South Korea vs Tonga: Share of the population born in another country

South Korea

3.5%

in 2024

Tonga

3.4%

in 2024

South Korea rank

145th

Tonga rank

147th

Share of the population born in another country over time

South Korea currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tonga ahead.

South Korea ranks 145th and Tonga ranks 147th of 231 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population born in another country
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 1,848 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Immigrants as a share of the total population.