| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 24,000[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United Arab Emirates | 10,356[3] |
 Saudi Arabia | 5,189[1] |
 Qatar | 3,000[4] |
 Algeria | 1,158[5] |
 Kuwait | 1,000[6] |
 Egypt | 995[7] |
 Jordan | 592[8] |
 Oman | 468[9] |
 Morocco | 369[10] |
 Bahrain | 282[11] |
 Tunisia | 196[12] |
 Syria | 162[13] |
 Iraq | 113[14] |
 Yemen | 112[15] |
 Libya | 111[16] |
 Sudan | 101[17] |
 Lebanon | 76[18] |
 Mauritania | 43[19] |
 Palestine | 13[20] |
| Languages | |
| Korean, Arabic, English, French | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism, Christianity, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Korean diaspora | |
Koreans in the Arab world used to form a major part of the worldwide Korean diaspora. Koreans started coming to the Arab world in large numbers in early 1970s as migrant labourers; between 1975 and 1985, 1.1 million Koreans came for work, which made it the third-most popular destination for Korean emigrants.[21] Eventually, most returned home or moved on to other countries, and as of 2014[update], the South Korean government's own figures showed over 24 thousand of their nationals living in the region. However, South Korean nationals are present in all of the region's countries, and North Korean workers also have a growing presence in several of them.[2]
- ^ a b 재외동포현황 [Current Status of Overseas Compatriots] (in Korean). South Korea: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ a b MOFAT 2011, pp. 263–294; statistics for MOFAT's "Middle East Region" (중동지역), without Israel and Iran, plus Algeria which it classifies under "Africa Region" (아프리카지역)
- ^ MOFAT 2011, pp. 277–279
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 291
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 322. 903 live at Oran, 159 at Algiers, 79 at Skikda, and 40 at Boughezoul. This represents rapid growth since 2009, when only 183 South Korean nationals were recorded as living in the country.
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 292; Cheongwadae 2007, President Roh Moo-hyn's State Visit to the State of Kuwait also states there may be as many as 4,000 North Korean workers in the country, which if correct, would give Kuwait the second-largest Korean population in the region
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 290
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 283
- ^ MOFAT 2011, pp. 281–282
- ^ MOFAT 2011, pp. 267–279
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 271
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 293
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 276
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 284
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 280
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 266
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 274; note that the statistics predate the independence of South Sudan
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 265
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 270
- ^ MOFAT 2011, p. 289; in the 2011 report, the population figure for Palestine was listed as a subtotal under Israel, in contrast to the practise in the 2009 report (MOFAT 2009), in which it appeared as a separate country. Nine South Korean nationals were recorded as living at Bethlehem, and four at Ramallah.
- ^ Seok 1991, pp. 56–58
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