Koreans in Singapore

Koreans in Singapore
Total population
21,203 (2023)[1]
Languages
Korean, English; some study Mandarin as a second language
Religion
Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism[2]
Related ethnic groups
Korean diaspora
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Koreans in Singapore consist mainly of South Korean expatriates. The community formed a population of 21,203 as of 2023, according to South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, making them the world's 18th-largest Korean diaspora community.[1] Their population has grown by about 60% since 2007.[3] Many South Koreans living in Singapore are usually expatriates, consisting of 40-45% of the community, self-employed or Korean business owners consisting of 30% and students consisting of 20%.[4]

  1. ^ a b Status of Overseas Koreans from Overseas Korean Office. South Korea: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ 종교기관 [Religious organisations] (in Korean), Korean Association of Singapore, archived from the original on 22 February 2012, retrieved 19 June 2009
  3. ^ 총괄, 재외동포현황, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 30 September 2013, p. 103, retrieved 30 April 2015
  4. ^ "South Koreans in a Global City-State Singapore: Historical Trajectory, Types of Temporal Migration, Future Retrospect". 1 February 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2020.