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Kazakhstan → South Korea

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kazakhstan
To
South Korea
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
10,127
Change since 2018
-35.6%
Share of all arrivals in South Korea, 2023
2.11%
Inflow 202310,127OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Kazakhstan to South Korea

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

Inflows by year

7,86216k200020032006200920122015201820212023
7,86216k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20001,998
2001528
2002896
20032,249
20041,808
2005418
2006926
2007466
2008459
2009489
2010755
2011774
20121,098
20131,130
20141,431
20153,534
20167,711
201713,356
201815,724
201912,469
20203,548
20216,111
202215,635
202310,127
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—33,442—
202310,12728,52921
202215,63521,99232
20216,11119,94323
20203,54822,71430
201912,46918,47521
201815,72412,72319
201713,3567,5699
20167,7113,8934
20153,5342,9586
20141,4312,47714
20131,1302,1396
20121,0981,71912
20117741,42317
20107551,225—
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Kazakhstan who live in South Korea: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

15k30k19901995200020052010201520202024
15k30k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990275
19951,065
20002,203
20052,564
20103,246
20154,109
202027,693
202430,061
Estimate, 2024
30,061
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
1.7%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
10
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Embassy and consulates

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

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyAlmaty—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in South Korea, 2023; Kazakhstan ranks 13.

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 Kazakhstan, 2023
  1. Türkiye10,813
  2. United States2,570
  3. Germany2,042
  4. Lithuania1,594
  5. Czechia1,437
  6. Latvia900
  7. Hungary604
  8. Canada485
  9. Japan423
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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