China, Japan, Taiwan and other markets as shares of 16.37M foreign arrivals; %, 2024.
China supplied 4.60 million visitors to South Korea in 2024, equal to 28.1% of the national total. Japan supplied 3.22 million and Taiwan supplied 1.47 million. Together the three named markets accounted for 56.8% of the 16.37 million arrivals. All other origin markets are combined into a derived 43.2% residual segment.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 28.1% | 2024 |
| 2 | Japan | 19.7% | 2024 |
| 3 | Taiwan | 9.0% | 2024 |
| 4 | Other markets | 43.2% | 2024 |
Source 1: Inbound visitors by market, 2024
Publisher: Korea Tourism Organization
Dataset/table: Korea tourism statistics
Evidence: Supports the market totals and the 16.37 million denominator.
The residual combines every origin market other than China, Japan and Taiwan.
Divide the three preserved origin-market counts by the official 2024 national visitor total and derive the residual share.
The three origin counts and national denominator use Korea Tourism Organization data for 2024.
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