In 2024, around ***** thousand foreign visitors went to see the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty in South Korea. This was a sharp increased compared to the years during the COVID-19 pandemic, however, foreign visitor numbers to the tombs have dwindled significantly over the years. In 2012, there were still around **** thousand foreign visitors going there. The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty comprise ** tombs scattered over ** different locations on the Korean Peninsula. They are dedicated to members of the royal Yi family, whose dynastic rule over the Joseon Dynasty (1392 to 1897) and the Korean Empire (1897 to 1910) lasted for more than half a millennium. The tombs were finally declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2009.
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KOSIS. (March 11, 2025). Number of foreign visitors to the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty in South Korea from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385666/south-korea-number-of-foreign-visitors-to-the-royal-tombs-of-the-joseon-dynasty/
KOSIS. "Number of foreign visitors to the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty in South Korea from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 11, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385666/south-korea-number-of-foreign-visitors-to-the-royal-tombs-of-the-joseon-dynasty/
KOSIS. (2025). Number of foreign visitors to the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty in South Korea from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385666/south-korea-number-of-foreign-visitors-to-the-royal-tombs-of-the-joseon-dynasty/
KOSIS. "Number of Foreign Visitors to The Royal Tombs of The Joseon Dynasty in South Korea from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385666/south-korea-number-of-foreign-visitors-to-the-royal-tombs-of-the-joseon-dynasty/
KOSIS, Number of foreign visitors to the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty in South Korea from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385666/south-korea-number-of-foreign-visitors-to-the-royal-tombs-of-the-joseon-dynasty/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Number of foreign visitors to the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty in South Korea from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], KOSIS, March 11, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385666/south-korea-number-of-foreign-visitors-to-the-royal-tombs-of-the-joseon-dynasty/
