Korea - Net migration

Net migration

The value for Net migration in Korea was 58,657 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 401,183 in 2012 and a minimum value of -209,938 in 1972.

Definition: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1962 -69,136
1967 -81,844
1972 -209,938
1977 -165,135
1982 92,892
1987 170,581
1992 71,418
1997 159,428
2002 81,223
2007 -156,546
2012 401,183
2017 58,657

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Migration