In 2023, the total number of people who emigrated from South Korea amounted to around seven million. More than 2.6 million lived in the United States, followed by China with around 2.1 million.
Number of emigrants from South Korea in 2023, by continent and country of destination
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Figures include South Korean nationals who have lived abroad for a long time or have their permanent residence there. Also included are persons who once obtained South Korean citizenship by birth, as well as persons who, as immediate relatives, do not have South Korean citizenship.
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Overseas Korean Agency. (March 19, 2024). Number of emigrants from South Korea in 2023, by continent and country of destination (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/934104/south-korea-number-people-abroad-by-country-destination/
Overseas Korean Agency. "Number of emigrants from South Korea in 2023, by continent and country of destination (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/934104/south-korea-number-people-abroad-by-country-destination/
Overseas Korean Agency. (2024). Number of emigrants from South Korea in 2023, by continent and country of destination (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/934104/south-korea-number-people-abroad-by-country-destination/
Overseas Korean Agency. "Number of Emigrants from South Korea in 2023, by Continent and Country of Destination (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/934104/south-korea-number-people-abroad-by-country-destination/
Overseas Korean Agency, Number of emigrants from South Korea in 2023, by continent and country of destination (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/934104/south-korea-number-people-abroad-by-country-destination/ (last visited February 22, 2025)
Number of emigrants from South Korea in 2023, by continent and country of destination (in 1,000s) [Graph], Overseas Korean Agency, March 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/934104/south-korea-number-people-abroad-by-country-destination/
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