Net migration in South Korea

Net migration to South Korea was 65,731 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
South Korea, 2025 65,731 People
Change from 2024 −13.5% 2024: 75,963 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 20th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in South Korea over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period South KoreaWorld
2025 65,731 people 0 people
2024 75,963 people 0 people
2023 87,800 people 0 people
2022 87,800 people 0 people
2021 -16,778 people 0 people
2020 112,631 people 0 people
2019 128,622 people 0 people
2018 118,220 people 0 people
2017 104,029 people 0 people
2016 91,568 people 0 people
2015 276,427 people 0 people
2014 308,037 people 0 people
2013 301,926 people 0 people
2012 281,866 people 0 people
2011 269,958 people 0 people
2010 52,042 people 0 people
2009 5,308 people 0 people
2008 -19,630 people 0 people
2007 -42,293 people 0 people
2006 -28,434 people 0 people
2005 -47,821 people 0 people
2004 -42,549 people 0 people
2003 -31,994 people 0 people
2002 -18,105 people 0 people
2001 -28,006 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −13.5% from 75,963 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 276,427 people, the figure has changed by −76.2%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, South Korea has the 20th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

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Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for South Korea
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects