Immigration to South Korea

Immigration to South Korea (Korean: 한국으로의 이민) is low due to restrictive immigration policies resulting from strong opposition to immigrants from the general Korean public.^[1] However, in recent years with the loosening of the law, influx of immigrants into South Korea has been on the rise, with foreign residents accounting for 4.9% of the total population in 2019.^[2] Between 1990 and 2020, South Korea's migrant population has grown 3.896%, second highest level of growth in the world.^[3]

According to the United Nations, in 2019 foreign born residents represented 2.3% of the total population, which is below the world average of 3.5%.^[4]

^ Myers, Brian Reynolds (3 July 2020). "On the Demolition of the North-South Liaison Office". Sthele Press. Retrieved 16 July 2020. [I]n South Korea, where support for social welfare and public health care is virtually universal, as is opposition to mass immigration, largely one's attitude to North Korea that decides whether one counts as 'progressive' or 'conservative.'
^ "Foreign population in Korea tops 2.5 million". The Korea Times. February 24, 2020.
^ Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max; Ritchie, Hannah; Spooner, Fiona; Gerber, Marcel (2022-11-18). "Migration". Our World in Data.
^ "UN_MigrantStockTotal_2019".

[1] Myers, Brian Reynolds (3 July 2020). "On the Demolition of the North-South Liaison Office". Sthele Press. Retrieved 16 July 2020. [I]n South Korea, where support for social welfare and public health care is virtually universal, as is opposition to mass immigration, largely one's attitude to North Korea that decides whether one counts as 'progressive' or 'conservative.'

[2] "Foreign population in Korea tops 2.5 million". The Korea Times. February 24, 2020.

[3] Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max; Ritchie, Hannah; Spooner, Fiona; Gerber, Marcel (2022-11-18). "Migration". Our World in Data.

[4] "UN_MigrantStockTotal_2019".

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