Living in Dangjin-si

In Dangjin-si, tenants pay an average rent of €371 a month (2026) and unemployment is 1% (2025).

당진시 is a city in South Korea, with a population of 172,400 in June 2026. The unemployment rate was 1.0% at the end of 2025. In 당진시, the annual mean temperature estimate was 13.8°C at the end of 2024. The city covered 705.5 km² in 2020. Population density was 243.7 people per km² in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0221 sources

Population172,400people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Average rent371.4EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · (월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)

Unemployment rate1%country median 2.7% — 63% belowOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators

Recorded crime3,427incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024

PM2.5, annual mean21µg/m³country median 16.0 — 31% aboveOfficial source · 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations

Lower unemployment than 80% of South Korean cities that publish it and dirtier air than 98% of South Korean cities that publish it.

Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to Dangjin-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 Dangjin-si.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The housing-vacancy rate was 12.8% at the end of 2024.

No city-level rent figure is published for Dangjin-si. 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 internet¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan¹²Official · national market
Dwellings	75,964 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality⁴Official
Housing vacancy rate	12.84 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁵Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	371.4 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	(월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)¹Official

Is Dangjin-si a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee75%strong on work, weak on safety · range 67–83%

Student49%strong on education, weak on work · range 41–57%

Family63%strong on family, weak on cost · range 55–71%

Retirement44%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 34–54%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 당진시?

The unemployment rate is 1 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators³

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Dangjin-si is 1.0%. 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

Dangjin-si 1.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	1 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators³Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	57 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	1.7 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁸Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	670 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k⁹Official
Hospitals	9 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보⁶Official
Pharmacies	76 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스⁶Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	170 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁸Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dangjin-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 residents1.7 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 당진시?

Police recorded about 3,427 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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,427 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024¹⁰Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	46.4 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Dangjin-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.

KoreanIn Person

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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 Dangjin-si.

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Climate and air quality

The annual precipitation estimate was 1,541.5 mm at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 21 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in 당진시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 21 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 concentrations²

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

3°-6°

6°-5°

11°-1°

17°5°

22°11°

26°17°

28°22°

30°22°

26°16°

20°9°

13°2°

6°-4°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

101

138

275

284

144

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

157

174

208

220

239

195

147

183

191

208

156

148

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.521WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1037WHO 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 Dangjin-si is 21.0 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

Dangjin-si 21.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	37 µg/m³country median 30.0	31 Dec 2024	2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	21 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.3 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 17.3 · May 22.5 · Jun 26.4 · Jul 28.5 · Aug 29.7 · Sep 26.1 · Oct 20.5 · Nov 13 · Dec 5.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Seosan_47129.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.2 · Feb -4.9 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 5 · May 11.4 · Jun 17 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -3.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Seosan_47129.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.6 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 4.8 · Apr 10.9 · May 16.6 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 25.3 · Sep 20.6 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 7.3 · Dec 0.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Seosan_47129.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 23.5 · Feb 31.1 · Mar 41.5 · Apr 74.7 · May 101.1 · Jun 138.2 · Jul 274.6 · Aug 283.5 · Sep 144.4 · Oct 53 · Nov 54.1 · Dec 34.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Seosan_47129.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 157.2 · Feb 173.5 · Mar 208.1 · Apr 219.5 · May 238.8 · Jun 195.4 · Jul 146.7 · Aug 183.1 · Sep 190.8 · Oct 208.1 · Nov 155.7 · Dec 147.9 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Seosan_47129.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	13.75 °C	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation	1,541 mm	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in 당진시?

The published population was 172,400 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	676.7 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu¹⁸Official
City area	705.5 km²	2020	Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	5.23 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁷Official
Foreign residents	8,862 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁷Official
Population density	243.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.¹⁶Official
Female residents	79,653 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Male residents	92,747 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Population	172,400 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹³Official

International community in Dangjin-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	9,019	100.0%
베트남	1,830	20.3%
한국계중국인	1,266	14.0%
네팔	952	10.6%
중국	816	9.0%
우즈베키스탄	537	6.0%
캄보디아	522	5.8%
미얀마	482	5.3%
스리랑카	452	5.0%
타이(태국)	370	4.1%

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Published group	People	Share
인도네시아	322	3.6%
필리핀	248	2.7%
카자흐스탄	196	2.2%
방글라데시	171	1.9%
라오스	161	1.8%
러시아(연방)	129	1.4%
키르기즈	123	1.4%
파키스탄	73	0.8%
일본	58	0.6%
몽골	54	0.6%
인도	45	0.5%
미국	26	0.3%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	17	0.2%
타지키스탄	17	0.2%
타이완(대만)	16	0.2%
한국계러시아인	15	0.2%
말레이시아	12	0.1%
이집트	11	0.1%
남아프리카공화국	11	0.1%
예멘공화국	9	0.1%
모로코	8	0.1%
영국	7	0.1%
독일	7	0.1%
시리아	7	0.1%
캐나다	6	0.1%
튀르키예	6	0.1%
르완다	5	0.1%
우간다	3	0.0%
우크라이나	2	0.0%
싱가포르	2	0.0%
페루	2	0.0%
콜롬비아	2	0.0%
콩고	2	0.0%
말리	2	0.0%
오스트레일리아	1	0.0%
나이지리아	1	0.0%
뉴질랜드	1	0.0%
이란	1	0.0%
아일랜드	1	0.0%
가나	1	0.0%
브라질	1	0.0%
네덜란드	1	0.0%
스페인	1	0.0%
멕시코	1	0.0%
폴란드	1	0.0%
핀란드	1	0.0%
알제리	1	0.0%
코트디부아르	1	0.0%
아르헨티나	1	0.0%
시에라리온	1	0.0%
온두라스	1	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	86,747 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Dangjin-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.

Seosan-si as a Dangjin-si alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Unemployment: 0.5% Seosan-si vs 1.0% Dangjin-si−50%
Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Seosan-si vs 21.0 µg/m³ Dangjin-si−33%
Foreign residents: 3.6% Seosan-si vs 5.2% Dangjin-si−31%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,009 Seosan-si vs 3,427 Dangjin-si−12%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 600.0 Seosan-si vs 670.0 Dangjin-si−10%
Empty flats: 12.1% Seosan-si vs 12.8% Dangjin-si−5%
Residents: 171,136 Seosan-si vs 172,400 Dangjin-si−1%

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Alternative cities in South Korea

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All South Korea cities

Seosan-si171,136 residents Masanhoewon-gu174,175 residents Masanhappo-gu174,487 residents Gijang-gun175,262 residents Suyeong-gu168,440 residents Seogwipo-si178,669 residents

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Dangjin-si in rankings

#3 of 30 in South Korean cities with the lowest published unemployment #4 of 30 in Cities with the lowest published unemployment #29 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 당진시?

The published population was 172,400 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 당진시?

How safe is 당진시?

Police recorded about 3,427 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 당진시?

The unemployment rate is 1 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Dangjin-si?

8,862 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Dangjin-si a good place to live?

Dangjin-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 Dangjin-si?

The official citizenship distribution records 9,019 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). Dangjin-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 365f4a27e2f11f58067daff559201844]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/dangjinsi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_dangjin-si-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_9869bec4c347,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Dangjin-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {365f4a27e2f11f58067daff559201844},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/dangjinsi/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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