Koreans in Thailand

Koreans in Thailand
Total population
20,500 (2016)[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Bangkok · Phuket · Chonburi · Chiang Mai Chiang Rai
Languages
Korean · Thai
Religion
Mahayana Buddhism and Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Korean diaspora

Koreans in Thailand consist mainly of North Korean refugees and South Korean expatriates, along with a tiny number of South Korean immigrants who have naturalised as citizens of Thailand and their descendants. According to South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, in 2013 there were about 20,000 Koreans living in the country.

  1. ^ "The number of Koreans living in Thailand (2016)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ 남아시아태평양, 재외동포현황 [Overseas Koreans Status] (in Korean), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 30 September 2013, p. 103, retrieved 30 April 2015

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