This statistic presents the number of foreign residents from South Korea living in Japan from 1984 to 2016. In 2016, approximately 453 thousand South Korean nationals were living in Japan, down from about 657 thousand in 1995, showing a gradual decrease during the period examined.
Number of foreign residents from South Korea living in Japan from 1984 to 2016
(in 1,000s)
*Up until the end of 2011, R.O. Korea and Korea used to be calculated jointly as “Korea”, but from the end of 2012, they are calculated separately as “R.O. Korea” and “Korea”, for the purpose of the statistics.
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Ministry of Justice (Japan). (November 15, 2017). Number of foreign residents from South Korea living in Japan from 1984 to 2016 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/876062/japan-number-foreign-residents-south-korea/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of foreign residents from South Korea living in Japan from 1984 to 2016 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/876062/japan-number-foreign-residents-south-korea/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). (2017). Number of foreign residents from South Korea living in Japan from 1984 to 2016 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/876062/japan-number-foreign-residents-south-korea/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of Foreign Residents from South Korea Living in Japan from 1984 to 2016 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/876062/japan-number-foreign-residents-south-korea/
Ministry of Justice (Japan), Number of foreign residents from South Korea living in Japan from 1984 to 2016 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/876062/japan-number-foreign-residents-south-korea/ (last visited March 28, 2020)
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