Pakistan → South Korea
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Pakistan
- To
- South Korea
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 3,417
- Change since 2018
- +8.1%
- Share of all arrivals in South Korea, 2023
- 0.71%
Inflow 20233,417OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Pakistan to South Korea
Inflows of nationals of Pakistan recorded by South Korea; stock of nationals of Pakistan living there; and acquisitions of South Korea's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 3,691 |
| 2001 | 1,845 |
| 2002 | 1,148 |
| 2003 | 1,409 |
| 2004 | 2,856 |
| 2005 | 2,573 |
| 2006 | 1,832 |
| 2007 | 1,006 |
| 2008 | 1,905 |
| 2009 | 1,458 |
| 2010 | 1,666 |
| 2011 | 1,681 |
| 2012 | 2,060 |
| 2013 | 2,457 |
| 2014 | 2,190 |
| 2015 | 2,690 |
| 2016 | 2,724 |
| 2017 | 2,491 |
| 2018 | 3,161 |
| 2019 | 2,623 |
| 2020 | 1,133 |
| 2021 | 1,214 |
| 2022 | 3,636 |
| 2023 | 3,417 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 13,762 | — |
| 2023 | 3,417 | 11,806 | 14 |
| 2022 | 3,636 | 10,216 | 26 |
| 2021 | 1,214 | 10,644 | 35 |
| 2020 | 1,133 | 11,523 | 26 |
| 2019 | 2,623 | 11,020 | 48 |
| 2018 | 3,161 | 10,389 | 44 |
| 2017 | 2,491 | 10,427 | 51 |
| 2016 | 2,724 | 9,739 | 34 |
| 2015 | 2,690 | 9,018 | 25 |
| 2014 | 2,190 | 8,274 | 40 |
| 2013 | 2,457 | 7,876 | 33 |
| 2012 | 2,060 | 8,215 | 17 |
| 2011 | 1,681 | 8,328 | 37 |
| 2010 | 1,666 | 7,834 | — |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
Embassy and consulates
Missions of South Korea in Pakistan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | — | — |
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in South Korea, 2023; Pakistan ranks 21.
- 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
- Italy20,402
- Spain18,175
- Germany14,432
- Canada11,860
- United States11,410
- Australia7,521
- Portugal6,869
- Japan3,831
- Türkiye2,770
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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