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Living in Anseong-si

In Anseong-si, unemployment is 2.8% (2025).

In 안성시, the annual mean temperature estimate was 12.9°C at the end of 2024. 안성시, a city in South Korea, had a population of 198,785 in June 2026. For 안성시, annual PM2.5 was 19.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 553.5 km² in 2020. Population density was 350.4 people per km² in 2024. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,510.7 mm at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 2.8% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1920 sources

Population198,785people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026
Unemployment rate2.8%country median 2.7% — 4% aboveOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators
Recorded crime3,181incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024
PM2.5, annual mean19.3µg/m³country median 16.0 — 21% aboveOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to Anseong-si?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in South KoreaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Anseong-si.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The housing-vacancy rate was 11% at the end of 2024.

No city-level rent figure is published for Anseong-si. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Anseong-si recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€29
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.8 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KT 100 Mbps internet11Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB28.91 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KT mobile data plan12Official · national market
Dwellings86,104 dwellings31 Dec 2024DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality4Official
Housing vacancy rate10.97 %31 Dec 2024DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality5Official

Is Anseong-si a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–67%
Skilled employee74%strong on work, weak on safety · range 66–82%
Student53%strong on education, weak on work · range 45–61%
Family67%strong on family, weak on cost · range 59–75%
Retirement48%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–58%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 안성시?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators2

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Anseong-si is 2.8%. Of 218 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 0.5 to under 1%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate2.8 %country median 2.7%31 Dec 20252025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators2Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Anseong-si. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Work24 public employment service — Public employment service

Ministry of Employment and Labor, Republic of Korea

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Anseong-si. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools62 schools21 Jul 2026Schoolinfo official open-data callback response19Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Doctors per 1,000 residents1.9 per 1,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 10008Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents980 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k9Official
Hospitals13 count30 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보6Official
Pharmacies90 count30 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스6Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents190 per 100,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 10008Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Anseong-si under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Doctors per 1,000 residents1.9 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 안성시?

Police recorded about 3,181 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KR-Police-regional-crime-202410

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,181 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024KR-Police-regional-crime-202410Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents33.7 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024KR-Police-regional-crime-202410Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Anseong-si. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Early Adaptation Program — Newcomer Adaptation

Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service

For newly arrived foreign residents, international students, workers, marriage migrants.

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Social Integration Program (KIIP) — Integration course

Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service

For foreign residents in Korea, people within three years of naturalization.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Anseong-si.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 안성시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 19.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations3

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in South KoreaAnnual PM2.5 in Anseong-si is 19.3 µg/m³. Of 235 cities with data, 47 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM10 — annual mean35 µg/m³country median 30.031 Dec 20242024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations1Official
PM2.5 — annual mean19.3 µg/m³country median 16.031 Dec 2024Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations3Official
Annual mean temperature12.91 °C31 Dec 2024NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation1,511 mm31 Dec 2024NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in 안성시?

The published population was 198,785 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202613

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents661.1 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu18Official
City area553.5 km²2020Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.16Official
Foreign-resident share7.86 %31 Dec 2025Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-317Official
Foreign residents15,538 people31 Mar 2026Registered foreigners by local government, March 202617Official
Population density350.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.16Official
Female residents95,925 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202614Official
Male residents102,860 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202614Official
Population198,785 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202613Official

International community in Anseong-si

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Persons recorded in the official KOSIS registered-foreigner population table; this is not the total resident population and is not interchangeable with resident citizenship. · 2025

Published groupPeopleShare
계15,448100.0%
한국계중국인2,10213.6%
중국1,56110.1%
네팔1,4829.6%
베트남1,4249.2%
우즈베키스탄1,3408.7%
캄보디아1,1257.3%
타이(태국)8135.3%
미얀마8135.3%
카자흐스탄6624.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
필리핀6614.3%
인도네시아5833.8%
스리랑카5003.2%
방글라데시4242.7%
러시아(연방)3622.3%
몽골3102.0%
키르기즈2111.4%
파키스탄1611.0%
말레이시아1320.9%
일본980.6%
한국계러시아인860.6%
라오스840.5%
미국660.4%
우크라이나650.4%
인도580.4%
타이완(대만)440.3%
시리아290.2%
남아프리카공화국220.1%
영국200.1%
캐나다180.1%
튀르키예170.1%
타지키스탄150.1%
홍콩140.1%
오스트레일리아120.1%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)110.1%
에티오피아110.1%
모로코90.1%
몰도바90.1%
이집트80.1%
투르크메니스탄80.1%
이라크60.0%
가나50.0%
프랑스40.0%
나이지리아40.0%
이스라엘40.0%
멕시코30.0%
도미니카공화국30.0%
독일20.0%
싱가포르20.0%
브라질20.0%
우간다20.0%
스웨덴20.0%
폴란드20.0%
예멘공화국20.0%
아프가니스탄20.0%
튀니지20.0%
헝가리20.0%
칠레20.0%
마카오20.0%
토고20.0%
노르웨이10.0%
뉴질랜드10.0%
이란10.0%
카메룬10.0%
스페인10.0%
페루10.0%
요르단10.0%
루마니아10.0%
콜롬비아10.0%
스위스10.0%
벨라루스10.0%
수단10.0%
불가리아10.0%
포르투갈10.0%
아르헨티나10.0%
아르메니아10.0%
콩고10.0%
리투아니아10.0%
파라과이10.0%
엘살바도르10.0%
말리10.0%
영국외지민10.0%
기타10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households98,812 households30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202614Official

Alternatives for people set on Anseong-si

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Chungju-si as an Anseong-si alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 1.8% Chungju-si vs 2.8% Anseong-si−36%
  • Foreign residents: 3.2% Chungju-si vs 7.9% Anseong-si−60%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,330.0 Chungju-si vs 980.0 Anseong-si+36%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,725 Chungju-si vs 3,181 Anseong-si−14%
  • Empty flats: 12.6% Chungju-si vs 11.0% Anseong-si+15%
  • Residents: 205,978 Chungju-si vs 198,785 Anseong-si+4%
Full comparisonMore about Chungju-si

Alternative cities in South Korea

Other cities in South Korea to compare with Anseong-si, nearest in population first.

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Yongsan-gu199,648 residentsJungwon-gu200,064 residentsJung-gu, Ulsan203,026 residentsPaldal-gu193,401 residentsSangdang-gu193,079 residentsSasang-gu192,475 residents

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Anseong-si in rankings

#1 of 30 in South Korean cities with the highest foreign-population share

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in 안성시?

The published population was 198,785 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 안성시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 19.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations.

How safe is 안성시?

Police recorded about 3,181 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KR-Police-regional-crime-2024.

What is the unemployment rate in 안성시?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Anseong-si?

15,538 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Anseong-si a good place to live?

Anseong-si may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people are in the 계 citizenship group in Anseong-si?

The official citizenship distribution records 15,448 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Anseong-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e15db17dae1e9018394d8f0592d9fa3f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/anseongsi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Anseong-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e15db17dae1e9018394d8f0592d9fa3f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/anseongsi/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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