In 2023, approximately 2.3 million visitors to South Korea were from Japan, making this the most common country of origin for inbound tourists. This was followed by about two million visitors from China and 1.1 million from the United States.
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Korea Tourism Organization. (January 30, 2024). Leading origin countries of visitor arrivals to South Korea in 2023, by number of visitors (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452104/south-korea-inbound-tourist-origins-by-total-visitors/
Korea Tourism Organization. "Leading origin countries of visitor arrivals to South Korea in 2023, by number of visitors (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452104/south-korea-inbound-tourist-origins-by-total-visitors/
Korea Tourism Organization. (2024). Leading origin countries of visitor arrivals to South Korea in 2023, by number of visitors (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452104/south-korea-inbound-tourist-origins-by-total-visitors/
Korea Tourism Organization. "Leading Origin Countries of Visitor Arrivals to South Korea in 2023, by Number of Visitors (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452104/south-korea-inbound-tourist-origins-by-total-visitors/
Korea Tourism Organization, Leading origin countries of visitor arrivals to South Korea in 2023, by number of visitors (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452104/south-korea-inbound-tourist-origins-by-total-visitors/ (last visited September 10, 2024)
Leading origin countries of visitor arrivals to South Korea in 2023, by number of visitors (in 1,000s) [Graph], Korea Tourism Organization, January 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452104/south-korea-inbound-tourist-origins-by-total-visitors/
