The Visitors Index

China led arrivals to South Korea with 4,816,134 arrivals in Jan–Aug 2026; growth compares with the same period a year earlier (Jan–Aug 2025), according to Korea Tourism Statistics (arrivals by nationality).

15,048,435 recorded inbound visitor arrivals in Jan–Aug 2026, ranked by nationality. The growth column compares recorded arrivals with the same period a year earlier; it does not identify the cause, visitor purpose, or a country's level of interest in Korea.

Source: Korea Tourism Statistics (arrivals by nationality) (출입국관광통계), 국가승인통계 제314004호 — Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism · Korea Tourism Organization. Jan–Aug 2026 YTD · top 20 nationalities · updated monthly by the source. Retrieved 2026-10-17.

Growth: change against the same period in the previous year (Jan–Aug 2025).

Methodology and limits

Related briefing: official January–August 2026 visitor figures

  1. 1China P. R.중국+29.0%4,816,134
  2. 2Japan일본+17.5%2,698,857
  3. 3Taiwan대만+32.2%1,656,255
  4. 4United States미국+10.8%1,079,727
  5. 5Hong Kong, China(including Hong Kong ID.)홍콩+18.1%495,680
  6. 6Philippines필리핀+16.1%454,007
  7. 7Vietnam베트남+10.5%406,816
  8. 8Indonesia인도네시아+22.5%295,279
  9. 9Singapore싱가포르+11.9%243,078
  10. 10Thailand태국+14.9%229,746
  11. 11Canada캐나다+15.6%210,964
  12. 12Malaysia말레이시아+12.6%206,838
  13. 13Australia호주+13.9%185,344
  14. 14Russian Fed러시아+9.1%165,885
  15. 15India인도+18.9%159,617
  16. 16United Kingdom영국+24.6%141,530
  17. 17France프랑스+16.7%139,403
  18. 18Germany독일+15.3%132,460
  19. 19Mongolia몽골+3.3%117,026
  20. 20Myanmar미얀마+62.6%92,453
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