This graphic exhibits survey outcomes on the financial circumstances of North Korean defectors residing in South Korea. Courtesy of the Korea Hana Basis
A document 81 % of North Korean defectors residing in South Korea stated they’re “glad” with their lives within the South, amid an enchancment of their general financial scenario, a survey confirmed Tuesday.
Of the two,500 respondents, 81.2 % stated they have been proud of their lives in South Korea, the best determine since recordkeeping started in 2011, based on information from the Korea Hana Basis, an company affiliated with the unification ministry.
The employment price of North Korean defectors in South Korea stood at 61.3 % this yr, up 1.2 proportion factors from a yr earlier.
Throughout the identical interval, their jobless price fell 0.9 proportion level on-year to five.4 %, whereas their financial participation price elevated 0.7 % level in contrast with 64.8 % the earlier yr.
A basis official stated the hole in main financial information between South Koreans and North Korean defectors right here was narrowing in indicators that their financial scenario has improved.
The discrepancy within the employment and jobless charges of South Korean residents and North Korean defectors this yr had narrowed by 0.9 and 0.7 proportion level, respectively, from a yr earlier.
The report was based mostly on a survey of two,500 North Korean defectors aged 15 and older who arrived in South Korea between January 1997 and December 2024.
