Living in Bupyeong-gu
In Bupyeong-gu, unemployment is 5.6% (2025).
부평구 had 488,191 residents in June 2026 and is a city in South Korea. The housing-vacancy rate was 6.79% at the end of 2024.
Higher unemployment than any other South Korean city that publishes it and dirtier air than 94% of South Korean cities that publish it.
Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to Bupyeong-gu?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
In South Korea, jeonse is a deposit-only lease with no monthly rent. Where both values are available, the profile's monthly comparison estimates its cost as deposit × annual conversion rate ÷ 100 ÷ 12. Wolse is a separate lease with a monthly payment and its own deposit; that deposit is not included in the monthly figure.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 31.8 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | KT 100 Mbps internet14Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 28.91 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | KT mobile data plan15Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 184,530 dwellings | 31 Dec 2024 | DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality7Official |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.79 % | 31 Dec 2024 | DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality8Official |
| Annual jeonse deposit-to-rent conversion rate | 3.3 % | 31 Jul 2026 | 전국주택가격동향조사 — 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (A_2024_00156, statId S234820263)27Official |
| Median jeonse deposit (deposit-only lease) | 141,132 EUR | 31 Aug 2026 | 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (전세 rows: 보증금(만원))26Official |
| Median wolse monthly payment (deposit also required) | 329.3 EUR/month | 31 Aug 2026 | 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (월세 rows: 월세금(만원), deposit coexists)26Official |
Is Bupyeong-gu a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
The unemployment rate was 5.6% at the end of 2025.
What is the unemployment rate in 부평구?
The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators1
Bupyeong-gu 5.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 %country median 2.7% | 31 Dec 2025 | 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators1Official |
What does a salary buy in Bupyeong-gu?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €1,660 |
| Jeonse monthly equivalentjeonse monthly equivalent; based on a €141,132 refundable deposit and 3.3% annual conversion rate · official · 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 · 2026-08-31 · official · 전국주택가격동향조사 · 2026-07-31 | − €388 |
| Internet€32 · official · KT 100 Mbps internet · 2026-09-30 | − €32 |
| Mobile plan€29 · official · KT mobile data plan · 2026-09-30 | − €29 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,211 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bupyeong-gu. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Work24 public employment service — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bupyeong-gu. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors per 1,000 residents | 2.9 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 100011Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 840 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k12Official |
| Hospitals | 22 count | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보9Official |
| Pharmacies | 250 count | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스9Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 290 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 100011Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bupyeong-gu 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is 부평구?
Police recorded about 3,252 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-202413
Language courses and integration in Bupyeong-gu
National KIIP operating-institution register lists 7 publicly funded course providers in Bupyeong-gu (checked 2026-09-16). Their individual addresses are not listed here yet; the national programme below explains who can enrol and how.
Early Adaptation Program — Newcomer Adaptation
Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service
For newly arrived foreign residents, international students, workers, marriage migrants.
Social Integration Program (KIIP) — Integration course
Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service
For foreign residents in Korea, people within three years of naturalization.
Climate and air quality
The annual mean temperature estimate was 13.2°C at the end of 2024. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,483.7 mm at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 19.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Is the air quality good in 부평구?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 19.5 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: 19.55 µg/m³ · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations2
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Bupyeong-gu 19.6
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 19.55 µg/m³country median 16.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations2Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 2.2 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 16.2 · May 21.6 · Jun 25.6 · Jul 27.8 · Aug 29.2 · Sep 25.8 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 12 · Dec 4.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Incheon_47112.csv25Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -4.8 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 7.9 · May 13.1 · Jun 18 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 22.9 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 4.3 · Dec -2.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Incheon_47112.csv25Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -1.5 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 11.5 · May 16.8 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 25.6 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 0.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Incheon_47112.csv25Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 15.9 · Feb 25.1 · Mar 33.8 · Apr 63.5 · May 96.3 · Jun 106 · Jul 337.7 · Aug 274.6 · Sep 130.3 · Oct 51.1 · Nov 50.8 · Dec 22.3 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Incheon_47112.csv25Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 186.6 · Feb 188.5 · Mar 215.3 · Apr 220 · May 239.5 · Jun 212.5 · Jul 159.7 · Aug 189.8 · Sep 200.4 · Oct 219.1 · Nov 170.2 · Dec 176.7 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Incheon_47112.csv25Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 13.18 °C | 31 Dec 2024 | NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities18Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context |
| Annual precipitation | 1,484 mm | 31 Dec 2024 | NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities18Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context |
Population and city profile
The city covered 32 km² in 2020. Population density was 15,412.5 people per km² in 2024.
How many people live in 부평구?
