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 (in 1,000s)
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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 May 15, 2024, 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 May 15, 2024. 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: May 15, 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, 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 May 15, 2024)
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/