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Number of North Korean Defectors Entering South Korea

(persons)

Number of North Korean Defectors Entering South Korea
Category	~'98	~'01	'02	'03	'04	'05	'06	'07	'08	'09	'10	'11	'12	'13	'14	'15	'16	'17	’18	’19	’20	’21	’22	’23.6(provi sional)	Total
Male	831	565	510	474	626	424	515	573	608	662	591	795	404	369	305	251	302	188	168	202	72	40	35	23	9,533
Female	116	478	632	811	1,272	960	1,513	1,981	2,195	2,252	1,811	1,911	1,098	1,145	1,092	1,024	1,116	939	969	845	157	23	32	76	24,448
Total	947	1,043	1,142	1,285	1,898	1,384	2,028	2,554	2,803	2,914	2,402	2,706	1,502	1,514	1,397	1,275	1,418	1,127	1,137	1,047	229	63	67	99	33,981
Percent age of female defecto rs	12.2%	45.8%	55.3%	63.1%	67.0%	69.4%	74.6%	77.6%	78.3%	77.3%	75.4%	70.6%	73.1%	75.6%	78.2%	80.3%	78.7%	83.3%	85.2%	80.7%	68.6%	36.5%	47.8%	76.8%	71.9%

Number of North Korean Defectors by Age Group

(persons)

Number of North Korean Defectors by Age Group
Category	Ages 0-9	Ages 10-19	Ages 20-29	Ages 30-39	Ages 40-49	Ages 50-59	Ages 60 and older	Total
Male	651	1,706	2,632	2,168	1,405	591	356	9,509
Female	646	2,108	6,978	7,572	4,624	1,463	998	24,389
Total	1,297	3,814	9,610	9,740	6,029	2,054	1,354	33,898

※ The figures are based on the ages when they entered South Korea and may differ from the actual number of North Korean defectors due to the exclusion of those who arrived recently and are in protection facilities.

Number of North Korean Defectors by Professional Background in the North

(persons)

Number of North Korean Defectors by Professional Background in the North
Category	Management	Military	Workers	Unemployed	Volunteer sector	Arts and sports	Professions	Non-target (children)	Total
Male	413	723	4,189	3,218	93	84	240	549	9,509
Female	140	163	9,238	11,966	1,461	222	528	671	24,389
Total	553	886	13,427	15,184	1,554	306	768	1,220	33,898

※ The figures may differ from the actual number of North Korean defectors due to the exclusion of those who arrived recently and are in protection facilities (The figures may be adjusted as a result of the revision of historical

Number of North Korean Defectors by Academic Background in the North

(persons)

Number of North Korean Defectors by Academic Background in the North
Category	Preschool child	Kindergarten	Primary school	Secondary school (Middleand highschool)	College	University and higher education	Uneducated	Other (unidentified)	Total
Male	418	135	807	5,757	858	1,135	360	39	9,509
Female	404	215	1,503	17,749	2,689	1,221	515	93	24,389
Total	822	350	2,310	23,506	3,547	2,356	875	132	33,898

※ The figures may differ from the actual number of North Korean defectors due to the exclusion of those who arrived recently and are in protection facilities, and they include dropouts for each educational level.
※ The figures may be adjusted as a result of the revision of historical data and the category of Other includes those who entered Hanawon recently and did not fill in their academic background.

Number of North Korean Defectors by Region of Birth in the North

(persons)

Number of North Korean Defectors by Region of Birth in the North
Cate gory	Kangwon	Nampo	Ryang gang	Jagang	South Pyongan	North Pyongan	Pyong yang	South Hamg yong	North Hamg yong	South Hwang hae	North Hwang hae	Kaesong	Other (uniden tified)	Total
Male	225	77	1,561	79	465	379	489	777	4,857	271	185	46	98	9,509
Female	378	89	4,460	166	658	508	350	2,108	15,016	203	285	33	135	24,389
Total	603	166	6,021	245	1,123	887	839	2,885	19,873	474	470	79	233	33,898

※ The figures may differ from the actual number of North Korean defectors due to the exclusion of those who arrived recently and are in protection facilities.

Number of North Korean Defectors by Region

(persons)

Number of North Korean Defectors by Region
Region	Seoul	Gyeonggi	Incheon	Busan	North Gyeongsang	South Gyeongsang	Daegu	North Chung cheong	South Chung cheong and Sejong
Male	2,052	2,789	786	217	227	238	127	272	360
Female	4,480	8,186	2,116	658	909	830	503	1,113	1,432
Total	6,532	10,975	2,902	875	1,136	1,068	630	1,385	1,792
Region	Gwangju	Gangwon	Daejeon	South Jeolla	North Jeolla	Ulsan	Jeju	Total
Male	119	221	122	146	113	117	77	7,983
Female	415	691	460	524	419	342	278	23,356
Total	534	912	582	670	532	459	355	31,339

※ The figures do not include those who are dead, whose resident registrations were cancelled, who emigrated, whose residences are unknown, and who are in protection facilities.

Settlement Status of North Korean Defectors

(percentage (%))

Settlement Status of North Korean Defectors
Category	’08	’09	’10	’11	’12	’13	’14	’15	’16	’17	’18	’19	’20	’21	’22
Percentage of recipients receiving livelihood benefits	54.8	54.9	51.3	46.7	40.8	35	32.3	25.3	24.4	24.4	23.8	23.8	23.8	22.8	22.6
Dropout rates(primary, middle, and highschool)	10.8	6.1	4.9	4.7	3.3	3.46	2.5	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.5	3.0	2.9	1.2	1.6

Economic Activities of North Korean Defectors

(percentage (%))

Economic Activities of North Korean Defectors
Category	’08	’09	’10	’11	’12	’13	’14	’15	’16	’17	’18	’19	’20	’21	’22
Activity Rates	49.6	48.6	42.6	56.5	54.1	56.9	56.6	59.4	57.9	61.2	64.8	62.1	60.1	61.3	63.0
Employment rates	44.9	41.9	38.7	49.7	50	51.4	53.1	54.6	55	56.9	60.4	58.2	54.4	56.7	59.2
Unemploy ment rates	9.5	13.7	9.2	12.1	7.5	9.7	6.2	4.8	5.1	7	6.9	6.3	9.4	7.5	6.1

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