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Australia → South Korea

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Australia
To
South Korea
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,861
Change since 2018
+22.0%
Share of all arrivals in South Korea, 2023
0.39%
Inflow 20231,861OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Australia to South Korea

Inflows of nationals of Australia recorded by South Korea; stock of nationals of Australia living there; and acquisitions of South Korea's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

9941,988200020032006200920122015201820212023
9941,9882000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20001,024
20011,428
20021,828
20031,583
20041,305
20051,443
20061,291
20071,374
20081,402
20091,365
20101,555
20111,766
20121,776
20131,756
20141,988
20151,668
20161,720
20171,519
20181,526
20191,693
20201,229
2021910
20221,876
20231,861
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—7,172—
20231,8616,615165
20221,8765,790130
20219105,99965
20201,2296,41664
20191,6936,171122
20181,5266,205116
20171,5196,949112
20161,7206,833102
20151,6686,66796
20141,9885,94395
20131,7565,55687
20121,7764,99353
20111,7664,59435
20101,5554,215—
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Embassy and consulates

Missions of South Korea in Australia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyCanberraoverseas.mofa.go.kr
Consulate-generalNew South Walesoverseas.mofa.go.kr
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in South Korea, 2023; Australia ranks 26.

Inflows to South Korea, 2023
  1. China132,855
  2. Vietnam70,827
  3. Thailand34,846
  4. United States23,710
  5. Nepal20,147
  6. Uzbekistan19,121
  7. Indonesia18,022
  8. Russia17,550
  9. Philippines17,458
  10. Cambodia14,247
  11. Myanmar12,601
  12. Mongolia11,729
Other destinations for people from Australia, 2023
  1. New Zealand5,196
  2. Japan4,360
  3. United States3,500
  4. Germany1,996
  5. Netherlands1,306
  6. Canada1,260
  7. Denmark674
  8. France626
  9. Italy472
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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