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  3. Understanding Overseas Koreans
  4. Statistics of Overseas Koreans
  5. Overseas Koreans by their residential statuses
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Here you can check various statistical data on overseas Koreans.
Overseas Koreans by their residential statuses
Overseas Koreans by their residential statuses
Region Korean national Foreign
citizens		 Total
Korean citizens with permanent residency in foreign countries General
visitors		 International
students		 Sub
Total
Total 1,018,045 1,322,133 171,343 2,511,521 4,813,622 7,325,143
Northeast
Asia		 Japan 342,839 78,953 13,082 434,874 383,991 818,865
China 8,979 213,822 34,074 256,875 2,093,547 2,350,422
Sub
total		 351,818 292,775 47,156 691,749 2,477,538 3,169,287
South Asia Pacific 94,355 285,457 38,020 417,832 71,588 489,420
North
America		 America 434,458 626,005 43,459 1,103,922 1,529,855 2,633,777
Canada 60,269 19,114 17,357 96,740 140,624 237,364
Sub
total		 494,727 645,119 60,816 1,200,662 1,670,479 2,871,141
Latin America 41,200 8,910 320 50,430 39,859 90,289
Eurpoe 34,344 65,405 23,497 123,246 553,910 677,156
Africa 1,470 7,356 500 9,326 145 9,471
Middle East 131 17,111 1,034 18,276 103 18,379

* Sources : Ministry of Foreign Affairs