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Who moves to North Korea

48.2K people have chosen North Korea for relocation — #160 most popular destination worldwide

#160 worldwide#29 in Asia

Considering a move to North Korea? — See where people come from, regional patterns, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where immigrants come from

The top 3 countries account for 80% of all immigrants

Largest source
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China

29.8K

61.8% of all immigrants

2🇰🇷South Korea5.6K11.6%
3🇵🇭Philippines3K6.3%
4🇧🇷Brazil2.9K6.0%
5🇮🇩Indonesia1.5K3.1%
6🇺🇸United States1.1K2.2%
7🇻🇳Vietnam7801.6%
8🇹🇭Thailand5841.2%
CountryImmigrants
China29771
South Korea5574
Philippines3044
Brazil2892
Indonesia1470
United States1068
Vietnam780
Thailand584
Peru543
India377
Canada343
United Kingdom315
Japan218
Australia208
Malaysia202
Pakistan175
Hong Kong169
Sri Lanka157
Bangladesh156
Russia149

By region of origin

Asia is the leading region of origin at 89%

Asia88.6%

42.7K

Latin America7.1%

3.4K

North America2.9%

1.4K

Europe1.0%

464

Oceania0.4%

208

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about immigration in North Korea.

China is the leading source of immigration by a wide margin

China accounts for 62% of all immigrants, far ahead of the second-largest source at just 12%.

How immigration changed over time

Total immigrant population by year

Historical trend
Immigrants
YearImmigrants
199031012
199531613
200032202
200537144
201042072
201546325
202047345
202448195

Top sources over time

Immigration from the 5 largest source countries

🇨🇳 China🇰🇷 South Korea🇵🇭 Philippines🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇩 Indonesia
YearChinaSouth KoreaPhilippinesBrazilIndonesia
19901966858731116479845
199519590520114441140904
200019511452817711801963
2005227404697221421631124
2010259694866265625251284
2015285945358292527801414
2020292485477299028411444
2024297715574304428921470

Fastest-changing origins

How immigration from each country has changed since the selected year

🇨🇳China+2%
🇰🇷South Korea+2%
🇵🇭Philippines+2%
🇧🇷Brazil+2%
🇮🇩Indonesia+2%
🇺🇸United States+2%
🇻🇳Vietnam+2%
🇹🇭Thailand+2%
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