Koreans in Singapore

Koreans in Singapore
Total population
21,406 (2019)[1][2]
Languages
Korean, English; some study Mandarin as a second language
Religion
Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism[3]
Related ethnic groups
Korean diaspora

Koreans in Singapore consist mainly of South Korean expatriates. The community formed a population of 21,406 as of 2019, according to South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, making them the world's 18th-largest Korean diaspora community.[1] Their population has grown by about 60% since 2007.[4] Many South Koreans living in Singapore are usually expatriates, consisting of 40-45% of the community, self-employed or Korean business owners consisting of 30% and students consisting of 20%.[5]

  1. ^ a b 재외동포현황(2019)/Total number of overseas Koreans (2019). South Korea: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  2. ^ 재외동포현황 [Current Status of Overseas Compatriots] (in Korean). South Korea: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. ^ 종교기관 [Religious organisations] (in Korean), Korean Association of Singapore, archived from the original on 22 February 2012, retrieved 19 June 2009
  4. ^ 총괄, 재외동포현황, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 30 September 2013, p. 103, retrieved 30 April 2015
  5. ^ "South Koreans in a Global City-State Singapore: Historical Trajectory, Types of Temporal Migration, Future Retrospect". 1 February 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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