Comparative Migration Studies

Table 1 Types of immigrants in Korea

From: Exploring the ideational explanation for pro-immigrant sentiment: evidence from a South Korean survey

Worker Type	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Professional	47,404	46,851	46,581	43,258	45,143
Unskilled	534,076	548,140	520,680	409,039	361,526

Source Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea. (2022). “Immigration Statistics.”

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