North Korea
Number of NK defectors up 16.7% on-year in first 11 months
Dec. 7, 2016
The number of North Korean defectors coming to South Korea rose 16.7 percent on-year in the first 11 months of the year, data showed Wednesday, as more elites and overseas workers chose to flee their home country.A total of 1,268 North Koreans came to South Korea in the January-November period, compared with 1,086 the previous year, according to the Ministry of Unification.As of end-November, the total number of North Korean defectors reached 30,062, it showed. The ministry said that the number