Lotte World Tower & Seokchon Lake, Sincheon-dong, Songpa-guSeokchon Lake & Lotte World Tower at Night, Jamsil-dong, Songpa-guOlympic Park's Wide Lawn Hill, Bangi-dong, Songpa-guSeokchon-dong Ancient Tombs, Seokchon-dong, Songpa-guSongridan-gil Crosswalk Street, Songpa-dong, Songpa-guGarak Market Food Festival Street, Garak-dong, Songpa-guGarden Five Complex, Munjeong-dong, Songpa-guPungnap Dokkaebi Market Entrance Junction, Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu
Foreign residents9,635peopleNaturalized citizens 1,521 people
Foreign resident share1.48%Of registered residents

Resident types

Songpa-gu ranks 15th of 25 in Seoul by foreign residents.

By residence type

As of September 2026

Unit: %

Overseas Koreans 34.8%Other foreign nationals 28.7%Migrant workers 15.7%Marriage migrants 17.3%Foreign students 3.5%34.8%28.7%15.7%17.3%

Overseas Koreans 34.8%Other foreign nationals 28.7%Migrant workers 15.7%Marriage migrants 17.3%Foreign students 3.5%

TypePeopleShare
Overseas Koreans3,35234.8%
Other foreign nationals2,77028.7%
Migrant workers1,51415.7%
Marriage migrants1,66517.3%
Foreign students3343.5%

Overseas Koreans are the largest group at 3,352.

Age structure

By age group

As of September 2026
Age groupPeopleShare
Under 102562.7%
10s2812.9%
20s1,29213.4%
30s2,26123.5%
40s1,66217.2%
50s1,89019.6%
60s1,50015.6%
70+4935.1%

Residents in their 30s are the largest age group at 2,261.

Frequently asked questions❓

9,635 as of the 2026 survey, or 1.48% of its population.
Overseas Koreans form the largest group, at 3,352.
15th out of 25.
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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