Koreans

Koreans
한민족  조선민족
Total population
c. 86 million
Regions with significant populations
 South Korea       c. 52,081,799 (2024)
 North Korea       26,298,666 (2024)
Diaspora as of 2021
c. 7.3 million
 United States2,633,777
 China2,109,727
 Japan818,865
 Canada237,364
 Uzbekistan175,865
 Russia168,526
 Australia158,103
 Vietnam156,330
 Kazakhstan109,495
 Germany47,428
 United Kingdom36,690
 Brazil36,540
 New Zealand33,812
 Philippines33,032
 France29,367
 Argentina22,847
 Singapore20,983
 Thailand18,130
 Kyrgyzstan18,106
 Indonesia17,297
 Malaysia13,667
 Ukraine13,524
 Hong Kong13,288
 Sweden13,055
 Guatemala12,918:142
 Mexico11,107
 India10,674
 Cambodia10,608
 Netherlands9,473
 United Arab Emirates9,227
 Denmark8,694
 Norway7,744
 Paraguay5,205:171
 Saudi Arabia5,189
 Taiwan5,132
 Guam5,016
 Italy5,000
 Belgium5,000
 Spain4,080:235
  Switzerland4,000
 Brunei3,771
 South Africa3,300
 Qatar3,000
 Austria3,000
 Czech Republic3,000
 Chile2,510:172
 Mongolia2,284
 Northern Marianas2,281
 Hungary2,000
 Peru1,305:172
Languages
Korean,
Jeju and Korean Sign Language minorities
Religion
Predominantly: Irreligious

Significant: Korean shamanic, Christian, and Buddhist

Minority: Islam
Related ethnic groups
Jejuans

Koreans are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Korean Peninsula. The majority of Koreans live in the two Korean sovereign states of North and South Korea, which are collectively referred to as Korea. As of 2021, an estimated 7.3 million ethnic Koreans resided outside of Korea. Koreans are also an officially recognised ethnic minority in other several Continental and East Asian countries, including China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan. Outside of Continental and East Asia, sizeable Korean communities have formed in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.