Korea inbound tourism statistics | China, Taiwan & Vietnam

Name: Monthly inbound visitors to Korea: China, Taiwan and Vietnam
Creator: Korea Tourism Organization

How many visitors from China, Taiwan and Vietnam entered Korea in 2026-07?

In 2026-07, Korea recorded 776,639 arrivals from China, 260,532 from Taiwan and 47,861 from Vietnam. These are nationality-based entry counts from Korea Tourism Organization's official monthly statistics, converted without rounding. They measure arrivals rather than unique travelers. The latest available month may lag the current calendar month.

Last data update: 2026-08-27. Coverage: 2010-01–2026-07.

Where do these figures come from?

The source is the Korea Tourism Organization's Korea Tourism Data Lab monthly XLSX, using the inbound arrivals sheet. Missing observations stay blank in CSV and appear as a dash below. Provisional figures can be revised. Annual totals for incomplete years should be described as year-to-date, not full-year totals.

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Monthly arrivals by nationality

Month	China	Taiwan	Vietnam
2026-07	776,639	260,532	47,861
2026-06	649,582	223,127	46,422
2026-05	563,600	191,795	42,990
2026-04	574,283	192,854	62,279
2026-03	501,060	192,138	74,859
2026-02	504,563	183,753	50,146
2026-01	418,703	166,779	22,960
2025-12	393,834	163,918	34,378
2025-11	377,866	158,374	44,013
2025-10	472,477	161,049	50,483
2025-09	503,186	154,992	46,001
2025-08	604,618	191,565	51,664
2025-07	602,147	199,280	47,692
2025-06	477,052	164,885	45,408
2025-05	484,390	150,272	41,565
2025-04	443,230	151,613	52,792
2025-03	416,849	140,017	52,874
2025-02	340,860	120,015	51,313
2025-01	364,460	135,434	24,922
2024-12	306,787	118,696	36,169
2024-11	297,840	119,505	40,504
2024-10	392,230	133,433	48,535
2024-09	422,809	126,130	44,680
2024-08	505,559	148,735	47,019
2024-07	459,069	142,721	45,282
2024-06	397,325	144,255	47,323
2024-05	395,222	116,956	38,778
2024-04	411,331	117,606	53,338
2024-03	391,347	115,578	48,721
2024-02	343,719	96,704	39,674
2024-01	280,035	93,589	21,397
2023-12	253,675	80,633	31,728
2023-11	221,469	86,141	37,039
2023-10	249,483	96,845	46,026
2023-09	263,940	92,411	36,665
2023-08	259,659	98,854	39,540
2023-07	224,805	103,566	38,402
2023-06	168,035	97,365	35,848
2023-05	128,171	66,654	29,422
2023-04	105,967	77,187	40,640
2023-03	73,390	63,504	34,929
2023-02	45,884	47,970	28,828
2023-01	24,946	49,477	21,621
2022-12	27,367	29,066	23,647
2022-11	24,174	17,914	27,313
2022-10	22,940	11,358	32,010
2022-09	29,531	4,555	22,784
2022-08	30,248	4,401	24,670
2022-07	17,907	1,756	18,867
2022-06	12,741	1,008	12,884
2022-05	11,253	786	6,429
2022-04	10,230	505	4,041
2022-03	14,726	410	5,096
2022-02	16,752	857	5,002
2022-01	9,489	309	2,318
2021-12	11,691	290	3,751
2021-11	12,472	375	2,132
2021-10	14,035	341	1,511
2021-09	19,144	294	1,788
2021-08	17,103	601	1,994
2021-07	13,469	304	1,704
2021-06	12,942	275	2,133
2021-05	14,221	349	1,726
2021-04	16,830	278	1,349
2021-03	18,980	326	2,144
2021-02	11,982	444	1,702
2021-01	7,346	253	1,012
2020-12	7,987	264	1,769
2020-11	9,174	299	1,269
2020-10	11,477	299	853
2020-09	15,307	329	1,447
2020-08	16,275	655	1,938
2020-07	9,738	305	1,060
2020-06	5,051	240	1,032
2020-05	5,124	189	1,381
2020-04	3,935	155	6,597
2020-03	16,595	585	4,048
2020-02	104,086	53,042	30,313
2020-01	481,681	110,354	30,232
2019-12	508,877	90,379	30,721
2019-11	505,369	102,241	43,190
2019-10	567,695	127,944	64,820
