Asylum applicants reached 15,430 persons in 2019 in South Korea, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 4.46% less than in the previous year.
Historically, asylum applicants in South Korea reached an all time high of 16,150 persons in 2018 and an all time low of 320 persons in 2009.
South Korea has been ranked 15th within the group of 44 countries we follow in terms of asylum applicants.
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