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{{Infobox Ethnic group
|group = Koreans</br>한민족(韓民族)
|image = ]
|image_caption = ]
|poptime = 77.6 million (est.)<ref>]rs + ]: (48,379,392 + 23,479,089) + 5,769,738 = 77,628,219</ref>
|regions = {{flag|South Korea}}{{nbsp|6}}48,379,392 (2008 est.)<ref></ref> <br>{{flag|North Korea}}{{nbsp|6}}23,479,089 (2008 est.)<ref></ref><small><small>korean ancestry/overseas korean</br>without ] (but with the exception of China, CIS, Japan by reason of ])</small></small>
<small>Source : Korea ]
외교통상부 <br>Korean :
English :
<small>
|region1 = {{flag|China}}
|pop1 = 2,762,160
|ref1 = <ref name="OKF2007">{{citation|url=http://www.korean.net/morgue/status_4.jsp?tCode=status&dCode=0105|title=재외동포 다수거주 국가|publisher=Overseas Korean Foundation|date=2007|accessdate=2008-10-10}}</ref>
|region2 = {{flag|United States}}
|pop2 = 1,520,703
|ref2 = <ref name="Census2006">{{citation|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201PR&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201T&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201TPR&-ds_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_&-reg=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201:042;ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201PR:042;ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201T:042;ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201TPR:042&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-format=|publisher=United States Census Bureau|title=S0201. Selected Population Profile in the United States|accessdate=2007-09-22}}</ref>
|region3 = {{flag|Japan}}
|pop3 = 893,740
|ref3 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region4 = {{flag|CIS}} <small>(incl. Russia)</small>
|pop4 = 533,976
|ref4 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region5 = {{flag|Canada}}
|pop5 = 216,628
|ref5 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region6 = {{flag|Australia}}
|pop6 = 105,558
|ref6 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region7 = {{flag|Philippines}}
|pop7 = 86,800
|ref7 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region8 = {{flag|Vietnam}}
|pop8 = 53,800
|ref8 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region9 = {{flag|Brazil}}
|pop9 = 50,523
|ref9 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region10 = {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|pop10 = 41,995
|ref10 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region11 = {{flag|New Zealand}}
|pop11 = 32,972
|ref11 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region12 = {{flag|Indonesia}}
|pop12 = 30,700
|ref12 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region13 = {{flag|Germany}}
|pop13 = 29,800
|ref13 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region14 = {{flag|Thailand}}
|pop14 = 25,000
|ref14 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region15 = {{flag|Argentina}}
|pop15 = 21,592
|ref15 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region16 = {{flag|Malaysia}}
|pop16 = 14,934
|ref16 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region17 = {{flag|France}}
|pop17 = 13,981
|ref17 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region18 = {{flag|Singapore}}
|pop18 = 12,656
|ref18 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region19 = {{flag|Mexico}}
|pop19 = 12,070
|ref19 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region20 = {{flag|Guatemala}}
|pop20 = 9,944
|ref20 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region21 = {{flag|India}}
|pop21 = 7,367
|ref21 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region22 = {{flag|Italy}}
|pop22 = 5,502
|ref22 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region23 = {{flag|Spain}}
|pop23 = 3,606
|ref23 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region24 = {{flag|South Africa}}
|pop24 = 3,480
|ref24 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|region25 = {{flag|Taiwan}}
|pop25 = 3,166
|ref25 = <ref name="OKF2007"/>
|langs = ] speakers: 78 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_iso639.asp?code=kor |title= Korean |work=ethnologue |accessdate=2007-04-20}}</ref>
|rels = Secular, ], ], ]. Background of ] and ].}}

The '''Korean people''' are an ]n ].<ref>Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues - Page 40 by Pyrong Gap Min </ref> Most Koreans speak the ].

==Names==
]ns call Koreans ''Han-guk-in'' (or simply 한인/Han-in for South Koreans living abroad) ({{lang|ko|한국인}}; {{lang|ko|韓國人}}) or informally ''Hanguk saram'' ({{lang|ko|한국 사람}}; {{lang|ko|韓國 사람}}), while ]ns call Koreans ''Chosŏn-in'' ({{lang|ko|조선인}}; {{lang|ko|朝鮮人}}) or ''Chosŏn saram'' ({{lang|ko|조선 사람}}; {{lang|ko|朝鮮 사람}}). See ], ], ];한글 and ];한자.

