Overseas Koreans by continents
| Region | Country | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | Percentage (%) |
Year-on-year increase(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 7,292,485 | 7,539,821 | 7,493,587 | 7,325,143 | 100 | -2.25 | |
| Northeast Asia |
Japan | 855,725 | 818,626 | 824,977 | 818,865 | 11.18 | -0.74 |
| China | 2,585,993 | 2,548,030 | 2,461,386 | 2,350,422 | 32.09 | -4.51 | |
| Sub total |
3,441,718 | 3,366,656 | 3,286,363 | 3,169,287 | 43.27 | -3.56 | |
| South Asia Pacific | 510,633 | 557,791 | 592,441 | 489,420 | 6.68 | -17.39 | |
| North America |
America | 2,238,989 | 2,492,252 | 2,546,982 | 2,633,777 | 35.96 | 3.41 |
| Canada | 224,054 | 240,942 | 241,750 | 237,364 | 3.24 | -1.81 | |
| Sub total |
2,463,043 | 2,733,194 | 2,788,732 | 2,871,141 | 39.20 | 2.96 | |
| Latin America | 105,243 | 106,794 | 103,617 | 90,289 | 1.23 | -12.86 | |
| Eurpoe | 734,702 | 739,826 | 687,059 | 677,156 | 9.24 | -1.44 | |
| Africa | 11,583 | 10,853 | 10,877 | 9,471 | 0.13 | -12.93 | |
| Middle East | 25,563 | 24,707 | 24,498 | 18,379 | 0.25 | -24.98 | |
* Sources : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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The data presented is gathered from reports of overseas Korean statuses by overseas diplomatic offices of Korea (embassies, consulate generals, consular offices, and branches). It includes estimates based on the population statistics of each country, surveys conducted by overseas Korean communities, and direct investigation of civil service records of diplomatic offices such as overseas Koreans registers.
* The data was written in Korean.
* Sources : Ministry of Foreign Affairs