Korea has granted refugee status to 1,544 asylum-seekers since the system’s introduction nearly 30 years ago, officials said Monday, translating into an acceptance rate of just 2.7 percent.

Between 1994 and 2024, 122,095 people applied for asylum in the country, with approximately 57,090 completing their cases through ministry reviews or litigation, according to the Ministry of Justice.

This figure is far lower than the average of more than 20 percent among member states of the OECD.