According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 17 percent of respondents stated that they were reluctant to accept North Korean refugees. While reluctance to accept North Korean defectors has steadily declined in recent years, there were two spikes in 2019 and 2021.
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KIPA. (March 15, 2024). Reluctance to accept North Korean defectors in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/972808/south-korea-social-exclusion-of-north-korean-refugees/
KIPA. "Reluctance to accept North Korean defectors in South Korea from 2013 to 2023." Chart. March 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972808/south-korea-social-exclusion-of-north-korean-refugees/
KIPA. (2024). Reluctance to accept North Korean defectors in South Korea from 2013 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972808/south-korea-social-exclusion-of-north-korean-refugees/
KIPA. "Reluctance to Accept North Korean Defectors in South Korea from 2013 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972808/south-korea-social-exclusion-of-north-korean-refugees/
KIPA, Reluctance to accept North Korean defectors in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972808/south-korea-social-exclusion-of-north-korean-refugees/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Reluctance to accept North Korean defectors in South Korea from 2013 to 2023 [Graph], KIPA, March 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/972808/south-korea-social-exclusion-of-north-korean-refugees/