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Thailand → South Korea

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Thailand
To
South Korea
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
34,846
Change since 2018
-56.6%
Share of all arrivals in South Korea, 2023
7.26%
Inflow 202334,846OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Thailand to South Korea

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

Inflows by year

40k80k200020032006200920122015201820212023
40k80k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20007,749
20016,727
20026,809
20037,147
20049,762
200513,671
200615,773
200710,475
20088,621
20095,804
20106,884
201110,340
201213,771
201318,335
201448,326
201520,122
201628,457
201771,506
201880,349
201953,290
20208,693
20215,166
202234,744
202334,846
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—40,068—
202334,84633,783190
202234,74431,354187
20215,16630,808128
20208,69332,638116
201953,29031,420115
201880,34930,20099
201771,50629,29694
201628,45727,93175
201520,12226,83281
201448,32626,19084
201318,33521,42891
201213,77125,98172
201110,34027,57696
20106,88428,699—
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

100k200k19901995200020052010201520202024
100k200k19902000201020202024
Data table
199015
1995548
20003,879
20059,883
201015,278
201573,878
2020171,058
2024199,861
Estimate, 2024
199,861
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
11.0%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
3
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 Thailand, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in South Korea, 2023; Thailand ranks 3.

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 Thailand, 2023
  1. Japan16,777
  2. United States4,790
  3. Germany3,345
  4. Australia2,325
  5. New Zealand2,043
  6. France954
  7. Sweden777
  8. Netherlands768
  9. Hungary740
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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