As of 2024, about * U.S. military personnel were stationed in South Korea. The U.S. military forces were first stationed in South Korea on September 8, 1945, to disarm Japanese troops following Japan's surrender in World War II. Today, South Korea hosts one of the largest numbers of active U.S. troops deployed in any country outside the United States. The South Korean base is seen as strategically important for maintaining a strong deterrent against nuclear-armed North Korea.
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Yonhap. (May 7, 2024). Number of the United States military personnel in South Korea in selected years from 1945 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1593235/south-korea-number-of-us-troops-2024/
Yonhap. "Number of the United States military personnel in South Korea in selected years from 1945 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 7, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1593235/south-korea-number-of-us-troops-2024/
Yonhap. (2024). Number of the United States military personnel in South Korea in selected years from 1945 to 2024 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1593235/south-korea-number-of-us-troops-2024/
Yonhap. "Number of The United States Military Personnel in South Korea in Selected Years from 1945 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 May 2024, /statistics/1593235/south-korea-number-of-us-troops-2024/
Yonhap, Number of the United States military personnel in South Korea in selected years from 1945 to 2024 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1593235/south-korea-number-of-us-troops-2024/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Number of the United States military personnel in South Korea in selected years from 1945 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Yonhap, May 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1593235/south-korea-number-of-us-troops-2024/
