Living in Chungju-si

In Chungju-si, unemployment is 1.8% (2025).

For 충주시, annual PM2.5 was 16 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. In June 2026, 충주시 had a population of 205,978. The city covered 983.6 km² in 2020. Population density was 210.7 people per km² in 2024. There were 2.5 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. Annual PM10 was 30 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 1.8% at the end of 2025. The housing-vacancy rate was 12.6% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1920 sources

Population205,978people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Unemployment rate1.8%country median 2.7% — 33% belowOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators

Recorded crime2,725incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024

PM2.5, annual mean16µg/m³country median 16.0 — about the sameOfficial source · 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations

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

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Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€218

Utilities, 85 m² flat€109

Mobile plan, 10 GB€29

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Internet, 60 Mbps. The others are published prices.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	20.07 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	217.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	5.08 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan¹⁰Official · national market
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	108.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings	96,367 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality³Official
Housing vacancy rate	12.57 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁴Official

Is Chungju-si a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–63%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 59–75%

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

Family62%strong on family, weak on cost · range 54–70%

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–60%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 충주시?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators²

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Chungju-si is 1.8%. 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

Chungju-si 1.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	Work24 — 고용복지+센터 institution finder¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	1.8 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators²Official

Public employment offices in Chungju-si

Work24 lists 1 public employment office in Chungju-si (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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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public language course providers	1 count	30 Sept 2026	National KIIP operating-institution register¹³Official
Schools	78 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁷Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	2.5 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁷Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,330 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k⁸Official
Hospitals	15 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보⁵Official
Pharmacies	95 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스⁵Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	250 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁷Official

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

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Doctors per 1,000 residents2.5 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 충주시?

Police recorded about 2,725 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	2,725 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024⁹Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	51.46 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024⁹Official

Language courses and integration in Chungju-si

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

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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

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 충주시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations¹

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

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

PM2.516WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1030WHO 15 · EU 40

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 Chungju-si is 16.0 µg/m³. Of 235 cities with data, 47 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

9–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–23

Chungju-si 16.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	30 µg/m³country median 30.0 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations¹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	16 µg/m³country median 16.0 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations¹Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in 충주시?

The published population was 205,978 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	599.9 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu¹⁶Official
City area	983.6 km²	2020	Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.¹⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	3.17 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁶Official
Foreign residents	6,636 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁵Official
Population density	210.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.¹⁴Official
Female residents	101,426 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹²Official
Male residents	104,552 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹²Official
Population	205,978 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹¹Official

International community in Chungju-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 group	People	Share
계	6,550	100.0%
베트남	1,186	18.1%
중국	791	12.1%
캄보디아	760	11.6%
네팔	589	9.0%
한국계중국인	531	8.1%
우즈베키스탄	325	5.0%
타이(태국)	298	4.5%
필리핀	279	4.3%
스리랑카	255	3.9%

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Published group	People	Share
방글라데시	237	3.6%
인도네시아	228	3.5%
미얀마	184	2.8%
러시아(연방)	174	2.7%
몽골	98	1.5%
일본	62	0.9%
키르기즈	57	0.9%
예멘공화국	53	0.8%
카자흐스탄	48	0.7%
타이완(대만)	44	0.7%
파키스탄	43	0.7%
인도	36	0.5%
미국	35	0.5%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	33	0.5%
모로코	31	0.5%
시리아	26	0.4%
이집트	22	0.3%
라오스	16	0.2%
에티오피아	14	0.2%
남아프리카공화국	12	0.2%
영국	9	0.1%
타지키스탄	9	0.1%
캐나다	6	0.1%
튀르키예	6	0.1%
알제리	5	0.1%
프랑스	4	0.1%
페루	4	0.1%
이란	3	0.0%
오스트레일리아	2	0.0%
나이지리아	2	0.0%
뉴질랜드	2	0.0%
가나	2	0.0%
한국계러시아인	2	0.0%
세네갈	2	0.0%
말리	2	0.0%
말레이시아	1	0.0%
사우디아라비아	1	0.0%
싱가포르	1	0.0%
아일랜드	1	0.0%
브라질	1	0.0%
이탈리아	1	0.0%
네덜란드	1	0.0%
멕시코	1	0.0%
이라크	1	0.0%
요르단	1	0.0%
루마니아	1	0.0%
그리스	1	0.0%
콜롬비아	1	0.0%
오스트리아	1	0.0%
콩고민주공화국	1	0.0%
탄자니아	1	0.0%
튀니지	1	0.0%
베네수엘라	1	0.0%
잠비아	1	0.0%
볼리비아	1	0.0%
마카오	1	0.0%
부룬디	1	0.0%
기니	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	105,290 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹²Official

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Geumjeong-gu205,672 residents Gangneung-si205,666 residents Jung-gu, Ulsan203,026 residents Uichang-gu209,377 residents Yeonje-gu211,464 residents Jungwon-gu200,064 residents

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Common questions

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

How many people live in 충주시?

The published population was 205,978 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 충주시?

How safe is 충주시?

Police recorded about 2,725 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 충주시?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Chungju-si?

6,636 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Chungju-si a good place to live?

Chungju-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 Chungju-si?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,550 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). Chungju-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 762661c67e2e13774a6934174a3e3359]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/chungjusi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_chungju-si-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_f3411d4912ab,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Chungju-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {762661c67e2e13774a6934174a3e3359},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/chungjusi/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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