==Origins==

Koreans are believed to be descendents of ]-<ref>{{cite book
| last = Nelson
| first = Sarah M.
| title = The Archaeology of Korea
| publisher = Cambridge University Press
| date = 1993
| pages = 6
| isbsn = 0521407834
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url = http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=186719
|title = Korean people(한민족)
|accessdate = 2007-03-09
|work =
|language = Korean
}}</ref> or proto-]<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://preview.britannica.co.kr/bol/topic.asp?article_id=b24h2877b
|title = Korean people(한민족)
|accessdate = 2007-03-09
|work =
|language = Korean

}}</ref>-speaking tribes, linking them with ], ] and ]. Archaeological evidence suggest proto-Koreans were Altaic-language-speaking migrants from south-central ],<ref>''The Rise of Civilization in East Asia: the Archaeology of China, Korea and Japan'', pp. 165</ref> who populated ] in successive waves from the ] age to the ]<ref>''뿌리 깊은 한국사, 샘이 깊은 이야기: 고조선, 삼국'', pp. 44-45</ref>.<!--Need specific date range-->

Recent advances in the study of ] have produced evidence to suggest that the Korean people have a very long history as a distinct, mostly endogamous ethnic group, as male Koreans display a high frequency of Y-chromosomes belonging to ] that are more or less specific to Korean populations. {{Fact|date=February 2007}}

Most Koreans and part-Koreans still display phenotypes suggesting Altaic origins.{{fact|date=July 2008}} These features include higher cheekbones, and the ], a genetic predisposition for a bluish birthmark on the lower body which remains until early childhood; however, the Mongolian spot is also extremely common among non-Altaic people of Chinese, African, Native American, or East Indian ancestry.<ref></ref>
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===Regional differences===
Significant regional cultural and political differences exist.

Within ], the most important regional difference is between the ] region, embracing ] and ] provinces in the southeast, and the ] region, embracing ] and ] provinces in the southwest. The two regions, separated by the ], nurture a rivalry said to reach back to the ], which lasted from the fourth century to the seventh century A.D., when the kingdoms of ], ] and ] struggled for control of the peninsula.

Observers noted that interregional marriages are rare, and that as of 1990 a new fourlane highway completed in 1984 between ] and ], the capitals of Jeollanam-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, completed in 1984, was unsuccessful in promoting travel between the two areas.

South Korea's political elite, including presidents ], ], and ], have come largely from the Gyeongsang region. As a result, Gyeongsang has been a special beneficiary of government development assistance.

By contrast, historically the Jeolla region has remained comparatively rural, undeveloped, and poor. Regional social disturbances intensified in the May 1980 ], in which about 200 and perhaps many more inhabitants of the capital of Jeollanam-do were killed by ]'s troops who were sent to quell demonstrations of citizens and students against military coup regime. The demonstration against military regime occurred all over the country, but only Gwangju was heavily damaged. Many of the troops who put down the demonstrations were reportedly from the rival Gyeongsang region. {{Fact|date=March 2008}}

Regional stereotypes, like regional dialects, have been breaking down under the influence of centralized education, nationwide media, and the several decades of population movement since the ]. Stereotypes remain important, however, in the eyes of many South Koreans. For example, the people of ], surrounding Seoul, are often described as being cultured, and ] people, inhabiting the region embracing ] and ] provinces, are thought to be mild-mannered, manifesting true ] virtues. The people of ] in the northeast were viewed as poor and stolid, while Koreans from the northern provinces of ], ], and ], now in North Korea, are perceived as being diligent and aggressive. ] is known for its strong-minded and independent women.

==Culture==
{{Main|Culture of Korea|contemporary culture of North Korea|contemporary culture of South Korea}}
North Korea and South Korea share a common heritage, but the ] since 1945 has resulted in some divergence of modern culture.

==Language==
{{Main|Korean language|Hangul}}
The language of the Korean people is the ], which uses ] as its main writing system. There are around 78 million speakers of the Korean language worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_iso639.asp?code=kor |title= Korean |work=ethnologue |accessdate=2007-04-20}}</ref>

==North Korea data==
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Estimating the size, growth rate, sex ratio, and age structure of North Korea's population has been extremely difficult. Until release of official data in 1989, the 1963 edition of the North Korea Central Yearbook was the last official publication to disclose population figures. After 1963 demographers used varying methods to estimate the population. They either totaled the number of delegates elected to the ] (each delegate representing 50,000 people before 1962 and 30,000 people afterward) or relied on official statements that a certain number of persons, or percentage of the population, was engaged in a particular activity. Thus, on the basis of remarks made by President ] in 1977 concerning school attendance, the population that year was calculated at 17.2 million persons. During the 1980s, health statistics, including life expectancy and causes of mortality, were gradually made available to the outside world.

