Republic of Korea hosts over 147,000 Vietnamese

According to a census carried out by the Korean Justice Ministry’s immigration office, the figure made Vietnam the second largest expat group behind China, the second time in a row this year. 

There were more than 1 million Chinese residing in the country at the time of the census, making up 50.2% of the total expatriates.

The numbers of Vietnamese workers and women marrying Korean men were also ranked second, representing proportions of 8 percent and 27.5%, respectively.

The statistics showed that the total number of foreigners living in the country decreased 1.3% to 1.99 million by November.