8 out of 10 foreigners staying in Korea are satisfied with life in Korea

Eight out of 10 foreigners staying in Korea answered that they were satisfied with their lives in Korea.

The National Statistical Office’s Statistics Development Institute recently announced the results of an analysis of ‘life in Korea of ​​foreigners residing in Korea’ based on the ‘Survey of Immigrant Residence Status and Employment Survey’.

This presentation includes foreigners’ ▲difficulties living in Korea ▲leisure life ▲perception of discrimination ▲satisfaction with living in Korea.

Difficulties living in Korea

Foreigners chose ‘language problems’ (43.4%) and ‘loneliness’ (28.8%) as the most difficult aspects of living in Korea, followed by lifestyle and food. There were quite a lot foreigners (32.7%) who answered that they had no difficulties.

Leisure life

Foreigners, regardless of whether they were men or women, were found to spend the most time on ‘watching TV (average 57.5%)’ and ‘relaxation activities’ (sleeping, sauna, etc., 49.1% on average).

Men had a relatively higher proportion of computer games, internet searches, and watching or participating in sports than women, and women had a relatively higher proportion of watching TV and hobbies and self-development activities than men.

Awareness of discrimination

Among foreigners staying in the country over the past year, 19.7% responded that they had experienced discrimination. Among the places and services they used, the proportion of respondents who responded that they were discriminated against was high in stores, restaurants, banks, workplaces, and workplaces, and low in schools, universities, landlords or real estate agents, and public institutions.

In particular, the highest percentage of respondents said they experienced discrimination on the streets or in their neighborhood.

Satisfaction with life in Korea

It was found that foreigners are generally satisfied with their lives in Korea without any significant differences by gender. The total satisfaction, which includes very satisfied (40.8%) and somewhat satisfied (39.6%), was 80.4%.

17.7% were moderately dissatisfied, 1.7% were slightly dissatisfied, and 0.2% were very dissatisfied. This is an understandable response to some extent, as foreigners who are dissatisfied with life in Korea would have returned to their home country.

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