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Statuses of stay number 29, and the groups that hold them number 6.
Seasonal Worker
The status code is E8, and it covers Temporary seasonal work in agriculture and fisheries.
People registered under the Seasonal Worker (E8) status number 31,609, which is 2% of all registered foreigners. The largest nationalities are Vietnam at 55%, Laos at 18.5%, and Philippines at 13.1%. They are found in 172 districts, and the largest counts are Wando-gun with 2,293, Haenam-gun with 1,618, and Miryang-si with 1,244.
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 | Seasonal Worker | All registered foreigners | Relative to total |
|---|---|---|---|
| People | 31,609 | 1,604,920 | 2.0% of the total |
| Nationalities counted | 17 | 192 | 8.9% of the total |
| Districts of residence | 172 | 250 | 68.8% of the total |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by status of stay, registered foreigners by status of stay and district).
Seasonal Worker ranks #3 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 Seasonal Worker falls under.
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook, each year.
Putting the status and the group on one axis shows the share Seasonal Worker takes within the E group.
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| Year | Seasonal Worker | all of the E group | Share of family |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 298 | 273,499 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 3,400 | 322,080 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 11,941 | 400,033 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 19,690 | 455,307 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 31,609 | 493,577 | 6.4 |
| Rank | Nationality | Persons | Within Seasonal Worker | Within nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 17,393 | 55.0 | 5.9 | |
| 2 | Laos | 5,863 | 18.5 | 50.8 | |
| 3 | Philippines | 4,136 | 13.1 | 7.5 | |
| 4 | Cambodia | 2,219 | 7.0 | 3.4 | |
| 5 | Mongolia | 677 | 2.1 | 1.6 | |
| 6 | Nepal | 501 | 1.6 | 0.6 | |
| 7 | Thailand | 390 | 1.2 | 0.8 | |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 179 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |
| 9 | Indonesia | 88 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| 10 | China | 87 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| 11 | Other countries (7) | 76 | 0.2 | - |
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 Seasonal Worker.
| Rank | District | Seasonal Worker | Share of local foreigners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeollanam-do Wando-gun | 2,293 | 39.5 | |
| 2 | Jeollanam-do Haenam-gun | 1,618 | 38.2 | |
| 3 | Gyeongsangnam-do Miryang-si | 1,244 | 21.4 | |
| 4 | Jeollanam-do Goheung-gun | 974 | 34.3 | |
| 5 | Gyeongsangbuk-do Sangju-si | 913 | 39.8 | |
| 6 | Gyeongsangnam-do Jinju-si | 853 | 12.5 | |
| 7 | Jeollabuk-do Gochang-gun | 779 | 37.4 | |
| 8 | Jeollanam-do Jindo-gun | 758 | 24.1 | |
| 9 | Chungcheongnam-do Nonsan-si | 624 | 8.4 | |
| 10 | Jeollanam-do Boseong-gun | 605 | 50.5 |
Source: MOJ Statistical Yearbook (registered foreigners by status of stay and district).
Note: In the district file, Seasonal Worker totals 31,609, 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 | Seasonal Worker | Share of national |
|---|---|---|
| Jeollanam-do | 9,992 | 31.6 |
| Gyeongsangnam-do | 5,955 | 18.8 |
| Chungcheongnam-do | 4,988 | 15.8 |
| Gyeongsangbuk-do | 4,153 | 13.1 |
| Jeollabuk-do | 2,574 | 8.1 |
| Gangwon-do | 1,092 | 3.5 |
| Jeju-do | 1,086 | 3.4 |
| Gyeonggi-do | 1,061 | 3.4 |
| Chungcheongbuk-do | 543 | 1.7 |
| Daegu | 67 | 0.2 |
| Busan | 32 | 0.1 |
| Sejong | 28 | 0.1 |
| Gwangju | 23 | 0.1 |
| Daejeon | 6 | 0.0 |
| Incheon | 6 | 0.0 |
| Seoul | 3 | 0.0 |