In 1989 the Central Statistics Bureau released demographic data to the ] (UNFPA) in order to secure the UNFPA's assistance in holding North Korea's first nationwide ] since the establishment of the state in 1948. Although the figures given to the ] might have been distorted, it appears that in line with other attempts to open itself to the outside world, the North Korean regime has also opened somewhat in the demographic realm. Although the country lacks trained demographers, accurate data on household registration, migration, and births and deaths are available to North Korean authorities. According to the United States scholar Nicholas Eberstadt and demographer Judith Banister, vital statistics and personal information on residents are kept by agencies on the ''ri'' (“village”, the ]) level in rural areas and the ''dong'' (“district” or “block”) level in urban areas.

==Koreans outside of the Korean peninsula==
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{{main|Korean diaspora}} <!-- might rename this page -->
Large-scale emigration from Korea began as early as the mid-1860s, mainly into the ] and ]; these emigrants became the ancestors of the 2 million ] and several hundred thousand ].<ref name="LeeKK">{{cite book|title=Overseas Koreans|author=Lee Kwang-kyu|publisher=Jimoondang|location=Seoul|year=2000|id=ISBN 89-88095-18-9}}
</ref><ref name="SJKim">{{cite conference|title=The Economic Status and Role of Ethnic Koreans in China|booktitle=The Korean Diaspora in the World Economy|last=Kim|first=Si-joong|pages=Ch. 6: 101-131|publisher=Institute for International Economics|url=http://www.iie.com/publications/chapters_preview/365/6iie3586.pdf|date=2003}}</ref> During the ] of 1910-1945, Koreans were often recruited and or forced into labour service to work in ], ], and ]; the ones who chose to remain in Japan at the end of the war became known as ], while the roughly 40 thousand who were trapped in Karafuto after the Soviet invasion are typically referred to as ].<ref name=Byong>{{cite news|last=Ban|first=Byung-yool|title=Koreans in Russia: Historical Perspective|date=2004-09-22|accessdate=2006-11-20|url=http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200409/kt2004092218583111950.htm|publisher=Korea Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.japanfocus.org/products/details/2220|title=Legal Categories, Demographic Change and Japan’s Korean Residents in the Long Twentieth Century|last=NOZAKI|first=Yoshiki|coauthors=INOKUCHI Hiromitsu, KIM Tae-Young|journal=Japan Focus}}</ref> Korean emigration to America was known to have begun as early as 1903, but the ] community did not grow to a significant size until after the passage of the ]; as of 2007, roughly 2 million Koreans emigrants and people of Korean descent live in the United States.{{Fact|date=February 2008}}

Large ]s can also be found in ], ], and ]. The largest Korean community outside of Korea is in Los Angeles, California. ] now form ]'s largest Korean community; ] used to outnumber the ones in the UK until the late 1990s. There are also Koreatowns in ]n countries such as ], ], and ].{{Fact|date=February 2008}} During the 1990s and 2000s, the number of ] and ] have also grown significantly.<ref name=Forbes>{{cite news|url=http://members.forbes.com/global/2006/0918/028.html|title=Ho Chi Minh Money Trail|last=Kelly|first=Tim|date=2006-09-18|accessdate=2007-03-27|publisher=Forbes}}</ref><ref name=Meinardus>{{cite news|url=http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/opinion/200512/kt2005121517211054280.htm|publisher=The Korea Times|date=2005-12-15|accessdate=2007-02-16|title="Korean Wave" in Philippines|last=Meinardus|first=Ronaldo}}</ref>

The Korean population in the ] is a small share of the US economy, but it has a disproportionately favorable impact. The Koreans in the United States have a saving rate double that of the average ]. Koreans in the United States graduate from ] at a rate double that of the average American providing a highly skilled and educated addition to the US ]. The second generation of Koreans has an average ] 70% above that of the average American, indicating both their attainment and the contribution they make to the US economy. Marcus Noland, an expert on ], the Korean economy, ], and outlook for ], has claimed that if somehow the ] ] were to double, the US would experience a growth rate of per capita income by 0.1 to 0.2 percent.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}

==See also==
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==Notes==
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==References==
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* 서의식 and 강봉룡. ''뿌리 깊은 한국사, 샘이 깊은 이야기: 고조선, 삼국'', ISBN 89-8133-536-2
* Barnes, Gina. ''The Rise of Civilization in East Asia: the Archaeology of China, Korea and Japan'', ISBN 05-0027-974-8

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