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Philippines → South Korea

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Philippines
To
South Korea
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
17,458
Change since 2018
+73.7%
Share of all arrivals in South Korea, 2023
3.64%
Inflow 202317,458OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the Philippines to South Korea

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

Inflows by year

8,92618k200020032006200920122015201820212023
8,92618k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200012,745
20017,446
20027,409
20039,979
200410,101
200516,529
200617,851
200712,227
20089,125
20098,895
20109,079
20119,565
20129,858
201311,963
201410,717
20159,867
20169,530
20178,988
201810,053
20199,149
20202,939
20211,847
202213,612
202317,458
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—48,661—
202317,45843,032433
202213,61238,048370
20211,84740,700363
20202,93945,365500
20199,14945,317612
201810,05345,249750
20178,98846,082496
20169,53045,296476
20159,86743,171412
201410,71738,783400
201311,96333,207532
20129,85838,379339
20119,56539,537590
20109,07938,429—
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

25k50k1995200020052010201520202024
25k50k1995200520152024
Data table
19954,799
200011,620
200516,348
201024,241
201549,570
202045,708
202437,555
Estimate, 2024
37,555
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
2.1%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
8
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 the Philippines, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in South Korea, 2023; the Philippines ranks 9.

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 the Philippines, 2023
  1. United States48,690
  2. New Zealand38,838
  3. Japan37,338
  4. Canada26,965
  5. Australia13,083
  6. Germany8,811
  7. Hungary6,022
  8. Spain4,979
  9. Finland3,537
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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