2019-09	541,350	102,758	43,617
2019-08	578,112	109,273	43,583
2019-07	519,132	113,587	52,521
2019-06	475,007	118,437	58,339
2019-05	500,413	101,779	44,416
2019-04	493,250	113,072	63,169
2019-03	487,623	98,510	46,991
2019-02	453,379	94,559	42,181
2019-01	392,814	87,954	20,183
2018-12	416,279	87,308	29,844
2018-11	404,256	88,165	40,571
2018-10	475,307	99,972	55,380
2018-09	434,595	87,351	37,481
2018-08	478,140	100,517	37,085
2018-07	410,337	97,696	46,310
2018-06	379,891	102,863	48,295
2018-05	370,222	88,304	33,676
2018-04	366,604	105,177	50,727
2018-03	403,413	94,084	37,656
2018-02	345,341	88,076	24,508
2018-01	305,127	75,820	16,285
2017-12	332,474	75,738	24,009
2017-11	299,247	76,534	28,695
2017-10	345,384	81,625	38,472
2017-09	318,682	74,379	28,800
2017-08	339,388	81,867	27,572
2017-07	281,263	84,678	31,528
2017-06	254,930	77,986	31,688
2017-05	253,359	73,641	25,279
2017-04	227,811	79,203	31,324
2017-03	360,782	74,512	25,159
2017-02	590,790	75,830	19,021
2017-01	565,243	69,623	13,193
2016-12	535,536	64,488	18,632
2016-11	516,956	64,210	22,552
2016-10	680,918	74,516	28,558
2016-09	726,266	73,846	23,921
2016-08	873,771	79,481	20,660
2016-07	917,519	81,459	24,540
2016-06	758,534	87,722	24,593
2016-05	705,844	65,168	18,190
2016-04	682,318	69,151	24,455
2016-03	601,671	57,848	18,654
2016-02	546,408	57,876	17,804
2016-01	521,981	57,700	8,843
2015-12	465,218	49,494	11,816
2015-11	507,579	47,463	16,257
2015-10	650,174	48,929	18,740
2015-09	591,242	46,353	14,052
2015-08	513,275	25,622	12,453
2015-07	255,632	9,879	9,172
2015-06	315,095	14,816	10,840
2015-05	618,083	59,061	14,485
2015-04	641,610	60,752	18,937
2015-03	515,130	52,304	18,309
2015-02	516,787	53,719	9,809
2015-01	394,345	49,798	7,895
2014-12	420,501	49,571	9,657
2014-11	460,671	49,286	11,143
2014-10	562,278	58,542	14,339
2014-09	564,078	52,942	11,663
2014-08	757,683	59,902	12,214
2014-07	692,053	62,042	12,393
2014-06	573,852	60,849	12,820
2014-05	517,031	60,105	13,464
2014-04	531,947	51,360	14,006
2014-03	423,768	47,097	11,202
2014-02	326,295	46,705	12,942
2014-01	296,708	45,282	5,661
2013-12	276,234	43,526	7,758
2013-11	276,428	42,561	8,486
2013-10	343,273	49,564	10,700
2013-09	483,518	46,894	11,527
2013-08	642,258	51,403	11,241
2013-07	569,787	47,728	12,485
2013-06	399,031	53,808	10,608
2013-05	278,723	41,361	9,100
2013-04	335,069	35,107	10,199
2013-03	276,479	42,102	10,699
2013-02	249,698	45,437	9,112
2013-01	196,371	45,171	5,155
2012-12	195,997	40,851	7,019
2012-11	204,533	39,495	7,075
2012-10	279,440	48,573	9,392
2012-09	283,402	49,629	7,980
2012-08	359,065	54,741	9,167
2012-07	322,917	56,117	9,522
2012-06	234,482	50,578	10,161
2012-05	210,439	41,785	9,591
2012-04	222,114	43,201	10,456
2012-03	183,691	35,624	9,968
2012-02	173,790	44,714	9,992
2012-01	167,022	42,925	6,184
2011-12	159,080	36,503	6,568
2011-11	174,164	38,496	7,965
2011-10	214,681	44,002	8,640
2011-09	231,462	37,205	8,297
2011-08	276,299	47,235	9,640
2011-07	244,573	47,198	10,466
2011-06	179,508	41,292	9,924
2011-05	152,347	28,601	7,790
2011-04	153,875	31,982	11,361
2011-03	163,261	25,832	10,575
2011-02	157,019	24,471	9,699
2011-01	113,927	25,391	4,606
2010-12	119,061	24,521	6,921
2010-11	136,152	35,091	9,173
2010-10	181,428	39,829	9,992
2010-09	176,196	32,284	7,164
2010-08	241,987	38,061	8,366
2010-07	195,188	35,951	7,578
2010-06	150,119	32,827	7,785
2010-05	154,066	33,326	7,144
2010-04	147,680	33,518	7,152
2010-03	141,457	27,894	7,674
2010-02	140,571	36,651	6,749
2010-01	91,252	36,399	4,515