compatriots.net finds 113,696 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in South Korea, from 190 countries of origin; 2,660 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from United States, India, Philippines.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 32,923 |
| India | 14,283 |
| Philippines | 7,567 |
| China | 5,992 |
| United Kingdom | 5,345 |
| Canada | 3,587 |
| France | 3,364 |
| Indonesia | 3,030 |
| Australia | 2,506 |
| Germany | 2,495 |
| Vietnam | 2,343 |
| Pakistan | 1,892 |
| Other | 35,107 |
| Industry (ISIC section) | People |
|---|---|
| Finance and insurance | 167 |
| Manufacturing | 34 |
| Professional and scientific | 15 |
| Information and communication | 13 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 12 |
| Extraterritorial organisations | 6 |
| Other | 8 |
Abroad, 170,011 people from South Korea are documented in 207 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 99,747 |
| United Kingdom | 26,861 |
| Germany | 9,583 |
| Canada | 7,462 |
| Hungary | 7,181 |
| France | 6,808 |
| Japan | 5,437 |
| Australia | 5,352 |
| China | 4,959 |
| Switzerland | 4,547 |
| Thailand | 4,315 |
| Netherlands | 4,065 |
| Other | 44,892 |
South Korea's company register lists 2,730,365 officer rows, 789 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.83; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.