• Korea journal of population studies
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.29-58
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• 2009

식민지 시기 조선의 인구동태는 한반도 안과 밖에서 역동적으로 진행되었다. 한편으로 자연성장률이 크게 성장하였고, 국내외 이동도 활발하게 이루어졌다. 이 연구는 식민지 시기 동안 정확히 얼마만큼의 조선인의 인구성장이 이루어졌고, 그 동태의 특성은 무엇인가를 밝히고 있다. 식민지 조선 인구 동태의 중요한 특성은 무엇보다 조선 안에서의 완만하거나 정체된 인구성장과 대비하여 만주와 일본에서의 조선인의 급속한 증가로 요약할 수 있다. 식민지 시기 조선내 인구의 자연성장율은 1910년-1915년 사이 10.57%o에서, 1935-1940년에는 20.4%o, 1940-1944년에는 24.4%o로 증가하였다. 그런데 식민지 시기 자연성장율이 실질적으로 크게 증가했음에도 불구하고 조선 내 인구성장이 1930년대 중반부터 떨어지고 이후 정체되었다. 이는 많은 인구가 만주와 일본에 이출한 때문이다. 식민지 기간 동안 조선의 인구는 1,260만 여명이 증가하였는데 그 중 약 69%인 870 만여 명이 한반도 안에 있고 31%가 만주와 일본으로 유출되었다. 집단적인 디아스포라의 경험은 해방 이후의 정치 역학과 사회 구성에 중요한 영향을 미쳤다. 또한 귀환하지 않은 해외 조선인들의 국적과 민족 정체성을 둘러싼 긴장은 지금도 해결되지 않고 있다.

• The Journal of Korean-Japanese National Studies
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• no.34
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• pp.77-123
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• 2018

The liberated korea has the estimated population 16 million in 1945, and added 2.5 million just after an year. The korean repatriates returned by way of 2 main routes. The returnees, Wol-Nam-Min(former residents in north korea), and repatriates from Manchuria came into south korea over the 38th division line. The other repatriates from japanese islands and pacific areas came into Busan port and the vicinity. The repatriates who returned from the China and the Japanese islands made up about 80% of the total added population. However, the influx of overseas repatriates who explosively increased between 1945 and 1946, declined abruptly in April of 1946, and at last illegal re-emigration group to Manchuria and Japan Appeared, who had repatriated from those areas. This study deals with the "re-migration phenomenon of 1946" in korea, mainly focuses on 1) the motivation for those who decided to remigrate, their prospects of resettlement in Manchuria and post war japan after re-migration, 2) the structural problems of the Korean society in 1946-1947, and 3) the social recognition for the people who letf for Manchuria and Japan. This study proved the cause and background of re-migration phenomenon. The Manchuria case, the local authorities wanted farmers and peasants who could cultivate the abandoned land which had been originally pioneered and reclaimed by korean poor peasants, who repatriated to korean peninsula. On the other hand, the korean repatriates had a hard time in tenanting farmland, and so much difficulty in getting farming tools including fertilizer. That's why they left korea for Manchuria again. The Japanese case, the korean repatriates had a tough life owing to the restriction of properties left in japan, while the inflation and food shortage in korea got worse and worst. Accordingly, many koreans tried illegal entrance into post war japan. This study is a part of clarifying the universality and specificity of post war repatriation and migration issues developed in the south Korea. Through this study, we can find how difficult it is for newly liberated areas to accommodate repatriates and make them ordinary nationals in harmonic way with successful social integration. and we can observe the social aspect and administrative ability of newly liberated south korea in detail, Because the present korea has faced with so many problems connected with immigration workers and re-setting with korean communities abroad, we should introspect these historical experience of our own.