Russia → South Korea
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Russia
- To
- South Korea
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 17,550
- Change since 2018
- -6.3%
- Share of all arrivals in South Korea, 2023
- 3.66%
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Migration from Russia to South Korea
Inflows of nationals of Russia recorded by South Korea; stock of nationals of Russia living there; and acquisitions of South Korea's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 6,492 |
| 2001 | 6,953 |
| 2002 | 8,138 |
| 2003 | 9,268 |
| 2004 | 5,549 |
| 2005 | 4,249 |
| 2006 | 3,742 |
| 2007 | 3,423 |
| 2008 | 2,587 |
| 2009 | 2,895 |
| 2010 | 2,601 |
| 2011 | 2,560 |
| 2012 | 2,723 |
| 2013 | 2,846 |
| 2014 | 3,207 |
| 2015 | 6,784 |
| 2016 | 15,025 |
| 2017 | 18,638 |
| 2018 | 18,726 |
| 2019 | 17,983 |
| 2020 | 6,730 |
| 2021 | 7,314 |
| 2022 | 12,324 |
| 2023 | 17,550 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 55,136 | — |
| 2023 | 17,550 | 45,548 | 122 |
| 2022 | 12,324 | 39,609 | 109 |
| 2021 | 7,314 | 38,887 | 97 |
| 2020 | 6,730 | 40,541 | 104 |
| 2019 | 17,983 | 35,300 | 119 |
| 2018 | 18,726 | 28,742 | 77 |
| 2017 | 18,638 | 21,535 | 100 |
| 2016 | 15,025 | 13,238 | 138 |
| 2015 | 6,784 | 9,760 | 134 |
| 2014 | 3,207 | 8,960 | 93 |
| 2013 | 2,846 | 7,986 | 125 |
| 2012 | 2,723 | 7,201 | 99 |
| 2011 | 2,560 | 6,644 | 333 |
| 2010 | 2,601 | 5,945 | — |
Migrant population
People born in Russia who live in South Korea: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 220 |
| 1995 | 838 |
| 2000 | 1,730 |
| 2005 | 3,032 |
| 2010 | 5,090 |
| 2015 | 5,348 |
| 2020 | 22,107 |
| 2024 | 28,324 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 28,324
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 1.6%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 11
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Embassy and consulates
Missions of South Korea in Russia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Moscow | overseas.mofa.go.kr |
| Consulate-general | Saint Petersburg | overseas.mofa.go.kr |
| Consulate-general | Vladivostok | — |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in South Korea, 2023; Russia ranks 8.
- 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
- Israel33,116
- Türkiye28,314
- Germany26,720
- Spain21,617
- United States12,910
- Netherlands5,160
- France5,035
- Portugal4,893
- Italy4,633
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