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Also known as Korean nation, Korean people

Koreans are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Korean Peninsula. The majority of Koreans live in the two Korean sovereign states of North and South Korea, which are collectively referred to as Korea. As of 2021, an estimated 7.3 million ethnic Koreans resided outside of Korea. Koreans are also an officially recognised ethnic minority in other several Continental and East Asian countries, including China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan. Outside of Continental and East Asia, sizeable Korean communities have formed in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Canada

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Koreans are an East Asian ethnic group whose ancestral homeland is the Korean Peninsula, where the majority live today in North and South Korea. Millions of ethnic Koreans also live outside Korea as diaspora communities, including recognized minorities in countries across Asia and significant populations in Western nations like the United States, Canada, and several European countries.

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Ethnic group.group
Koreans
Ethnic group.pop
million center|frameless|260x260px
Ethnic group.regions
South Korea 52,081,799 North Korea 26,298,666 Diaspora 7.3 million
Ethnic group.region1
United States
Ethnic group.pop1
2,633,777
Ethnic group.region2
China
Ethnic group.pop2
2,350,422
Ethnic group.region3
Japan
Ethnic group.pop3
818,865
Ethnic group.region4
Canada
Ethnic group.pop4
237,364
Ethnic group.region5
Uzbekistan
Ethnic group.pop5
175,865
Ethnic group.region6
Russia
Ethnic group.pop6
168,526
Ethnic group.region7
Australia
Ethnic group.pop7
158,103
Ethnic group.region8
Vietnam

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Koreans
male form of label
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female form of label
koreino
native label
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17 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Origins
  • Genetics<span class="anchor" id="Genetic studies"></span>
  • Genealogy
  • Culture
  • Language
  • Demographics
  • South Korea
  • North Korea
  • Korean diaspora
  • Part-Korean populations
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • Further reading
  • External links

Koreans are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Korean Peninsula. The majority of Koreans live in the two Korean sovereign states of North and South Korea, which are collectively referred to as Korea. As of 2021, an estimated 7.3 million ethnic Koreans resided outside of Korea. Koreans are also an officially recognised ethnic minority in other several Continental and East Asian countries, including China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan. Outside of Continental and East Asia, sizeable Korean communities have formed in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

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