In 2022, the total number of internal migrants in South Korea amounted to around 6.2 million, slightly decreasing from 7.2 million in the previous year. The highest number of internal migrants in the past five decades was recorded in 1988, amounting to 9.97 million. Overall, there has been a steady decline in the number of internal migrants since 2006.
Total number of migrants moving internally in South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Statistics Korea. (January 30, 2023). Total number of migrants moving internally in South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248900/south-korea-total-number-of-internal-migrants/
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Statistics Korea. (2023). Total number of migrants moving internally in South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248900/south-korea-total-number-of-internal-migrants/
Statistics Korea. "Total Number of Migrants Moving Internally in South Korea in Selected Years from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248900/south-korea-total-number-of-internal-migrants/
Statistics Korea, Total number of migrants moving internally in South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248900/south-korea-total-number-of-internal-migrants/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Total number of migrants moving internally in South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Korea, January 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248900/south-korea-total-number-of-internal-migrants/