Koreans in China

Koreans in China include both ethnic Koreans with Chinese citizenship and foreign residents living in China such as South Koreans (Chinese: 在华韩国人·韩裔), North Koreans (Chinese: 在华朝鲜人·朝鲜裔), and other Overseas Koreans. For this reason, ethnic Koreans with Chinese citizenship are termed Korean Chinese, Joseonjok, or Chosŏnjok (Korean: 조선족; Hancha: 朝鮮族), and their official name in China is Chaoxianzu (朝鲜族; Cháoxiǎnzú; 'Joseon ethnic group'). Korean Chinese are the 13th largest ethnic minority group in China. They form a diasporic community with cultural ties to the Korean Peninsula across generations, including among individuals who have never visited Korea.

Most native Korean Chinese live in Northeast China. Significant populations can also be found in Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia, with a sizable expatriate community in Shanghai and Shandong, across the Yellow Sea. According to the South Korean government, the combined population of Koreans with Chinese nationality, South Korean, and North Korean expatriates in China was 2,109,727 in 2023.

According to the Chinese government's 2020 Hukou census, the total population of ethnic Korean Chinese was 1,702,479 at that time. High levels of emigration to the Republic of Korea for better economic and work opportunities have contributed to a decrease in their residential numbers in China. Conversely, it is estimated that 42% (approximately 708,000) of these Korean Chinese individuals now reside in Korea while maintaining their Chinese nationality. Koreans in China are the largest or second-largest ethnic Korean population living outside of the Korean Peninsula, after Korean Americans.

Among the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the Chinese government, Koreans have the highest literacy and college enrollment rates and the lowest birth rate.