--- title: "North Koreans reaching South Korea: North Korea data | Save North Korea" description: "North Koreans reaching South Korea: People who escaped and arrived in South Korea each year, by sex. Interactive chart, table and CSV download, with source and date." url: "https://savenorthkorea.org/data/defector-arrivals" language: en translations: en: https://savenorthkorea.org/data/defector-arrivals ko: https://savenorthkorea.org/ko/data/defector-arrivals ja: https://savenorthkorea.org/ja/data/defector-arrivals zh-Hans: https://savenorthkorea.org/zh/data/defector-arrivals --- [All charts](https://savenorthkorea.org/data) · [Inside North Korea today](https://savenorthkorea.org/data#inside) # North Koreans reaching South Korea ### North Koreans reaching South Korea People who escaped and arrived in South Korea each year, by sex. **Source:** [Ministry of Unification (South Korea), 북한이탈주민 주요 현황](https://www.data.go.kr/data/15106185/fileData.do) (KOGL Type 1 (public)) · Data downloaded 2026-10-05, source updated 2026-09-30 **Note:** Counted when people reach South Korea, which can be years after they left North Korea. 2002 onward; earlier years are only published as multi-year totals. **Recent years not yet in the official file:** [2025](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260120/224-n-korean-defectors-enter-s-korea-in-2025) [Share](https://x.com/intent/post?text=North%20Koreans%20reaching%20South%20Korea&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsavenorthkorea.org%2Fdata%2Fdefector-arrivals) ## About this data Latest 224 people (2025) License KOGL Type 1 (public) How to cite Save North Korea (2026). “North Koreans reaching South Korea”. Data from Ministry of Unification (South Korea), 북한이탈주민 주요 현황. https://savenorthkorea.org/data/defector-arrivals [ CSV](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ahmet-Dedeler/free-north-korea/main/data/series/csv/defector-arrivals.csv)[ All data on GitHub](https://github.com/Ahmet-Dedeler/free-north-korea/blob/main/data/series/csv/defector-arrivals.csv) ## Related charts ### Price of one US dollar in North Korean markets Market exchange rate in won, not the official rate. Surveyed about every two weeks. **Source:** [Daily NK market price survey](https://www.dailynk.com/english/category/market-indicators/) · Data downloaded 2026-10-12 [Share](https://x.com/intent/post?text=Price%20of%20one%20US%20dollar%20in%20North%20Korean%20markets&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsavenorthkorea.org%2Fdata%2Fwon-per-dollar)[ Open full chart](https://savenorthkorea.org/data/won-per-dollar) ### Price of rice in North Korean markets Won per kilogram of rice. Surveyed about every two weeks. **Source:** [Daily NK market price survey](https://www.dailynk.com/english/category/market-indicators/) · Data downloaded 2026-10-12 [Share](https://x.com/intent/post?text=Price%20of%20rice%20in%20North%20Korean%20markets&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsavenorthkorea.org%2Fdata%2Frice-price)[ Open full chart](https://savenorthkorea.org/data/rice-price) ### Humanitarian funding for North Korea Aid money reported to the UN each year, in millions of US dollars. **Source:** [UN OCHA Financial Tracking Service](https://fts.unocha.org/countries/115/summary/2025) (CC BY 4.0) · Data downloaded 2026-10-05 [Share](https://x.com/intent/post?text=Humanitarian%20funding%20for%20North%20Korea&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsavenorthkorea.org%2Fdata%2Fhumanitarian-aid)[ Open full chart](https://savenorthkorea.org/data/humanitarian-aid)