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  2. Information Center
  3. Understanding Overseas Koreans
  4. Statistics of Overseas Koreans
  5. Overseas Koreans by their residential statuses
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Here you can check various statistical data on overseas Koreans.
Overseas Koreans by their residential statuses
Overseas Koreans by their residential statuses
Region Overseas Koreans Foreign
nationality
(Citizen)		 Total
Permanent Resident General
Resident		 Student
studying
abroad		 Sub
Total
Total 1,023,011 1,293,842 151,116 2,467,969 4,613,541 7,081,510
Northeast Asia Japan 337,766 61,720 12,414 411,900 390,218 802,118
China 9,602 188,846 17,516 215,964 1,893,763 2,109,727
Sub
total		 347,368 250,566 29,930 627,864 2,283,981 2,911,845
South Asia Pacific 72,434 317,611 33,833 423,878 96,612 520,490
North
America		 America 440,171 607,333 44,092 1,091,596 1,523,823 2,615,419
Canada 70,566 13,491 15,935 99,992 147,370 247,362
Sub
total		 510,737 620,824 60,027 1,191,588 1,671,193 2,862,781
Latin America 52,706 9,452 297 62,455 40,296 102,751
Europe 37,488 69,905 25,667 133,060 521,189 654,249
Africa 2,158 7,484 664 10,306 149 10,455
Middle East 120 18,000 698 18,818 121 18,939

* Sources : Overseas Koreans Agency