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Living in Busanjin-gu

In Busanjin-gu, unemployment is 4% (2025).

부산진구's population was 364,912 in June 2026. The city covered 29.7 km² in 2020. The unemployment rate was 4% at the end of 2025. In March 2026, the foreign population was 3,751.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population364,912people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026
Unemployment rate4%country median 2.7% — 48% aboveOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators
Recorded crime4,795incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024
PM2.5, annual mean15.23µg/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 Busanjin-gu?

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 Busanjin-gu.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The housing-vacancy rate was 10.1% at the end of 2024.

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.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Busanjin-gu 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 internet9Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB28.91 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KT mobile data plan10Official · national market
Dwellings154,115 dwellings31 Dec 2024DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality3Official
Housing vacancy rate10.09 %31 Dec 2024DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality4Official
Annual jeonse deposit-to-rent conversion rate5.5 %31 Jul 2026전국주택가격동향조사 — 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (A_2024_00156, statId S234820263)23Official
Median jeonse deposit (deposit-only lease)152,892 EUR31 Aug 2026국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (전세 rows: 보증금(만원))22Official
Median wolse monthly payment (deposit also required)264.6 EUR/month31 Aug 2026국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (월세 rows: 월세금(만원), deposit coexists)22Official

Is Busanjin-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.

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–64%
Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on safety · range 61–77%
Student49%strong on education, weak on work · range 42–56%
Family66%strong on family, weak on cost · range 59–73%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 부산진구?

The unemployment rate is 4 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators1

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Busanjin-gu is 4.0%. Of 218 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 0.5 to under 1%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public employment offices1 count15 Sept 2026Work24 — 고용복지+센터 institution finder21Official
Unemployment rate4 %country median 2.7%31 Dec 20252025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators1Official

What does a salary buy in Busanjin-gu?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

South Korea median gross pay: €1,911 (2024-12-31).
Left over each month€899of €1,660 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left 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 €152,892 refundable deposit and 5.5% annual conversion rate · official · 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 · 2026-08-31 · official · 전국주택가격동향조사 · 2026-07-31− €701
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€899
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Public employment offices in Busanjin-gu

Work24 lists 1 public employment office in Busanjin-gu (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

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The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public language course providers6 count30 Sept 2026National KIIP operating-institution register14Official
Schools68 schools21 Jul 2026Schoolinfo official open-data callback response18Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Doctors per 1,000 residents5.5 per 1,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 10006Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents2,160 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k7Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents550 per 100,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 10006Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Busanjin-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.

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Doctors per 1,000 residents5.5 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 부산진구?

Police recorded about 4,795 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-20248

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,795 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024KR-Police-regional-crime-20248Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents91.8 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024KR-Police-regional-crime-20248Official

Language courses and integration in Busanjin-gu

National KIIP operating-institution register lists 6 publicly funded course providers in Busanjin-gu (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.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Busanjin-gu.

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Climate and air quality

The annual mean temperature estimate was 15.8°C at the end of 2024. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,676.6 mm at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 15.2 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in 부산진구?

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: 15.23 µg/m³ · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations2
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Busanjin-gu is 15.2 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
PM2.5 — annual mean15.23 µg/m³country median 16.031 Dec 2024Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 8.2 · Feb 10.2 · Mar 13.8 · Apr 18.2 · May 22 · Jun 24.6 · Jul 27.5 · Aug 29.5 · Sep 26.4 · Oct 22.5 · Nov 16.6 · Dec 10.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Busan_47159.csv20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.1 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 10.1 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Busan_47159.csv20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.6 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 9.1 · Apr 13.8 · May 17.9 · Jun 21 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 26.1 · Sep 22.6 · Oct 17.9 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 5.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Busan_47159.csv20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 34.5 · Feb 49.6 · Mar 89.7 · Apr 140.9 · May 155.9 · Jun 188.4 · Jul 326.8 · Aug 266.5 · Sep 160.6 · Oct 79.6 · Nov 50.4 · Dec 33.8 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Busan_47159.csv20Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 203.1 · Feb 189.4 · Mar 202 · Apr 212.6 · May 228.5 · Jun 180.3 · Jul 172.3 · Aug 199.2 · Sep 173.8 · Oct 212.1 · Nov 195.5 · Dec 205.6 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Busan_47159.csv20Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature15.78 °C31 Dec 2024NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation1,677 mm31 Dec 2024NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in 부산진구?

