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Key insights on migration trends, cost of living, visas, economy, and quality of life in North Korea
Migration trends
Among the few who arrive in North Korea, the overwhelming majority come from one place: of 48.2K foreign-born residents, 29.8K were born in China, far ahead of South Korea and the Philippines. Both immigration and emigration are tiny, and the immigrant count has barely changed, up 4% over the past decade.
Immigrants48.2K · foreign-born residents
Diaspora46.4K · North Koreans abroad
Trends+1.8K · more arrive than leave
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