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
China2,350,422
Japan818,865
Canada237,364
Uzbekistan175,865
Russia168,526
Australia158,103
Vietnam156,330
Kazakhstan109,495
Germany50,000-100,000
United Kingdom40,000-45,000
Brazil40,000-50,000
New Zealand33,812
Philippines33,032
France30,000-35,000
Argentina22,847
Singapore20,983
Thailand18,130
Kyrgyzstan18,106
Indonesia17,297
Malaysia13,667
Ukraine13,524
Hong Kong13,288
Sweden13,055
Guatemala12,918
Mexico11,107
India10,674
Cambodia10,608
Netherlands9,473
United Arab Emirates9,227
Denmark8,694
Norway7,744
Paraguay5,205
Saudi Arabia5,189
Taiwan5,132
Guam5,016
Italy5,000
Belgium5,000
Spain4,080
Switzerland4,000
Brunei3,927
South Africa3,300
Qatar3,000
Austria3,000
Czechia3,000
Turkey2,686
Chile2,510
Mongolia2,284
Northern Marianas2,281
Hungary
Peru
2,000
1,305
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.