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Foreign Residents in Yongsan-gu, Seoul

Based on the MOIS local foreign resident survey, 2024

Foreign residents12,761peopleNaturalized citizens 705 people
Foreign resident share6.39%Of registered residents

Resident types

Yongsan-gu, Seoul is home to 12,761 foreign residents, 6.39% of its population.

By residence type

Unit: %

Overseas Koreans 15.7%Other foreign nationals 56.5%Migrant workers 10.6%Marriage migrants 10.2%Foreign students 7.1%15.7%56.5%10.6%10.2%

Overseas Koreans 15.7%Other foreign nationals 56.5%Migrant workers 10.6%Marriage migrants 10.2%Foreign students 7.1%

TypePeopleShare
Overseas Koreans2,00015.7%
Other foreign nationals7,21356.5%
Migrant workers1,35110.6%
Marriage migrants1,29610.2%
Foreign students9017.1%

Other foreign nationals are the largest group at 7,213.

Age structure

By age group

Age groupPeopleShare
Under 109037.1%
10s7445.8%
20s2,22217.4%
30s3,33926.2%
40s2,56020.1%
50s1,76913.9%
60s8786.9%
70+3462.7%

Residents in their 30s are the largest age group at 3,339.

Frequently asked questions❓

12,761 as of the 2024 survey, or 6.39% of its population.
Other foreign nationals form the largest group, at 7,213.
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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