population mobility Archives

S. Koreans Moving to Jeju Island to Escape Coronavirus

JEJU, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are scrambling to move to Jeju Island following the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak. The Statistics Korea’s population mobility data showed that 568 people left Jeju Province in the first quarter this year, which was reversed after 705 people moved to Jeju in the following quarter. [...]

Population Mobility at Slowest Pace in 47 Years in 2019

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans changed residences to a different region at the slowest pace in 47 years in 2019 due to the rapid aging population and tightened regulations on home purchases, data showed Wednesday. The number of people who moved to other regions (a different province or city) in the country [...]