South Korea

Net migration rate in South Korea

Net migration rate in South Korea: 7.4 per 1,000 people in 1950 and 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
1.7 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
−5.7 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
70 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-0 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in South KoreaNet migration rate in South Korea: 7.4 per 1,000 people in 1950 and 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -7.7 per 1,000 people and 8.4 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -7.7 per 1,000 people and 8.4 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 8.6 per 1,000 people in 1952, the lowest -6.1 per 1,000 people in 1991.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearSouth Korea
20231.7
20221.7
2021-0.3
20202.2
20192.5
20182.3
20172
20161.8
20155.4
20146.1
20136
20125.7
20115.5
20101.1
20090.1
2008-0.4
2007-0.9
2006-0.6
2005-1
2004-0.9
2003-0.7
2002-0.4
2001-0.6
2000-1.8
1999-2.3
1998-2.1
1997-2.4
1996-2.5
1995-4.6
1994-4.6
1993-5
1992-6
1991-6.1
19901.8
19894.3
19884.5
19874.7
19864.5
19852.4
19842.5
19832.6
19821.2
19810.5
1980-3.9
1979-3.7
1978-2.3
1977-2.5
1976-2.5
1975-1.5
19740.8
19731
19720.7
1971-0.2
1970-0.9
1969-0.7
1968-0.5
1967-0.5
1966-0.6
1965-5
1964-3.6
1963-2.9
1962-3.4
1961-3.5
19601.8
19593.5
19584.8
19575.4
19566.1
19556.8
19547.6
19538.2
19528.6
19518.4
19507.4
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSouth Korea
20241.5-2–4.6
20251.3-3.2–5.6
20261.2-3.7–6.4
20271.1-4.6–7.2
20281.1-5.3–7.4
20291-5.6–7.1
20300.9-6.4–7.5
20310.9-6.5–8
20320.8-6.6–8.3
20330.7-6.5–7.8
20340.7-6.7–8.1
20350.6-7.3–8.4
20360.6-7.8–8.5
20370.5-7.5–8.3
20380.4-7.5–8.6
20390.4-7.6–8
20400.4-7.5–8.2
20410.3-8.2–8.1
20420.4-7.7–8.3
20430.4-7.7–8.3
20440.3-7.9–8.1
20450.4-7.8–8.6
20460.5-7.9–8.6
20470.3-7.7–8.7
20480.4-7.7–9.5
20490.3-7.7–8.8
20500.4-7.7–8.8
20510.3-7.7–8.8
20520.2-7.7–8.7
20530.3-7.5–9.2
20540.5-7.2–9.2
20550.4-6.9–9.3
20560.3-7.2–9.4
20570.1-7.3–9.1
2058-0-7.9–8.7
20590.1-7.3–8.9
20600-7.6–8.3
20610.2-7.5–8.8
20620-7.9–8.4
20630.1-7.6–8.7
20640.1-8.1–8.5
20650.2-7.8–8.2
20660.2-7.7–8.5
20670.2-7.7–8.9
20680.3-7.6–8.5
20690.1-7.7–8.8
20700.1-8–8.4
20710.1-8.2–8.4
20720.1-7.7–8.6
20730.2-7.8–8.8
20740.1-7.5–8.7
20750.1-7.7–8.5
20760.1-7.4–8.4
20770.1-7.7–8.7
20780.1-7.6–8.9
20790.2-7.3–8.8
20800.1-7.3–8.6
20810-7.5–8.9
20820.1-7.3–8.9
20830-7.6–8.4
20840.1-7.2–8.6
20850-7–8.6
20860.1-7.4–8.8
2087-0-7.3–8.7
20880-6.9–8.7
20890-7.3–8.3
2090-0-7.7–9
2091-0-7.8–9.4
2092-0-7.4–8.7
2093-0-8.2–8.9
20940-7.9–8.9
2095-0-7.4–9.1
20960.1-7.5–8.9
20970.1-7.4–8.3
20980.1-7.6–8.6
20990.1-7.3–8.4
2100-0-7.7–8.4

Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

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