# \[Yonhap\] Number of N. Korean defectors in S. Korea tops 21,000

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**Created:** [16 mei 2011 om 21:23 UTC](https://forum.wereldwijzer.nl/t/yonhap-number-of-n-korean-defectors-in-s-korea-tops-21-000/89165 "2011-05-16T21:23:45Z")\
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> [@Yonhap](#):
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> SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) – The number of North Korean defectors coming to South Korea topped the 21,000 mark in April in the five months since November last year, government officials said Saturday.
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> According to the Unification Ministry, the number of North Koreans defecting to South Korea came to 21,165 as of April 17.
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> The number of North Korean defectors in South Korea breached the 20,000 mark for the first time in November last year.
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> The number has been on the rise since 2005, aside from a decrease in 2010.
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> Last year, 2,423 North Koreans defectors came to South Korea, slightly down from 2,927 in 2009.

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