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Foreign Residents in Jeollanam-do

Based on the MOIS local foreign resident survey, 2026

Foreign residents70,936peopleNaturalized citizens 8,171 people
Foreign resident share4%Of registered residents

Resident types

Jeollanam-do ranks 8th of 17 in Korea by foreign residents.

By residence type

As of September 2026

Unit: %

Overseas Koreans 4.1%Other foreign nationals 38.5%Migrant workers 41.0%Marriage migrants 9.5%Foreign students 7.0%38.5%41.0%9.5%

Overseas Koreans 4.1%Other foreign nationals 38.5%Migrant workers 41.0%Marriage migrants 9.5%Foreign students 7.0%

TypePeopleShare
Overseas Koreans2,8964.1%
Other foreign nationals27,28238.5%
Migrant workers29,11541%
Marriage migrants6,7059.5%
Foreign students4,9387%

Migrant workers are the largest group at 29,115.

Age structure

By age group

As of September 2026
Age groupPeopleShare
Under 106420.9%
10s1,3771.9%
20s21,68030.6%
30s27,17038.3%
40s11,57116.3%
50s5,5207.8%
60s2,3283.3%
70+6480.9%

Residents in their 30s are the largest age group at 27,170.

Foreign resident ranking

Foreign residents by region

As of September 2026
RegionShare
Yeongam-gun11,04015.6%
Yeosu-si8,73912.3%
Naju-si6,0418.5%
Wando-gun5,9578.4%
Mokpo-si5,8458.2%
Suncheon-si3,7795.3%
Haenam-gun3,3144.7%
Jindo-gun3,1614.5%
Muan-gun2,9804.2%
Gwangyang-si2,7983.9%

The top three areas are home to 36.4% of all foreign residents in Jeollanam-do.

Frequently asked questions❓

70,936 as of the 2026 survey, or 4% of its population.
Migrant workers form the largest group, at 29,115.
8th out of 17.
The 2026 edition of the annual local foreign resident survey by Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Population figures come from monthly resident registration data, so the two have different reference dates.

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