Koreans in the United Kingdom
Koreans in the United Kingdom include Korean-born migrants to the United Kingdom and their British-born descendants tracing ancestries from North Korea and South Korea. Demographics Population size The population of Koreans in the United Kingdom is hard to assess. According to South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2019, there were 40,770 Koreans living in the United Kingdom. This figure is quite different from data collected through the census in the United Kingdom, as it does not have a separate category for ethnic Koreans. Census data does exist in terms of UK residents who were born in South Korea. According to the 2011 UK Census, 16,276 residents of England were born in South Korea, 310 in Wales, 716 in Scotland, and 92 in Northern Ireland; 369 people born in North Korea were recorded in England, 12 in Wales, and 11 in Scotland. The previous, 2001 UK Census recorded 12,310 UK residents born in South Korea. The 2011 report of South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade showed 45,295 South Korean citizens or former citizens (regardless of birthplace) registered as living in the UK This means that Koreans in the United Kingdom are the 12th-largest group of overseas Koreans, behind