# South Korean cities with the largest foreign populations

Snapshot: approved-static-d14fc7f7502430cd

South Korean municipalities ranked by the official number of registered foreign residents.

- Canonical: /reports/south-korea-largest-foreign-populations/
- Last checked: 2026-07-22

## Answers

### Seoul, South Korea

275,049 people
- Source: https://data.seoul.go.kr/dataVisual/seoul/seoul100List.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 화성시, South Korea

55,057 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 안산시, South Korea

52,572 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 시흥시, South Korea

41,090 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 수원시, South Korea

40,643 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 평택시, South Korea

36,757 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 단원구, South Korea

36,742 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 부천시, South Korea

31,967 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 천안시, South Korea

30,179 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 김해시, South Korea

27,704 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 김포시, South Korea

26,433 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 아산시, South Korea

25,402 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 구로구, South Korea

23,925 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 영등포구, South Korea

23,205 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 경산시, South Korea

22,532 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 용인시, South Korea

21,430 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 청주시, South Korea

21,312 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 동대문구, South Korea

20,412 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 창원시(통합), South Korea

19,789 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 관악구, South Korea

19,668 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 연수구, South Korea

19,332 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 제주시, South Korea

18,426 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 부평구, South Korea

18,188 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 서북구, South Korea

18,137 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 성남시, South Korea

17,992 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 광진구, South Korea

17,683 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 포천시, South Korea

16,819 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 파주시, South Korea

16,658 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 거제시, South Korea

16,501 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

### 광산구, South Korea

16,401 people
- Source: https://www.immigration.go.kr/bbs/immigration/227/605617/artclView.do
- Checked: 2026-07-22

## Method

Use the compatible published metric foreign_population_total, keep one machine-readable unit family with direct source URLs, and sort descending.

## Boundary

This ranking is a source-backed reference. Read the source, geographic grain and observation date before comparing rows.