SEOUL, Dec 27 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- The number of foreigners staying in South Korea for 90 days or longer for work or study exceeded 1.6 million as of November, with about half of them living in the greater Seoul area, data showed on Saturday.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the figure, which stood at 1.1 million in 2021 and 1.3 million in 2023, has been on the rise, according to monthly data compiled by the Justice Ministry. It marked an 8 per cent increase from November last year.
By area, 54 per cent of registered foreigners were residing in the greater Seoul area, with 54,584 living in Hwaseong, 42,158 in Siheung and 38,398 in Ansan, all of which are located in southern Gyeonggi Province.
By nationality, 29.8 per cent were Chinese, followed by 18.4 per cent from Vietnam, 5.5 per cent from Nepal, 4.3 per cent from Uzbekistan and 4.1 per cent from Cambodia.
Registered foreigners refer to those who have applied to stay in South Korea for 90 days or longer. They are eligible to receive foreign registration cards and are required to report within 14 days if they change their area of residence.
-- BERNAMA-YONHAP
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