South Korea Net Migration (2025)
South Korea's Net Migration: 65,731 persons (net inflows) in 2025, -10,232 YoY. World Bank (SM.POP.NETM), 1976–2025.
South Korea (2025)
65,731
persons (net inflows)
-10,232 YoY
YoY Change
-10,232
persons (net inflows)
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data
Data
| Year | persons (net inflows) | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65,731 | -10,232 |
| 2024 | 75,963 | -11,837 |
| 2023 | 87,800 | unchanged |
| 2022 | 87,800 | +104,578 |
| 2021 | -16,778 | -129,409 |
| 2020 | 112,631 | -15,991 |
| 2019 | 128,622 | +10,402 |
| 2018 | 118,220 | +14,191 |
| 2017 | 104,029 | +12,461 |
| 2016 | 91,568 | -184,859 |
| 2015 | 276,427 | -31,610 |
| 2014 | 308,037 | +6,111 |
| 2013 | 301,926 | +20,060 |
| 2012 | 281,866 | +11,908 |
| 2011 | 269,958 | +217,916 |
| 2010 | 52,042 | +46,734 |
| 2009 | 5,308 | +24,938 |
| 2008 | -19,630 | +22,663 |
| 2007 | -42,293 | -13,859 |
| 2006 | -28,434 | +19,387 |
About this Dataset
South Korea recorded 65,731 persons (net inflows) in 2025. The latest change was -10,232. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from -270,754 in 1991 to 308,037 in 2014.
This page tracks net migration (immigrants minus emigrants) in South Korea from 1990 to present. Positive values indicate net inflow.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks net migration (immigrants minus emigrants) in South Korea from 1990 to present. Positive values indicate net inflow. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).
The series peaked at 308,037 persons (net inflows) in 2014 and reached its lowest recorded value of -270,754 in 1991. The latest reading of 65,731 in 2025 represents a change of -10,232.