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Mongolia → South Korea

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Mongolia
To
South Korea
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
11,729
Change since 2018
+15.4%
Share of all arrivals in South Korea, 2023
2.44%
Inflow 202311,729OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Mongolia to South Korea

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

Inflows by year

5,89112k200020032006200920122015201820212023
5,89112k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20004,755
20014,891
20022,049
20034,614
20045,086
20058,274
20069,582
20078,575
20088,065
20095,276
20105,430
20114,268
20125,676
20134,331
20143,966
20158,286
20168,155
201711,781
201810,166
20198,715
20207,122
20213,822
202210,788
202311,729
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—32,467—
202311,72927,884154
202210,78823,72278
20213,82224,515122
20207,12224,846159
20198,71524,218117
201810,16622,570125
201711,78120,116121
20168,15518,493125
20158,28617,334119
20143,96618,382133
20134,33119,779123
20125,67621,278110
20114,26821,775183
20105,43021,016—
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

23k46k19901995200020052010201520202024
23k46k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990419
19951,712
20003,552
20057,318
201013,530
201521,849
202036,980
202445,698
Estimate, 2024
45,698
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
2.5%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
6
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 Mongolia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyUlaanbaatarmng.mofa.go.kr
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in South Korea, 2023; Mongolia ranks 12.

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 Mongolia, 2023
  1. Japan6,094
  2. Hungary1,859
  3. Germany1,215
  4. Czechia1,142
  5. United States810
  6. Türkiye387
  7. Sweden310
  8. Australia225
  9. France196
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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