| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 33,032 (2021)[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Luzon: Metro Manila, Baguio, Angeles City Visayas: Metro Cebu, Negros Island Region, Metro Iloilo–Guimaras Mindanao: Metro Davao, Cagayan de Oro | |
| Languages | |
| Korean, English, Filipino and various Philippine languages | |
| Religion | |
| Mainly Protestantism,[3] Roman Catholicism, Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Korean diaspora |
Koreans in the Philippines, largely consisting of expatriates from South Korea and people born in the Philippines with Korean ancestry, form the second largest Korean diaspora community in Southeast Asia and the 14th-largest in the world, after Koreans in Kazakhstan and after Koreans in Vietnam.[2] As of 2013, statistics of South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade recorded their population at 88,102 people, a fall of 31% since 2009 after a period of rapid growth in the population in the preceding decade.[2][4]
Many South Koreans living in the Philippines are attracted to the low cost of English-language education and housing, both significantly cheaper than those offered in their native South Korea.[5][6] The warmer climate is yet another motivating factor for the recent surge in migration.[7] The Philippines is also a popular destination for retired South Koreans on fixed pensions; the Filipino government actively promotes the settlement of South Korean retirees in the country because of the potential lucrative opportunities for the local economy.[8] There are also known cases of North Koreans having been admitted to the Philippines as migrant workers.[9]
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- ^ Miralao 2007, p. 33
- ^ Meinardus, Ronaldo (2005-12-15), ""Korean Wave" in Philippines", The Korea Times, archived from the original on 2006-01-13, retrieved 2007-02-16
- ^ "Koreans Flock to the Philippines to Learn English". Korea Times. 2009-09-13. Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
- ^ Gutierrez, Jason (2011-06-02). "Top education for less in the Philippines". Philippine Inquirer/Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
- ^ Yoon, Won-sup (2006-07-09), "Philippine Cultural Center Opens", The Korea Times, archived from the original on 2012-07-14, retrieved 2007-02-16
- ^ Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (2006-07-03), "More Koreans Look to Retire in Philippines", The Korea Times, archived from the original on 2007-02-24, retrieved 2007-03-27
- ^ Taguinod, Floro (2010-01-03), "North Koreans rescued off Cagayan entered RP as legal aliens", GMA News, archived from the original on 2010-05-11, retrieved 2011-05-25