Number of refugees per 100000 in South Korea
South Korea: Number of refugees per 100000 was 0.2265 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in South Korea, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100000 in South Korea is 0.2265, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in South Korea peaked at 2.78 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0111, in 1993.
That places South Korea 191st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100000 in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0113 | — |
| 1992 | 0.0112 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0111 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0377 | +238.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0639 | +69.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0876 | +37.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1088 | +24.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1363 | +25.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1548 | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1475 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1764 | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5159 | +192.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4967 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.564 | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5559 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.78 | +399.5% |
| 2007 | 2.46 | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 2.27 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.17 | -48.6% |
| 2010 | 1.19 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 1.12 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9886 | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9458 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6786 | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4737 | -30.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4642 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5306 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3477 | -34.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2815 | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2257 | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2549 | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2068 | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2746 | +32.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2265 | -17.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.2265 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.38, 10% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.2265 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.31, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +399.5% | 0.5559 | 2.78 |
| 1994 | +238.2% | 0.0111 | 0.0377 |
| 2002 | +192.4% | 0.1764 | 0.5159 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0692 | 0.0111 | 0.1548 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 0.1475 | 2.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7767 | 0.3477 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.245 | 0.2068 | 0.2815 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in South Korea?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in South Korea was 0.2265 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 in 1993.
- How does South Korea rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- South Korea ranks 191st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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