 1984, about 646 thousand South Koreans were living in Japan.
Number of foreign residents from South Korea living in Japan from 1984 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
*Up until the end of 2011, R.O. Korea and Korea used to be calculated jointly as “Korea”, but from the end of 2012, they are calculated separately as “R.O. Korea” and “Korea” for the purpose of the statistics.
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Ministry of Justice (Japan). (December 11, 2023). Number of foreign residents from South Korea living in Japan from 1984 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/876062/japan-number-foreign-residents-south-korea/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of foreign residents from South Korea living in Japan from 1984 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/876062/japan-number-foreign-residents-south-korea/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). (2023). Number of foreign residents from South Korea living in Japan from 1984 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/876062/japan-number-foreign-residents-south-korea/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of Foreign Residents from South Korea Living in Japan from 1984 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/876062/japan-number-foreign-residents-south-korea/
Ministry of Justice (Japan), Number of foreign residents from South Korea living in Japan from 1984 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/876062/japan-number-foreign-residents-south-korea/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Number of foreign residents from South Korea living in Japan from 1984 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Justice (Japan), December 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/876062/japan-number-foreign-residents-south-korea/
