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Foreign Residents in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul

Based on the MOIS local foreign resident survey, 2024

Foreign residents21,977peopleNaturalized citizens 1,718 people
Foreign resident share6.64%Of registered residents

Resident types

Gwangjin-gu, Seoul is home to 21,977 foreign residents, 6.64% of its population.

By residence type

Unit: %

Overseas Koreans 21.8%Other foreign nationals 31.9%Migrant workers 8.4%Marriage migrants 5.5%Foreign students 32.5%21.8%31.9%32.5%

Overseas Koreans 21.8%Other foreign nationals 31.9%Migrant workers 8.4%Marriage migrants 5.5%Foreign students 32.5%

TypePeopleShare
Overseas Koreans4,78821.8%
Other foreign nationals7,00031.9%
Migrant workers1,8538.4%
Marriage migrants1,2025.5%
Foreign students7,13432.5%

Foreign students are the largest group at 7,134.

Age structure

By age group

Age groupPeopleShare
Under 105342.4%
10s1,3306.1%
20s7,77135.4%
30s3,58516.3%
40s2,50411.4%
50s3,00213.7%
60s2,53811.5%
70+7133.2%

Residents in their 20s are the largest age group at 7,771.

Frequently asked questions❓

21,977 as of the 2024 survey, or 6.64% of its population.
Foreign students form the largest group, at 7,134.
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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