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Ukraine → South Korea

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Ukraine
To
South Korea
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
571
Change since 2018
-58.1%
Share of all arrivals in South Korea, 2023
0.12%
Inflow 2023571OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Ukraine to South Korea

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

Inflows by year

8131,625200020032006200920122015201820212023
8131,6252000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000612
2001733
2002473
2003370
2004449
2005410
2006445
2007377
2008444
2009291
2010389
2011335
2012580
2013522
2014674
2015968
20161,240
20171,298
20181,362
20191,199
2020715
20211,055
20221,625
2023571
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—5,012—
20235714,92713
20221,6253,6088
20211,0553,3194
20207153,5549
20191,1993,3879
20181,3622,7671
20171,2982,1976
20161,2401,5419
20159681,0512
20146748004
20135226694
20125805342
20113355412
2010389494—

Embassy and consulates

Missions of South Korea in Ukraine, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in South Korea, 2023; Ukraine ranks 38.

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 Ukraine, 2023
  1. Germany283,631
  2. Czechia105,952
  3. Netherlands38,497
  4. Spain34,385
  5. Italy33,897
  6. Norway32,935
  7. Finland19,917
  8. Austria15,739
  9. Estonia13,082
  10. Belgium11,972