Koreans [lower-alpha 9] are an East Asian ethnic group native to Korea.[11][12][13][14] The majority of Koreans live in the two Korean nation states of North and South Korea, which are collectively referred to as Korea. As of 2021, an estimated 7.3 million ethnic Koreans resided outside of Korea.[4] Koreans are also an officially recognised ethnic minority in other several Continental and East Asian countries, including China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan. Outside of Continental and East Asia, sizeable Korean communities have formed in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Quick Facts 한민족 • 조선민족, Total population ...
Koreans |
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c. 81.7+ million[1]
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South Korea c. 49,110,000 (2019)[lower-alpha 1][2] North Korea 25,955,138[lower-alpha 2][3]
Diaspora as of 2021[update] c. 7.3 million[4] |
United States | 2,633,777[4] |
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China | 2,109,727[lower-alpha 3][5] |
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Japan | 818,865[lower-alpha 4][4] |
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Canada | 237,364[4] |
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Uzbekistan | 175,865[lower-alpha 5][4] |
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Russia | 168,526[lower-alpha 6][4] |
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Australia | 158,103[4] |
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Vietnam | 156,330[4] |
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Kazakhstan | 109,495[lower-alpha 7][4] |
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Germany | 47,428[4] |
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United Kingdom | 36,690[4] |
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Brazil | 36,540[4] |
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New Zealand | 33,812[4] |
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Philippines | 33,032[4] |
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France | 25,417[4] |
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Argentina | 22,847[4] |
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Singapore | 20,983[4] |
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Thailand | 18,130[4] |
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Kyrgyzstan | 18,106[4] |
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Indonesia | 17,297[4] |
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Malaysia | 13,667[4] |
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Ukraine | 13,524[lower-alpha 8][4] |
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Sweden | 13,055[4] |
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Mexico | 11,107[4] |
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India | 10,674[4] |
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Cambodia | 10,608[4] |
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Netherlands | 9,473[4] |
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Denmark | 8,694[4] |
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Norway | 7,744[4] |
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Taiwan | 5,132[6][7] |
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Brunei | 3,771[4] |
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Korean,[8] Jeju and Korean Sign Language minorities |
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Predominantly : Irreligious
Significant : Korean shamanic, Christian, and Buddhist |
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Jejuans |
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