Number of foreign workers in South Korea rises to a record 1.1 million in 2025; many of them are from Vietnam and China


SEOUL (Bernama-Yonhap): The number of foreign workers in South Korea surpassed 1.1 million in 2025 to reach a record high, with the proportion of employed international students also sharply up, a survey showed, Yonhap News Agency reported.

As of May, there were 1.69 million foreigners aged 15 or older residing in Korea, up 8.4 per cent from a year earlier, according to the survey conducted by the Ministry of Data and Statistics.

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