In 2024, the total number of internal migrants in South Korea amounted to around *** million, with around ** thousand fewer people moving within the country compared to the previous year. The highest number of internal migrants in the past five decades was recorded in 1988, amounting to **** million. Overall, there has been a steady decline in the number of internal migrants since 2006.
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Statistics Korea. (January 24, 2025). Total number of migrants moving internally in South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1248900/south-korea-total-number-of-internal-migrants/
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Statistics Korea. "Total Number of Migrants Moving Internally in South Korea in Selected Years from 1970 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Jan 2025, /statistics/1248900/south-korea-total-number-of-internal-migrants/
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Total number of migrants moving internally in South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Korea, January 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1248900/south-korea-total-number-of-internal-migrants/
