{
  "id": 16863871,
  "title": "Foreign resident population in Korea hits record 2.66 mil. as int'l student numbers surge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/foreign-resident-population-in-korea-hits-record-2-66-mil-as-intl-16863871",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T07:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/others/20261028/foreign-resident-population-in-korea-hits-record-266-mil-as-intl-student-numbers-surge"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that the number of foreign residents in South Korea has reached a record high of 2.66 million as of November 2025, marking a 3.1% increase from the previous year. This surge is primarily attributed to a significant rise in the number of international students, according to data released by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Foreign residents now constitute 5.1% of the country's total population of 51.8 million, the highest proportion on record. The definition of foreign residents includes individuals residing in the country for over 90 days, holding foreign nationality, acquiring Korean citizenship, or being born in Korea to foreign-national or naturalized parents. Among the categories, non-Korean nationals grew by 3.2% to 2.11 million, while naturalized citizens increased by 4.4% to 256,491.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}