In 2022, approximately 61 people became Buddhist monks of the Jogye Order in South Korea. Over the last two decades, the number of people choosing to become monastics has significantly decreased.
Number of people becoming Buddhist monks in South Korea in selected years from 1995 to 2022
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Korea JoongAng Daily. (October 16, 2023). Number of people becoming Buddhist monks in South Korea in selected years from 1995 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480752/south-korea-people-becoming-buddhist-monks/
Korea JoongAng Daily. "Number of people becoming Buddhist monks in South Korea in selected years from 1995 to 2022." Chart. October 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480752/south-korea-people-becoming-buddhist-monks/
Korea JoongAng Daily. (2023). Number of people becoming Buddhist monks in South Korea in selected years from 1995 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480752/south-korea-people-becoming-buddhist-monks/
Korea JoongAng Daily. "Number of People Becoming Buddhist Monks in South Korea in Selected Years from 1995 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480752/south-korea-people-becoming-buddhist-monks/
Korea JoongAng Daily, Number of people becoming Buddhist monks in South Korea in selected years from 1995 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480752/south-korea-people-becoming-buddhist-monks/ (last visited December 01, 2024)
Number of people becoming Buddhist monks in South Korea in selected years from 1995 to 2022 [Graph], Korea JoongAng Daily, October 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480752/south-korea-people-becoming-buddhist-monks/