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International students participate in a Korean language quiz tournament at Keimyung University in Daegu, Oct. 6, three days before Hangeul Day. Yonhap
By Lee Hae-rinThe number of foreigners residing in Korea stood at 2.26 million last year, marking a record-high since the census of foreign nationals began in 2006, according to the government, Wednesday.
The figure now makes up 4.4 percent of Korea's total population, the government stated.
According to the Ministry of Interior and Safety's 2022 report on foreign residents, based on Statistics Korea's annual population and housing census, foreign nationals who have resided here for more than three months stood at 2,258,248 as of Nov. 1, 2022.
The figure is up 5.8 percent from last year.
It shows that Korea's foreign population finally returned...