The number of foreigners living in Seoul has increased very significantly in the 2000s, and the share of foreigners was also raised. In the population of foreigners, the proportion of women population tend to increase, but the share of male populatio ...
The number of foreigners living in Seoul has increased very significantly in the 2000s, and the share of foreigners was also raised. In the population of foreigners, the proportion of women population tend to increase, but the share of male population has decreased. While the proportion of children and older people has reduced, the proportion of the economically active population has increased. Demographic attributes of foreigners residing in Seoul has exhibited a different pattern from the overall properties of the foreign population in Korea.
More than 160 foreign nationalities are living in Seoul, and nationalities of foreigners are increasingly diversifying. Although the total number of foreigners has increased, the number of foreigners with USA, Canadian, Russian nationality has decreased. People with Chinese nationality exceeded 72% of the total. In the distribution of foreign nationality, In the distribution of foreign nationality, the phenomenon of displacement has been increasingly intensified. In eight nationalities including China, Vietnam, Japan, Mongolia, and Uzbekistan, the number of foreigners has increased more than 500 people.
Foreigners has increased in all regions except Seocho-gu and Gangnam-gu. Especially there was a large increase in Yeongdeungpo-gu, followed by Guro-gu, Geumcheon-gu, and Gwanak-gu. The numer of foreigners increased significantly in areas where many foreigners already live. This reflects that the migration and settlement of foreigners has been progressed in the form of chain migration. Chinese nationality mainly live in Yeongdeungpo-gu. American nationality and Japanese nationality mainly live in Yongsan-gu. Taiwan nationality mainly live in Seodaemun-gu. Some foreign nationals are expanding their residential area around particular area, some nationalities tend to migrate in a new location by moving their living space. Whereas Chinese nationality or Japanese nationality expand the scope of living space with strengthening primacy, the other nationalities form sparsely residential area in the city. The phenomenon that the residential area of particular nationality has concentrated in certain region shows the residential segregation.
Two dimensions were derived from the similarity analysis of the distribution of foreigners. One dimension is the concentration in Yongsan-gu, the other dimension is the concentration in Seodaemun-gu and Mapo-gu. According to the dimension 1, foreigners from Nigeria, Germany, Pakistan, UK, and USA tend to concentrate in Yongsan-gu. But the opposite phenomenon was appeared by the foreigners from Vietnam, Hong Kong, Nepal, Mongolia. According to the dimension 2, foreigners from Taiwan and Hong Kong tend to concentrate in Seodaemun-gu and Mapo-gu. But the opposite phenomenon was appeared by the foreigners from Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan. In conclusion, China, Nepal, and Mongolia nationality tend not to match residential area with other nationalities. In contrast, Philippines, Japan, India, Germany, Canada, USA, Australia, UK nationals tend to share a living space with other nationalities. Residential segregation of foreigners residing in Seoul has a correlation with the economic development level of country.