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| Region | Korean national | Foreign citizens |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean citizens with permanent residency in foreign countries | General visitors |
International students |
Sub Total |
||||
| Total | 1,031,782 | 1,362,175 | 293,157 | 2,672,052 | 4,758,528 | 7,430,659 | |
| Northeast Asia |
Japan | 361,351 | 71,058 | 17,050 | 449,459 | 375,518 | 824,977 |
| China | 7,582 | 246,618 | 53,714 | 307,914 | 2,153,472 | 2,461,386 | |
| Sub total |
368,933 | 317,676 | 70,764 | 757,373 | 2,528,990 | 3,286,363 | |
| South Asia Pacific | 96,619 | 351,682 | 77,054 | 525,355 | 67,086 | 592,441 | |
| North America |
America | 426,643 | 560,566 | 77,717 | 1,064,926 | 1,482,056 | 2,546,982 |
| Canada | 54,107 | 26,262 | 26,774 | 107,143 | 134,607 | 241,750 | |
| Sub total |
480,750 | 586,828 | 104,491 | 1,172,069 | 1,616,663 | 2,788,732 | |
| Latin America | 53,244 | 10,699 | 511 | 64,454 | 39,163 | 103,617 | |
| Eurpoe | 30,569 | 65,377 | 36,763 | 132,709 | 554,350 | 687,059 | |
| Africa | 1,555 | 8,584 | 588 | 10,727 | 150 | 10,877 | |
| Middle East | 112 | 21,329 | 2,986 | 24,427 | 71 | 24,498 | |
* Sources : Ministry of Foreign Affairs