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.
