The Visitors Index

Who actually comes to Korea — 18,936,562 foreign arrivals in 2025, ranked by nationality. The growth column is the quieter story: which countries’ interest in Korea is accelerating.

Source: Korea Tourism Statistics (arrivals by nationality) (출입국관광통계), 국가승인통계 제314004호 — Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism · Korea Tourism Organization. Data year 2025 · top 20 nationalities · updated monthly by the source. Retrieved 2026-08-29.

Methodology and limits

  1. 1China P. R.중국+19.1%5,480,969
  2. 2Japan일본+13.3%3,653,137
  3. 3Taiwan대만+28.3%1,891,414
  4. 4United States미국+12.4%1,483,240
  5. 5Philippines필리핀+19%615,141
  6. 6Vietnam베트남+6.2%543,105
  7. 7Singapore싱가포르+6.4%399,635
  8. 8Indonesia인도네시아+8.7%365,596
  9. 9Thailand태국+3.1%333,930
  10. 10Malaysia말레이시아+9.4%329,147
  11. 11Canada캐나다+11.1%282,618
  12. 12Australia호주+9.3%267,157
  13. 13Russian Fed러시아+13.9%224,524
  14. 14India인도+12.8%199,277
  15. 15France프랑스+9.5%180,076
  16. 16Germany독일+11.9%175,836
  17. 17United Kingdom영국+16.6%171,940
  18. 18Mongolia몽골+17.6%166,901
  19. 19Myanmar미얀마+13%86,290
  20. 20Mexico멕시코+47.7%85,503