Laos → South Korea
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Laos
- To
- South Korea
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 3,532
- Change since 2018
- +829.5%
- Share of all arrivals in South Korea, 2023
- 0.74%
Inflow 20233,532OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Laos to South Korea
Inflows of nationals of Laos recorded by South Korea; stock of nationals of Laos living there; and acquisitions of South Korea's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 27 |
| 2001 | 60 |
| 2002 | 58 |
| 2003 | 49 |
| 2004 | 39 |
| 2005 | 64 |
| 2006 | 70 |
| 2007 | 50 |
| 2008 | 65 |
| 2009 | 65 |
| 2010 | 117 |
| 2011 | 242 |
| 2012 | 231 |
| 2013 | 271 |
| 2014 | 267 |
| 2015 | 225 |
| 2016 | 216 |
| 2017 | 252 |
| 2018 | 380 |
| 2019 | 525 |
| 2020 | 225 |
| 2021 | 343 |
| 2022 | 1,310 |
| 2023 | 3,532 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 3,480 | — |
| 2023 | 3,532 | 1,908 | 11 |
| 2022 | 1,310 | 1,101 | 18 |
| 2021 | 343 | 1,032 | 17 |
| 2020 | 225 | 1,015 | 14 |
| 2019 | 525 | 759 | 12 |
| 2018 | 380 | 604 | 12 |
| 2017 | 252 | 554 | 6 |
| 2016 | 216 | 491 | 11 |
| 2015 | 225 | 430 | 6 |
| 2014 | 267 | 381 | 5 |
| 2013 | 271 | 316 | 2 |
| 2012 | 231 | 235 | 1 |
| 2011 | 242 | 167 | 3 |
| 2010 | 117 | 114 | — |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in South Korea, 2023; Laos ranks 20.
- China132,855
- Vietnam70,827
- Thailand34,846
- United States23,710
- Nepal20,147
- Uzbekistan19,121
- Indonesia18,022
- Russia17,550
- Philippines17,458
- Cambodia14,247
- Myanmar12,601
- Mongolia11,729
- Japan1,665
- United States810
- France136
- Hungary97
- New Zealand93
- Australia75
- Germany65
- Canada20
- Switzerland14
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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