1) Visiting between South and North Korea
Visiting between South and North Korea has mainly conducted in the way that South Korean has visited North Korea since a guiding principle of exchange and cooperation between South and North Korea was enforced from 12 June, 1989.
Departure of South Koreans to the North to attend in the reunion of South-North separated family members
[Status of visiting between South and North Korea by year]
(Unit: Person / Date: 31 Dec. 2003))
| Year | Division | Application | Approval | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 1(1) - |
1(1) - |
1(1) - |
| 1990 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 7(199) 5(306) |
6(187) 5(306) |
3(183) 4(291) |
| 1991 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 12(244) 3(175) |
11(243) 3(175) |
10(237) 3(175) |
| 1992 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 17(303) 4(113) |
8(257) 3(103) |
8(257) 3(103) |
| 1993 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 6(21) 2(6) |
5(19) 2(6) |
4(18) 2(6) |
| 1994 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 12(78) - |
7(54) - |
1(12) - |
| 1995 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 64(563) 1(7) |
58(543) 1(7) |
52(536) - |
| 1996 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 50(249) - |
35(170) - |
28(146) - |
| 1997 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 156(1,194) - |
149(1,172) - |
136(1,015) - |
| 1998 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 402(3,980) - |
387(3,716) - |
340(3,317) - |
| 1999 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 886(6,199) 1(62) |
862(5,997) 1(62) |
822(5,599) 1(62) |
| 2000 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 865(8,070) 10(706) |
845(7,737) 10(706) |
804(7,280) 10(706) |
| 2001 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 786(9,148) 5(191) |
737(8,805) 5(191) |
698(8,551) 5(191) |
| 2002 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 802(13,502) 13(1,120) |
774(12,979) 13(1,120) |
753(12,825) 13(1,052) |
| 2003 | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 1,060(16,161) 11(1,023) |
1,028(15,697) 11(1,023) |
983(15,280) 11(1,023) |
| Total | Visiting North KoreaVisiting South Korea | 5,126(59,912) 55(3,709) |
4,913(57,577) 54(3,699) |
4,643(55,257) 52(3,609) |
The number of Mt. Geumgang tourists are excluded.
