Conor Stewart
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|---|---|
| 1955 | 6,740 |
| 1956 | 20,157 |
| 1957 | 12,755 |
| 1958 | 16,643 |
| 1959 | 19,646 |
| 1960 | 8,711 |
| 1961 | 16,887 |
| 1962 | 16,311 |
| 1963 | 10,700 |
| 1964 | 4,038 |
| 1965 | 2,676 |
| 1966 | 8,373 |
| 1967 | 1,327 |
| 1968 | 1,205 |
| 1969 | 4,774 |
| 1970 | 3,818 |
| 1971 | 1,436 |
| 1972 | 989 |
| 1973 | 1,846 |
| 1974 | 3,077 |
| 1975 | 1,182 |
| 1976 | 1,177 |
| 1977 | 3,162 |
| 1978 | 713 |
| 1979 | 787 |
| 1980 | 1,554 |
| 1981 | 1,622 |
| 1982 | 700 |
| 1983 | 443 |
| 1984 | 1,854 |
| 1985 | 479 |
| 1986 | 188 |
| 1987 | 808 |
| 1988 | 565 |
| 1989 | 168 |
| 1990 | 174 |
| 1991 | 118 |
| 1992 | 41 |
| 1993 | 39 |
| 1994 | 39 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 13 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 28 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2002 | 21 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 17 |
| 2007 | 14 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 66 |
| 2010 | 27 |
| 2011 | 97 |
| 2012 | 230 |
| 2013 | 36 |
| 2014 | 88 |
| 2015 | 205 |
| 2016 | 129 |
| 2017 | 318 |
| 2018 | 980 |
| 2019 | 496 |
| 2020 | 123 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 31 |
| 2023 | 292 |
| 2024 | 48,048 |
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Release date
June 2025
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Region
South Korea
Survey time period
1955 to 2024
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