South Korea: perceptions on North Korea 2021

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2021, around 49 percent of South Korean respondents considered North Korea a country with which South Korea should cooperate. Around 22.4 percent of respondents thought that South Korea should be wary of North Korea.

South Korean perceptions on North Korea from 2007 to 2021

Characteristic	A country with which we should cooperate	A country that we should provide with aid	A country to watch out for	An enemy that threatens our security	A country with which we compete fairly
2021	49%	10.9%	22.4%	11.2%	6.5%
2020	48.2%	11.9%	21%	14.8%	4%
2019	54%	13.5%	17%	10.8%	4.8%
2018	54.6%	16.4%	14.4%	10.3%	4.3%
2017	41.9%	13%	22.6%	13%	6.2%
2016	43.7%	11.6%	21.6%	14.8%	8.2%
2015	35.2%	17.3%	23.1%	16.5%	7.9%
2014	45.3%	13.5%	22.8%	13.9%	4.6%
2013	40.4%	16.4%	21.2%	16.4%	5.6%
2012	47.1%	15.8%	21.3%	10.9%	4.8%
2011	47.1%	16.7%	17.1%	16.7%	2.3%
2010	44.7%	19.3%	19.3%	12%	3.3%
2009	50.7%	17.4%	17.4%	9.1%	2.2%
2008	56.9%	22.3%	11.9%	5.4%	3.5%
2007	56.6%	21.8%	11.8%	6.6%	3.3%

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

North Korea, South Korea

Survey time period

2007 to 2021

Number of respondents

1,200 respondents

Age group

19-74 years

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