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Statuses of stay number 29, and the groups that hold them number 6.
Foreign Language Instructor
The status code is E2, and it covers Foreign language conversation instruction, including English instructors, at academies and educational institutions.
People registered under the Foreign Language Instructor (E2) status number 12,864, which is 0.8% of all registered foreigners. Compared with 15,988 in 2015, 10 years earlier, that is a decrease of about 19.5%. The largest nationalities are United States at 43.6%, South Africa at 29.3%, and United Kingdom at 12.4%. They are found in 249 districts, and the largest counts are Gangnam-gu with 556, Songpa-gu with 318, and Hwaseong-si with 300.
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook on Immigration and Foreign Policy 2025 (registered foreigners by status of stay, registered foreigners by status of stay and district)
Note: the status families are exactly as the yearbook groups them. The overseas Korean status (F-4) does not appear on this page. Its holders file a place-of-residence report rather than a foreign-resident registration, so they are outside the registered foreigner statistics; they are not absent from the country. On the staying basis they were the largest single status in 2025, at 556,288.
| Indicators | Foreign Language Instructor | All registered foreigners | Relative to total |
|---|---|---|---|
| People | 12,864 | 1,604,920 | 0.8% of the total |
| Nationalities counted | 39 | 192 | 20.3% of the total |
| Districts of residence | 249 | 250 | 99.6% of the total |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by status of stay, registered foreigners by status of stay and district).
Foreign Language Instructor ranks #5 by size within the E group.
| Family | Persons | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| F family, residence, family, and overseas Koreans | 589,527 | 36.7 | |
| E family, employment | 493,577 | 30.8 | |
| D family, study, training and investment | 341,450 | 21.3 | |
| H group, Visiting Employment and Working Holiday | 84,971 | 5.3 | |
| G group, other | 61,380 | 3.8 | |
| Outside the families, other statuses | 34,015 | 2.1 |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by status of stay).
The 6 groups sum to 1,604,920, the same as all registered foreigners.
Note: a family is the sum of the statuses inside it, so adding a family together with its individual statuses counts the same people twice.
The jade bar is the E group, the group Foreign Language Instructor falls under.
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook, each year.
Putting the status and the group on one axis shows the share Foreign Language Instructor takes within the E group.
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| Year | Foreign Language Instructor | all of the E group | Share of family |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14,438 | 257,316 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | 17,197 | 241,714 | 7.1 |
| 2008 | 18,977 | 242,056 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | 22,018 | 241,071 | 9.1 |
| 2010 | 22,800 | 266,374 | 8.6 |
| 2011 | 22,114 | 285,257 | 7.8 |
| 2012 | 21,375 | 282,942 | 7.6 |
| 2013 | 19,843 | 300,773 | 6.6 |
| 2014 | 17,797 | 326,296 | 5.5 |
| 2015 | 15,988 | 332,346 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 15,292 | 335,438 | 4.6 |
| 2017 | 14,220 | 333,420 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 13,609 | 336,198 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 13,798 | 332,025 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 12,468 | 291,414 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 13,196 | 273,499 | 4.8 |
| 2022 | 14,060 | 322,080 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 13,836 | 400,033 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 13,348 | 455,307 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 12,864 | 493,577 | 2.6 |
| Rank | Nationality | Persons | Within Foreign Language Instructor | Within nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5,609 | 43.6 | 15.1 | |
| 2 | South Africa | 3,773 | 29.3 | 75.8 | |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 1,598 | 12.4 | 30.4 | |
| 4 | Canada | 852 | 6.6 | 18.5 | |
| 5 | Australia | 236 | 1.8 | 11.1 | |
| 6 | China | 236 | 1.8 | 0.1 | |
| 7 | Ireland | 188 | 1.5 | 33.1 | |
| 8 | New Zealand | 124 | 1.0 | 16.6 | |
| 9 | Japan | 123 | 1.0 | 0.4 | |
| 10 | France | 24 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| 11 | Other countries (29) | 101 | 0.8 | - |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by status of stay and nationality).
The within-nationality column is the share of that country's registered foreigners who hold Foreign Language Instructor.
| Rank | District | Foreign Language Instructor | Share of local foreigners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seoul Gangnam-gu | 556 | 9.0 | |
| 2 | Seoul Songpa-gu | 318 | 5.0 | |
| 3 | Gyeonggi-do Hwaseong-si | 300 | 0.5 | |
| 4 | Gyeonggi-do Seongnam-si Bundang-gu | 299 | 9.6 | |
| 5 | Seoul Yongsan-gu | 265 | 2.0 | |
| 6 | Gyeonggi-do Suwon-si Yeongtong-gu | 235 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | Seoul Seocho-gu | 233 | 4.8 | |
| 8 | Daegu Suseong-gu | 227 | 12.6 | |
| 9 | Daejeon Seo-gu | 213 | 3.5 | |
| 10 | Incheon Yeonsu-gu | 208 | 1.1 |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by status of stay and district).
Note: In the district file, Foreign Language Instructor totals 12,864, the same as the nationwide count.
| Status | Persons | Within group | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-professional Employment(E9) | 336,713 | 68.2 | |
| Specially Designated Activities(E7) | 81,723 | 16.6 | |
| Seasonal Worker(E8) | 31,609 | 6.4 | |
| Crew Employment(E10) | 20,920 | 4.2 | |
| Foreign Language Instructor(E2) | 12,864 | 2.6 | |
| Arts & Entertainment(E6) | 4,224 | 0.9 | |
| Researcher(E3) | 3,365 | 0.7 | |
| Professor(E1) | 1,729 | 0.4 | |
| Specialized Occupation(E5) | 221 | 0.0 | |
| Technical Instructor(E4) | 209 | 0.0 |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook on Immigration and Foreign Policy (registered foreigners by status of stay).
Note: the teal bar is the status you selected. Selecting a status outside a family shows that status alone.
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 district and status of stay), summed to the province level.
Note: The map shades the 17 provinces, and the same values are also held for the 250 districts.
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| Province | Foreign Language Instructor | Share of national |
|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 3,421 | 26.6 |
| Gyeonggi-do | 2,974 | 23.1 |
| Busan | 868 | 6.7 |
| Daegu | 644 | 5.0 |
| Gyeongsangnam-do | 575 | 4.5 |
| Incheon | 558 | 4.3 |
| Chungcheongnam-do | 539 | 4.2 |
| Jeollanam-do | 413 | 3.2 |
| Gangwon-do | 409 | 3.2 |
| Daejeon | 408 | 3.2 |
| Gyeongsangbuk-do | 405 | 3.1 |
| Jeollabuk-do | 380 | 3.0 |
| Gwangju | 350 | 2.7 |
| Chungcheongbuk-do | 285 | 2.2 |
| Jeju-do | 249 | 1.9 |
| Ulsan | 222 | 1.7 |
| Sejong | 164 | 1.3 |