Registered foreigners are counted across 192 nationalities.
People registered with Bosnia and Herzegovina nationality number 14, which is less than 0.1% of all registered foreigners and ranks 157 in size. Compared with 2 in 2015, 10 years earlier, that is an increase of about 600%. They live in 11 districts, and the largest counts are Gyeonggi-do Hwaseong-si with 3, Seoul Gwanak-gu with 2, and Gyeonggi-do Suwon-si Yeongtong-gu with 1. The largest age group is 35-39 at 25.7%, and men are 37.1%. This value alone is based on staying foreigners. Estimated mother tongues are Bosnian at 53.4% and Serbian at 31.1%.
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook on Immigration and Foreign Policy 2025 (registered foreigners by nationality, registered foreigners by nationality and district, registered foreigners by status of stay), staying foreigners by nationality and age
The index of dissimilarity, the isolation index, and the location quotient are calculated from the open dataset.
| Indicators | Bosnia and Herzegovina | All registered foreigners | Relative to total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered foreigners | 14 | 1,604,920 | under 0.1% of the total |
| Districts of residence | 11 | 250 | 4.4% of the total |
| Index of dissimilarity (D) | - | 0.280 | - |
| Isolation index | - | 0.045 | - |
| Interaction with Koreans | - | 0.955 | - |
| Continent | - | - | - |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by nationality), segregation indicators from the open dataset.
Note: the dissimilarity index D measures how far a nationality's distribution across districts differs from that of Korean nationals; 0 means the two distributions match and 1 means complete separation. Isolation is the probability that a member meets someone of the same nationality, and interaction the probability of meeting a Korean resident. In the All registered foreigners column the three indices treat all registered foreigners as one group and use the same formulas. In the Relative to total column, rank 1 is the highest value among nationalities with 100 or more registered foreigners that year; in the continent row that column gives this nationality's share of all registered foreigners from the continent.
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook, each year.
Note: The vertical scale resets to the size of the selected nationality.
| Year | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 52,157 |
| 2007 | 2 | 67,197 |
| 2008 | 2 | 79,848 |
| 2009 | 2 | 86,166 |
| 2010 | 5 | 98,225 |
| 2011 | 3 | 110,564 |
| 2012 | 2 | 114,211 |
| 2013 | 1 | 113,843 |
| 2014 | 4 | 122,571 |
| 2015 | 2 | 128,042 |
| 2016 | 7 | 137,769 |
| 2017 | 6 | 151,385 |
| 2018 | 5 | 170,707 |
| 2019 | 12 | 187,334 |
| 2020 | 7 | 181,415 |
| 2021 | 8 | 178,928 |
| 2022 | 10 | 196,883 |
| 2023 | 8 | 227,930 |
| 2024 | 12 | 261,581 |
| 2025 | 14 | 293,907 |
| Rank | District | Bosnia and Herzegovina Nationality | Share of local foreigners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyeonggi-do Hwaseong-si | 3 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | Seoul Gwanak-gu | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | Gyeonggi-do Suwon-si Yeongtong-gu | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 4 | Gwangju Buk-gu | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 5 | Busan Gijang-gun | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 6 | Seoul Geumcheon-gu | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 7 | Seoul Seongbuk-gu | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 8 | Ulsan Jung-gu | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 9 | Incheon Bupyeong-gu | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 10 | Incheon Yeonsu-gu | 1 | 0.0 |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by district and nationality).
Note: Nationwide, Bosnia and Herzegovina nationality is 18.3% of all registered foreigners, so a district where the share among its foreigners is above this has relatively many of them.
| Rank | District | Bosnia and Herzegovina Nationality | Location quotient (LQ) | Share of local foreigners |
|---|
Source: Location quotient from the open dataset.
Note: the location quotient is the local share divided by the national share; above 1.5 counts as over-representation.
| Visa category | Persons | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student(D2) | 4 | 28.6 | |
| Dependent Family(F3) | 3 | 21.4 | |
| Marriage Migration(F6) | 3 | 21.4 | |
| Arts & Entertainment(E6) | 2 | 14.3 | |
| Residential(F2) | 1 | 7.1 | |
| Other(G1) | 1 | 7.1 |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by status of stay and nationality).
Note: The rows of this table add to 14, the whole of the Bosnia and Herzegovina nationality.
| Age group | Total | Male | Female | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 5-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 10-14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 15-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 20-24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17.1 |
| 25-29 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22.9 |
| 30-34 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22.9 |
| 35-39 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25.7 |
| 40-44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 45-49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 50-54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 55-59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 60+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (staying foreigners by nationality and age).
Only this table counts all foreign residents, so it totals 35 rather than the 14 registered foreigners
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (staying foreigners by nationality and age).
Note: The bar length is the share each cell holds within the whole nationality. This figure alone uses staying foreigners, so its total differs from registered foreigners.
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook, each year (registered foreigners by status of stay and nationality).
Note: The share each status holds within this nationality in that year. The five largest statuses in 2025 are drawn.
| Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 8.3 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| 2025 | 28.6 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 14.3 | 7.1 |
Source: Segregation indicators from the open dataset.
Note: the dissimilarity index D measures how far a nationality's distribution across districts differs from that of Korean nationals, isolation is the probability that a member meets someone of the same nationality, and interaction the probability of meeting a Korean resident. The three run on different ranges, so they are selected one at a time.
| Year | Index of dissimilarity (D) | Isolation index | Interaction with Koreans |
|---|
| First language | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnian | 53.4 | |
| Serbian | 31.1 | |
| Croatian | 14.7 |
Source: Ethnologue 24th edition, first-language shares by country.
Note: the estimated demand on the language page is this share multiplied by the registered foreign population of each nationality. Shares below 0.5% are not listed, and a person who speaks more than one language is not distinguished.
Count range
Note: The boundaries are shapes simplified for display and are drawn as pen lines. The fill values are the provincial totals from the yearbook and do not depend on the shapes.
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by nationality and district), summed to the province level.
| Province | Bosnia and Herzegovina Nationality | Share of national |
|---|---|---|
| Gyeonggi-do | 4 | 28.6 |
| Seoul | 4 | 28.6 |
| Incheon | 2 | 14.3 |
| Gwangju | 1 | 7.1 |
| Busan | 1 | 7.1 |
| Ulsan | 1 | 7.1 |
| Chungcheongnam-do | 1 | 7.1 |