In 2022, the number of North Korean female defectors who came to South Korea amounted to 32, up from 23 in the previous year. The number of North Korean female defectors entering South Korea decreased during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but is rising again as of September 2023.
Number of female defectors from North Korea who entered South Korea from 2005 to September 2023
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Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). (December 13, 2023). Number of female defectors from North Korea who entered South Korea from 2005 to September 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/746213/south-korea-number-of-female-defectors-from-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). "Number of female defectors from North Korea who entered South Korea from 2005 to September 2023." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746213/south-korea-number-of-female-defectors-from-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). (2023). Number of female defectors from North Korea who entered South Korea from 2005 to September 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746213/south-korea-number-of-female-defectors-from-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). "Number of Female Defectors from North Korea Who Entered South Korea from 2005 to September 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746213/south-korea-number-of-female-defectors-from-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea), Number of female defectors from North Korea who entered South Korea from 2005 to September 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746213/south-korea-number-of-female-defectors-from-north-korea/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Number of female defectors from North Korea who entered South Korea from 2005 to September 2023 [Graph], Ministry of Unification (Südkorea), December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/746213/south-korea-number-of-female-defectors-from-north-korea/