Expat numbers in Seoul rise 10-fold in a decade
Published: 31 Aug. 2009, 01:55
Registered foreign nationals living in Seoul accounted for 2.4 percent of the entire population of the nation’s capital, a recent poll showed yesterday, with the rate climbing more than 10-fold in the past decade.
The number of registered foreign nationals in Seoul stood at some 255,000, or 2.4 percent of the South Korean capital’s population of 10.45 million, according to the survey by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
The latest figure represents an approximate 10-fold increase compared to the 1998 tally of 51,000.
The number of Chinese residents amounted to 192,618, accounting for an overwhelming 75.5 percent of all foreigners, followed by those from the U.S. and Taiwan, with 5 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively. The number of Japanese stood at 2.7 percent.
Slightly over half of all foreigners in the capital were females. About one-fourth of foreign residents were in their 40’s, trailed by those in their 50’s and 60’s, with 20.9 percent and 10 percent, respectively.
Some 14 percent of foreigners, mostly Chinese laborers, resided in Seoul’s southwestern manufacturing district of Yeongdeungpo.
A little over 10 percent of nationals arrived here after marrying a Korean spouse, and the rate of foreign students stood at 7.8 percent. Yonhap
The number of registered foreign nationals in Seoul stood at some 255,000, or 2.4 percent of the South Korean capital’s population of 10.45 million, according to the survey by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
The latest figure represents an approximate 10-fold increase compared to the 1998 tally of 51,000.
The number of Chinese residents amounted to 192,618, accounting for an overwhelming 75.5 percent of all foreigners, followed by those from the U.S. and Taiwan, with 5 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively. The number of Japanese stood at 2.7 percent.
Slightly over half of all foreigners in the capital were females. About one-fourth of foreign residents were in their 40’s, trailed by those in their 50’s and 60’s, with 20.9 percent and 10 percent, respectively.
Some 14 percent of foreigners, mostly Chinese laborers, resided in Seoul’s southwestern manufacturing district of Yeongdeungpo.
A little over 10 percent of nationals arrived here after marrying a Korean spouse, and the rate of foreign students stood at 7.8 percent. Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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