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Foreign Residents in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul

Based on the MOIS local foreign resident survey, 2024

Foreign residents23,464peopleNaturalized citizens 1,545 people
Foreign resident share6.65%Of registered residents

Resident types

Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul is home to 23,464 foreign residents, 6.65% of its population.

By residence type

Unit: %

Overseas Koreans 9.9%Other foreign nationals 29.9%Migrant workers 4.5%Marriage migrants 4.8%Foreign students 50.9%9.9%29.9%50.9%

Overseas Koreans 9.9%Other foreign nationals 29.9%Migrant workers 4.5%Marriage migrants 4.8%Foreign students 50.9%

TypePeopleShare
Overseas Koreans2,3349.9%
Other foreign nationals7,01629.9%
Migrant workers1,0534.5%
Marriage migrants1,1184.8%
Foreign students11,94350.9%

Foreign students are the largest group at 11,943.

Age structure

By age group

Age groupPeopleShare
Under 103351.4%
10s1,3825.9%
20s12,13751.7%
30s3,85416.4%
40s2,2289.5%
50s1,9988.5%
60s1,1775%
70+3531.5%

Residents in their 20s are the largest age group at 12,137.

Frequently asked questions❓

23,464 as of the 2024 survey, or 6.65% of its population.
Foreign students form the largest group, at 11,943.
The 2024 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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