Statistics
Data views of 19,171 independence activists and collaboration-related public records.
At a glance
Top regions and movements below; full tables on each statistics page.
Top 5 regions
| # | Region | People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyeongsangbukdo Andong | 397 |
| 2 | Chungcheongnamdo Cheongyang | 351 |
| 3 | Chungcheongnamdo Hongseong | 284 |
| 4 | Pyeonganbukdo Uiju | 271 |
| 5 | Chungcheongnamdo Seosan | 251 |
Top 5 movements
| # | Movement | People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 1st Movement | 6,767 |
| 2 | Domestic resistance | 3,267 |
| 3 | Righteous army | 2,689 |
| 4 | Manchuria | 2,503 |
| 5 | Student movement | 875 |
Also: 102 foreign nationals honored for aiding Korean independence — including Kaneko Fumiko, Ernest Bethell and Frank Schofield.
About the data
The statistics on this site are compiled from the public merit records of 19,171 independence activists honored by the Korean Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, alongside two separate lists related to Japanese collaboration: the 1,006 individuals officially designated by a government commission (2006–2009) and about 4,600 people listed in the Biographical Dictionary of Pro-Japanese Collaborators compiled by a private research institute. The two lists use different criteria and are always labeled separately on this site — never merged.
Regional figures are based on each activist’s registered place of origin (bonjeok). Many records predate the division of Korea, which is why provinces such as Pyongan and Hamgyong — now in North Korea — rank highly. Movement categories follow the official classification of the government merit archive, from the March 1st Movement of 1919 to the Korean Liberation Army founded in 1940.
Every number links to a browsable list of the individuals behind it, and each person page cites its original source. For counting rules and caveats, see the methodology notes on the Korean site.
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