Foreign workers in Korea by legal status | Overstayers in Korea by country of origin | Migration events in 1998 | Migration in 1999 | Migration in 2000
Regular migrants in Korea (1994 - June 1998)
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Once a major participant in overseas labor, South Korea became an
immigration country in the 1980s. Because of conflicting direction in immigration
policies, irregular migration developed quickly. The institution of the trainee program
did not fully answer the need for labor in the growing economy and became a source of
additional irregular migration. After the crisis, perhaps one third of irregular migrants
were repatriated. However, irregular migration is again on the increase with the recovery
of the economy. Foreign workers in Korea by legal status | Overstayers in Korea by country of origin | Migration events in 1998 | Migration in 1999 | Migration in 2000 |
Regular migrants in Korea (1994 - June 1998)
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SOCIAL INDICATORS |
ECONOMIC INDICATORS |
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| Human Development Index Rank (1999) | 30 | Growth Rate of GDP, 1998 | 10.7 | |
| Gender Development Index Rank (1999) | 30 | Per Capita GNP (US$), 1997 | 7,970 | |
| Gender Empowerment Measure Rank (1999) | 78 | Changes in Consumer Prices, 1998 | 0.8 | |
| Population (m) 2001 | 48.8 | Balance of Trade ($ million), 1998 | 28,716 | |
| Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) 1999 | 1.7 | Balance of Payment on Current Acc. (% GDP), 1998 | 6.1 | |
| Life Expectancy (male/female) 1999 | 69/76 | Foreign Direct Investment ($ million), 1997 | 5,143 | |
| Secondary Education (% age group) 1995 | 97 | Unemployment rate, 1998 | 6.1 |