The published population was 488,191 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202616
By nationality
National passport96.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 477.3 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2024 | Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu22Official |
| City area | 32 km² | 2020 | Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.20Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 3.69 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-3110Official |
| Foreign residents | 18,188 people | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 202621Official |
| Population density | 15,413 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.20Official |
| Female residents | 248,614 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202617Official |
| Male residents | 239,577 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202617Official |
| Population | 488,191 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202616Official |
International community in Bupyeong-gu
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 | 18,083 | 100.0% |
| 한국계중국인 | 9,525 | 52.7% |
| 중국 | 3,792 | 21.0% |
| 베트남 | 1,038 | 5.7% |
| 미얀마 | 929 | 5.1% |
| 몽골 | 630 | 3.5% |
| 타이(태국) | 227 | 1.3% |
| 일본 | 213 | 1.2% |
| 필리핀 | 192 | 1.1% |
| 타이완(대만) | 191 | 1.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 우즈베키스탄 | 155 | 0.9% |
| 파키스탄 | 120 | 0.7% |
| 네팔 | 113 | 0.6% |
| 캄보디아 | 105 | 0.6% |
| 미국 | 103 | 0.6% |
| 방글라데시 | 101 | 0.6% |
| 러시아(연방) | 75 | 0.4% |
| 인도네시아 | 64 | 0.4% |
| 스리랑카 | 45 | 0.2% |
| 인도 | 42 | 0.2% |
| 라오스 | 38 | 0.2% |
| 카자흐스탄 | 29 | 0.2% |
| 에티오피아 | 24 | 0.1% |
| 키르기즈 | 23 | 0.1% |
| 영국 | 19 | 0.1% |
| 모로코 | 19 | 0.1% |
| 홍콩 | 18 | 0.1% |
| 캐나다 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 말레이시아 | 11 | 0.1% |
| 남아프리카공화국 | 11 | 0.1% |
| 튀르키예 | 11 | 0.1% |
| 프랑스 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 이집트 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 타지키스탄 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 오스트레일리아 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 독일 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 나이지리아 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 우크라이나 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 싱가포르 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 알제리 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 멕시코 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 한국계러시아인 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 콜롬비아 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 이란 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 이탈리아 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 예멘공화국 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 아프가니스탄 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 튀니지 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 뉴질랜드 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 가나 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 스웨덴 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 아제르바이잔 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 투르크메니스탄 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 기타 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 아일랜드 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 브라질 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 이라크 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 페루 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 케냐 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 베네수엘라 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 남수단공화국 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 티모르민주공화국(동티모르) | 2 | 0.0% |
| 네덜란드 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 폴란드 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 오스트리아 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 벨라루스 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 세네갈 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 영국외지민 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 노르웨이 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 스페인 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 덴마크 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 요르단 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 루마니아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 스위스 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 르완다 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 불가리아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 체코 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 헝가리 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 아르헨티나 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 과테말라 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 마카오 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 파라과이 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 몰도바 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 쿠바 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 온두라스 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 조지아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 알바니아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 솔로몬군도 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 에리트레아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 보스니아-헤르체고비나 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 바누아투 | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source24
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households | 226,813 households | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202617Official |
Alternatives for people set on Bupyeong-gu
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.
Gimhae-si as a Bupyeong-gu alternative in the same country
Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,950.0 Gimhae-si vs 840.0 Bupyeong-gu+132%
- Unemployment: 3.2% Gimhae-si vs 5.6% Bupyeong-gu−43%
- Foreign residents: 5.1% Gimhae-si vs 3.7% Bupyeong-gu+38%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,984 Gimhae-si vs 3,252 Bupyeong-gu−8%
- Residents: 532,777 Gimhae-si vs 488,191 Bupyeong-gu+9%
- Empty flats: 6.6% Gimhae-si vs 6.8% Bupyeong-gusame level
Alternative cities in South Korea
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Is Bupyeong-gu part of Seoul?
Bupyeong-gu is near Seoul, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 24.7 km away by straight-line distance. Seoul city profile
Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source28
Which comparable places record less crime than Bupyeong-gu?
36 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Bupyeong-gu in this strictly source-matched cohort.
Bupyeong-gu: 3,144.3 recorded crime occurrences/100k residents (2024).
Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source5
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in 부평구?
The published population was 488,191 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.
Is the air quality good in 부평구?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 19.5 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 부평구?
Police recorded about 3,252 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 부평구?
The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.
How many foreign residents live in Bupyeong-gu?
18,188 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.
Is Bupyeong-gu a good place to live?
Bupyeong-gu 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.
Is Bupyeong-gu part of Seoul?
Bupyeong-gu is near Seoul, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 24.7 km away by straight-line distance.
How many people are in the 계 citizenship group in Bupyeong-gu?
The official citizenship distribution records 18,083 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
Which comparable places record less crime than Bupyeong-gu?
36 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Bupyeong-gu in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Korean National Police Agency regional crime occurrence CSV 2024 + 2024 Registered Census population, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.
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