{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"kr-net-migration-absolute","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-net-migration-absolute","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-net-migration-absolute/","title":"South Korea Net Migration (2025)","description":"South Korea's Net Migration: 65,731 persons (net inflows) in 2025, -10,232 YoY. World Bank (SM.POP.NETM), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","South Korea","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"South Korea","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"persons (net inflows)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"South Korea Net Migration","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SM.POP.NETM?locations=KR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"South Korea"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"South Korea (2025)","value":"65,731","unit":"persons (net inflows)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-10,232 YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-10,232","unit":"persons (net inflows)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"South Korea Net Migration"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":-92314},{"period":"1977","value":-90737},{"period":"1978","value":-85721},{"period":"1979","value":-139566},{"period":"1980","value":-148341},{"period":"1981","value":18442},{"period":"1982","value":48638},{"period":"1983","value":102167},{"period":"1984","value":101394},{"period":"1985","value":97949},{"period":"1986","value":189782},{"period":"1987","value":198057},{"period":"1988","value":192534},{"period":"1989","value":186120},{"period":"1990","value":79294},{"period":"1991","value":-270754},{"period":"1992","value":-265849},{"period":"1993","value":-222802},{"period":"1994","value":-208309},{"period":"1995","value":-208491},{"period":"1996","value":-115705},{"period":"1997","value":-109130},{"period":"1998","value":-98044},{"period":"1999","value":-107448},{"period":"2000","value":-84960},{"period":"2001","value":-28006},{"period":"2002","value":-18105},{"period":"2003","value":-31994},{"period":"2004","value":-42549},{"period":"2005","value":-47821},{"period":"2006","value":-28434},{"period":"2007","value":-42293},{"period":"2008","value":-19630},{"period":"2009","value":5308},{"period":"2010","value":52042},{"period":"2011","value":269958},{"period":"2012","value":281866},{"period":"2013","value":301926},{"period":"2014","value":308037},{"period":"2015","value":276427},{"period":"2016","value":91568},{"period":"2017","value":104029},{"period":"2018","value":118220},{"period":"2019","value":128622},{"period":"2020","value":112631},{"period":"2021","value":-16778},{"period":"2022","value":87800},{"period":"2023","value":87800},{"period":"2024","value":75963},{"period":"2025","value":65731}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"persons (net inflows)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"65731.0","yoyChange":"-10232"},{"year":"2024","value":"75963.0","yoyChange":"-11837"},{"year":"2023","value":"87800.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"87800.0","yoyChange":"+104578"},{"year":"2021","value":"-16778.0","yoyChange":"-129409"},{"year":"2020","value":"112631.0","yoyChange":"-15991"},{"year":"2019","value":"128622.0","yoyChange":"+10402"},{"year":"2018","value":"118220.0","yoyChange":"+14191"},{"year":"2017","value":"104029.0","yoyChange":"+12461"},{"year":"2016","value":"91568.0","yoyChange":"-184859"},{"year":"2015","value":"276427.0","yoyChange":"-31610"},{"year":"2014","value":"308037.0","yoyChange":"+6111"},{"year":"2013","value":"301926.0","yoyChange":"+20060"},{"year":"2012","value":"281866.0","yoyChange":"+11908"},{"year":"2011","value":"269958.0","yoyChange":"+217916"},{"year":"2010","value":"52042.0","yoyChange":"+46734"},{"year":"2009","value":"5308.0","yoyChange":"+24938"},{"year":"2008","value":"-19630.0","yoyChange":"+22663"},{"year":"2007","value":"-42293.0","yoyChange":"-13859"},{"year":"2006","value":"-28434.0","yoyChange":"+19387"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}