Over 100K South Koreans separated from family in North Korea have died: Data

Over 100,000 South Koreans separated from their family members in North Korea by the Korean War have died of old age, according to Seoul’s unification ministry, the first time the number has crossed the six-figure mark.

Data released by the ministry last week showed 100,148 separated family members had died as of the end of 2025, out of a total of 134,516 people registered with the South Korean government since 1988.