The published population was 364,912 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202611

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents500.8 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu17Official
City area29.67 km²2020Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.15Official
Foreign-resident share0.99 %31 Dec 2025Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-315Official
Foreign residents3,751 people31 Mar 2026Registered foreigners by local government, March 202616Official
Population density12,109 people/km²31 Dec 2024Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.15Official
Female residents190,666 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202612Official
Male residents174,246 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202612Official
Population364,912 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202611Official

International community in Busanjin-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 groupPeopleShare
계3,616100.0%
베트남1,15431.9%
중국47113.0%
네팔3339.2%
방글라데시2105.8%
일본1634.5%
한국계중국인1614.5%
우즈베키스탄1273.5%
미국1163.2%
타이완(대만)902.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
러시아(연방)902.5%
필리핀892.5%
인도네시아501.4%
몽골501.4%
스리랑카471.3%
타이(태국)451.2%
미얀마431.2%
영국340.9%
카자흐스탄330.9%
캐나다270.7%
키르기즈260.7%
프랑스230.6%
남아프리카공화국230.6%
파키스탄200.6%
캄보디아140.4%
타지키스탄120.3%
라오스110.3%
한국계러시아인100.3%
페루100.3%
말레이시아90.2%
홍콩90.2%
모로코90.2%
오스트레일리아70.2%
독일60.2%
튀르키예60.2%
브라질60.2%
스페인60.2%
에티오피아60.2%
인도40.1%
노르웨이40.1%
우크라이나40.1%
이탈리아40.1%
멕시코40.1%
나이지리아30.1%
아일랜드30.1%
가나30.1%
콜롬비아30.1%
튀니지30.1%
모잠비크30.1%
뉴질랜드20.1%
폴란드20.1%
케냐20.1%
루마니아20.1%
벨라루스20.1%
포르투갈20.1%
칠레20.1%
투르크메니스탄20.1%
이집트10.0%
싱가포르10.0%
요르단10.0%
리비아10.0%
벨기에10.0%
스위스10.0%
오스트리아10.0%
수단10.0%
탄자니아10.0%
알제리10.0%
체코10.0%
세네갈10.0%
부룬디10.0%
니카라과10.0%
에스토니아10.0%
남수단공화국10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households189,725 households30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202612Official

Alternatives for people set on Busanjin-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.

Yangsan-si as a Busanjin-gu alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Foreign residents: 2.6% Yangsan-si vs 1.0% Busanjin-gu+166%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,750 Yangsan-si vs 4,795 Busanjin-gu−43%
  • Unemployment: 2.7% Yangsan-si vs 4.0% Busanjin-gu−32%
  • Empty flats: 10.5% Yangsan-si vs 10.1% Busanjin-gu+4%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,110.0 Yangsan-si vs 2,160.0 Busanjin-gusame level
  • Residents: 361,389 Yangsan-si vs 364,912 Busanjin-gu−1%
Full comparisonMore about Yangsan-si

Alternative cities in South Korea

Other cities in South Korea to compare with Busanjin-gu, nearest in population first.

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Wonju-si364,811 residentsAsan-si363,678 residentsYondtong-gu362,099 residentsYangsan-si361,389 residentsSuji-gu369,230 residentsGwonseon-gu360,286 residents

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Busanjin-gu in rankings

#4 of 30 in South Korean cities with the most doctors #23 of 30 in South Korean cities with the largest housing stock #29 of 30 in Most densely populated cities in South Korea

Common questions

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

How many people live in 부산진구?

The published population was 364,912 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 부산진구?

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 부산진구?

Police recorded about 4,795 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 부산진구?

The unemployment rate is 4 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Busanjin-gu?

3,751 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Busanjin-gu a good place to live?

Busanjin-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.

How many people are in the 계 citizenship group in Busanjin-gu?

The official citizenship distribution records 3,616 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). Busanjin-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 741b45579520035c264725690d06bc69]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/busanjingu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Busanjin-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {741b45579520035c264725690d06bc69},
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}
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