Living in buggu

In buggu (KR-31), unemployment is 3.3% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 3.3% at the end of 2025. Buggu is in South Korea; its population was 213,685 in June 2026. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 was 15.2 µg/m³. There were 1.5 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1918 sources

Population213,685people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Unemployment rate3.3%country median 2.7% — 22% aboveOfficial source · KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate

Recorded crime2,330incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024

PM2.5, annual mean15.21µg/m³country median 16.0 — 5% belowOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

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

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 buggu.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The housing-vacancy rate was 5.91% at the end of 2024. The city had 80,646 dwellings in 2024.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€29

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	31.8 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT 100 Mbps internet¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan¹¹Official · national market
Dwellings	80,646 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality²Official
Housing Vacancy Rate Percent	5.91 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality³Official

Is buggu a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–67%

Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on safety · range 61–77%

Student47%strong on education, weak on work · range 39–55%

Family64%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 56–72%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–61%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in buggu?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate⁸

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in buggu is 3.3%. Of 218 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 0.5 to under 1%.

0–0.50.5–11–1.51.5–22–2.52.5–33–3.53.5–44–4.54.5–55–5.55.5–6

buggu 3.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	3.3 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate⁸Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to buggu. 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 buggu. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public language course providers	1 count	30 Sept 2026	National KIIP operating-institution register¹⁴Official
School Count	51 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁷Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	1.5 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors_per_1000⁶Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	970 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital_beds_per_100k⁷Official
Hospitals	13 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보⁴Official
Pharmacies	59 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스⁴Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	150 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors_per_1000⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in buggu 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 residents1.5 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is buggu?

Police recorded about 2,330 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-2024⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,330 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024⁹Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	23.4 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024⁹Official

Language courses and integration in buggu

National KIIP operating-institution register lists 1 publicly funded course provider in buggu (checked 2026-09-16). Their individual addresses are not listed here yet; the national programme below explains who can enrol and how.

Provider count verified

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.

KoreanIn Person, Online

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in buggu.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in buggu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 15.21 µg/m³ · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations¹

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.515.2WHO 5 · EU 25

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 buggu is 15.2 µg/m³. Of 234 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

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buggu 15.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	15.21 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations¹Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 157.4 km² in 2020. Population density was 1,376.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in buggu?

The published population was 213,685 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	157.4 km²	2020	Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	1.39 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁵Official
Foreign residents	2,995 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁶Official
Population density	1,376 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.¹⁵Official
Population Female	102,369 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official
Population Male	111,316 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official
Population	213,685 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹²Official

International community in buggu

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 group	People	Share
계	2,987	100.0%
베트남	804	26.9%
한국계중국인	325	10.9%
인도네시아	304	10.2%
중국	257	8.6%
스리랑카	214	7.2%
필리핀	168	5.6%
미얀마	166	5.6%
네팔	146	4.9%
캄보디아	100	3.3%

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Published group	People	Share
타이(태국)	97	3.2%
우즈베키스탄	82	2.7%
일본	57	1.9%
방글라데시	40	1.3%
파키스탄	29	1.0%
남아프리카공화국	23	0.8%
미국	21	0.7%
러시아(연방)	17	0.6%
탄자니아	16	0.5%
몽골	14	0.5%
카자흐스탄	14	0.5%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	9	0.3%
영국	8	0.3%
타이완(대만)	7	0.2%
라오스	7	0.2%
캐나다	5	0.2%
요르단	5	0.2%
튀니지	5	0.2%
인도	4	0.1%
모로코	4	0.1%
오스트레일리아	3	0.1%
독일	3	0.1%
뉴질랜드	3	0.1%
이탈리아	3	0.1%
그리스	3	0.1%
르완다	3	0.1%
키르기즈	2	0.1%
우크라이나	2	0.1%
한국계러시아인	2	0.1%
불가리아	2	0.1%
헝가리	2	0.1%
아이티	2	0.1%
이집트	1	0.0%
홍콩	1	0.0%
에티오피아	1	0.0%
멕시코	1	0.0%
우간다	1	0.0%
알제리	1	0.0%
크로아티아	1	0.0%
부룬디	1	0.0%
시에라리온	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	90,454 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on buggu

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.

강릉시 as a buggu alternative in the same country

Better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Empty flats: 12.0% 강릉시 vs 5.9% buggu+103%
Unemployment: 2.2% 강릉시 vs 3.3% buggu−33%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,040 강릉시 vs 2,330 buggu+30%
Foreign residents: 2.0% 강릉시 vs 1.4% buggu+45%
Annual PM2.5: 12.9 µg/m³ 강릉시 vs 15.2 µg/m³ buggu−15%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,100.0 강릉시 vs 970.0 buggu+13%
Residents: 205,666 강릉시 vs 213,685 buggu−4%

Full comparison More about 강릉시

Alternative cities in South Korea

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All South Korea cities

namgu212,298 residents 연제구211,464 residents 의창구209,377 residents donggu218,251 residents 울주군218,285 residents 충주시205,978 residents

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buggu in rankings

#10 of 30 in Safest cities in South Korea by recorded crime

Common questions

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

How many people live in buggu?

The published population was 213,685 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in buggu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 15.2 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 buggu?

Police recorded about 2,330 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 buggu?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate.

How many foreign residents live in buggu?

2,995 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is buggu a good place to live?

buggu 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 지부티 citizenship group in buggu?

The official citizenship distribution records 0 people (0.0%) 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, September 19). buggu (KR-31), South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9e8474dcbe495761bcbd0d5ebebd9609]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/buggu-31200/ Retrieved 2026-09-19. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_buggu-kr-31-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_4cf90ee715f9,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {buggu (KR-31), South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-19},
  version = {9e8474dcbe495761bcbd0d5ebebd9609},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/buggu-31200/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-19. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[buggu (KR-31), South Korea: population, rent, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/buggu-31200/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 9e8474dcbe495761bcbd0d5ebebd9609; retrieved 2026-09-19; built 2026-09-19.

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Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data · data.go.kr · checked 2026-07-26
DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-22
DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-22
HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보 HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 · opendata.hira.or.kr · checked 2026-09-15
Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31 immigration.go.kr · checked 2026-07-22
KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors_per_1000 kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-21
KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital_beds_per_100k kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-21
KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey · kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-26
KR-Police-regional-crime-2024 data.go.kr · checked 2026-09-15
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MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026 jumin.mois.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026 jumin.mois.go.kr · checked 2026-07-22
National KIIP operating-institution register socinet.go.kr · checked 2026-09-15
Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name. kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-15
Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026 immigration.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
Schoolinfo official open-data callback response schoolinfo.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
Statistics Korea / KOSIS citizenship distribution kosis.kr · checked 2026-08-28

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