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Uzbekistan → South Korea

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Uzbekistan
To
South Korea
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
19,121
Change since 2018
+1.6%
Share of all arrivals in South Korea, 2023
3.99%
Inflow 202319,121OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Uzbekistan to South Korea

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

Inflows by year

13k26k200020032006200920122015201820212023
13k26k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20005,534
20013,858
20023,894
20036,958
20043,604
20053,221
20064,835
20074,850
20089,441
20094,684
20108,567
20118,180
201211,354
201312,333
201412,920
201514,246
201616,151
201718,486
201818,818
201925,961
20208,012
202113,092
202222,208
202319,121
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—82,692—
202319,12173,901133
202222,20862,522136
202113,09261,120115
20208,01268,110151
201925,96163,13293
201818,81856,68186
201718,48649,30782
201616,15142,45787
201514,24639,341120
201412,92034,51396
201312,33330,903110
201211,35425,83875
20118,18021,166107
20108,56715,936—
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

30k59k19901995200020052010201520202024
30k59k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990222
19951,018
20002,127
20055,261
201010,823
201536,989
202059,358
202459,361
Estimate, 2024
59,361
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
3.3%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
4
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 Uzbekistan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in South Korea, 2023; Uzbekistan ranks 6.

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 Uzbekistan, 2023
  1. Türkiye10,982
  2. United States4,610
  3. Lithuania4,440
  4. Germany2,397
  5. Japan2,179
  6. Latvia750
  7. Finland543
  8. Czechia471
  9. Hungary348
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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