Sri Lanka → South Korea
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Sri Lanka
- To
- South Korea
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 8,576
- Change since 2018
- +119.2%
- Share of all arrivals in South Korea, 2023
- 1.79%
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Migration from Sri Lanka to South Korea
Inflows of nationals of Sri Lanka recorded by South Korea; stock of nationals of Sri Lanka living there; and acquisitions of South Korea's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 1,203 |
| 2001 | 680 |
| 2002 | 823 |
| 2003 | 2,381 |
| 2004 | 1,908 |
| 2005 | 4,978 |
| 2006 | 4,072 |
| 2007 | 2,480 |
| 2008 | 4,795 |
| 2009 | 1,722 |
| 2010 | 4,202 |
| 2011 | 5,892 |
| 2012 | 4,675 |
| 2013 | 5,274 |
| 2014 | 4,836 |
| 2015 | 5,462 |
| 2016 | 7,093 |
| 2017 | 3,878 |
| 2018 | 3,913 |
| 2019 | 4,052 |
| 2020 | 1,188 |
| 2021 | 1,435 |
| 2022 | 7,708 |
| 2023 | 8,576 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 28,258 | — |
| 2023 | 8,576 | 22,282 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7,708 | 18,915 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1,435 | 21,231 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1,188 | 23,476 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4,052 | 24,309 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3,913 | 25,323 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3,878 | 26,036 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7,093 | 25,171 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5,462 | 24,582 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4,836 | 21,883 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5,274 | 21,002 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4,675 | 20,483 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5,892 | 17,369 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4,202 | 14,432 | — |
Migrant population
People born in Sri Lanka who live in South Korea: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 852 |
| 1995 | 4,265 |
| 2000 | 8,952 |
| 2005 | 10,967 |
| 2010 | 16,159 |
| 2015 | 25,197 |
| 2020 | 22,699 |
| 2024 | 16,851 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 16,851
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 0.93%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 14
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Embassy and consulates
Missions of South Korea in Sri Lanka, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | — | — |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in South Korea, 2023; Sri Lanka ranks 14.
- 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
- Japan11,328
- New Zealand7,044
- Australia6,055
- Finland3,260
- Italy2,877
- Canada2,710
- United States2,280
- Germany2,058
- France1,883
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