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덕진구 is a city in South Korea, with a population of 307,345 in June 2026. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,515.7 mm at the end of 2024. The city had 70 schools in July 2026. The annual mean temperature estimate was 14.5°C at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2616 sources

Population307,345people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026
Recorded crime2,880incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)
PM2.5, annual mean14µg/m³country median 16.0 — 12% belowOfficial source · www.airkorea.or.kr

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

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.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Deokjin-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 internet3Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB28.91 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KT mobile data plan4Official · national market
Annual jeonse deposit-to-rent conversion rate6.2 %31 Jul 2026지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (월별, 전국주택가격동향조사 > 전월세전환율)16Official
Median jeonse deposit (deposit-only lease)127,536 EUR31 Aug 2026국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (전세 rows: 보증금(만원))15Official
Median wolse monthly payment (deposit also required)170.5 EUR/month31 Aug 2026국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (월세 rows: 월세금(만원), deposit coexists)15Official

Is Deokjin-gu a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–63%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%
Student47%strong on education, weak on work · range 39–55%
Family66%strong on family, weak on cost · range 57–75%
Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–66%

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How international is the population?

2.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 7,003 of 307,345 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public employment offices1 count15 Sept 2026Work24 — 고용복지+센터 institution finder13Official

What does a salary buy in Deokjin-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€940of €1,660 take-home
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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 €127,536 refundable deposit and 6.2% annual conversion rate · official · 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 · 2026-08-31 · official · 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (월별, 전국주택가격동향조사 > 전월세전환율) · 2026-07-31− €659
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€940
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Public employment offices in Deokjin-gu

Work24 lists 1 public employment office in Deokjin-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 providers2 count30 Sept 2026National KIIP operating-institution register8Official
Schools70 schools21 Jul 2026Schoolinfo official open-data callback response10Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents2,006 beds per 100,00030 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보1Official
Hospitals35 count30 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보1Official
Pharmacies180 count30 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스1Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents453.6 per 100,00030 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 병원정보서비스1Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Deokjin-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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents2,006 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,880 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)2Official · regional context

Language courses and integration in Deokjin-gu

National KIIP operating-institution register lists 2 publicly funded course providers in Deokjin-gu (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

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 Deokjin-gu.

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Climate and air quality

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 Deokjin-gu is 14.0 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 mean14 µg/m³country median 16.031 Dec 2024www.airkorea.or.kr14Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.8 · Feb 7.4 · Mar 13 · Apr 19.7 · May 24.9 · Jun 28.3 · Jul 30.4 · Aug 31.1 · Sep 27.2 · Oct 21.6 · Nov 14.3 · Dec 7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeonju_47864.csv12Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -4.2 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 1.5 · Apr 7 · May 12.7 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 22.7 · Aug 22.9 · Sep 17.5 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 4 · Dec -2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeonju_47864.csv12Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0 · Feb 2 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 12.9 · May 18.5 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 26.5 · Sep 21.8 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 2.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeonju_47864.csv12Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 26.9 · Feb 36.8 · Mar 53.7 · Apr 78.4 · May 82.8 · Jun 159 · Jul 302.8 · Aug 289.6 · Sep 128.2 · Oct 57.3 · Nov 49.8 · Dec 34 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeonju_47864.csv12Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 151.2 · Feb 162.3 · Mar 191.7 · Apr 209.7 · May 220.5 · Jun 168.1 · Jul 133.1 · Aug 153.1 · Sep 169.6 · Oct 198.7 · Nov 158.1 · Dec 142.9 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeonju_47864.csv12Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature14.51 °C31 Dec 2024NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation1,516 mm31 Dec 2024NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.28 %31 Mar 2026Registered foreigners by local government, March 20269Official
Foreign residents7,003 people31 Mar 2026Registered foreigners by local government, March 20269Official
Female residents154,730 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official
Male residents152,615 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official
Population307,345 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 20265Official

International community in Deokjin-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
계6,231100.0%
베트남1,28920.7%
중국1,27620.5%
우즈베키스탄5438.7%
몽골5378.6%
캄보디아3024.8%
방글라데시2634.2%
네팔2423.9%
한국계중국인1843.0%
인도1822.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
미얀마1462.3%
파키스탄1282.1%
필리핀1252.0%
일본1061.7%
인도네시아1021.6%
카자흐스탄761.2%
러시아(연방)731.2%
타이(태국)661.1%
미국570.9%
스리랑카540.9%
남아프리카공화국340.5%
키르기즈320.5%
시리아320.5%
아프가니스탄270.4%
말레이시아240.4%
타이완(대만)220.4%
이집트220.4%
타지키스탄210.3%
이란180.3%
프랑스170.3%
영국150.2%
라오스140.2%
튀르키예130.2%
모로코130.2%
캐나다110.2%
독일90.1%
브라질80.1%
르완다80.1%
나이지리아70.1%
우간다70.1%
에티오피아60.1%
이탈리아50.1%
아제르바이잔50.1%
가봉50.1%
오스트레일리아40.1%
아일랜드40.1%
가나40.1%
멕시코40.1%
폴란드40.1%
콜롬비아40.1%
에콰도르40.1%
코트디부아르40.1%
아르헨티나40.1%
카메룬30.0%
스페인30.0%
라이베리아30.0%
탄자니아30.0%
알제리30.0%
베네수엘라30.0%
우크라이나20.0%
홍콩20.0%
뉴질랜드20.0%
페루20.0%
예멘공화국20.0%
케냐20.0%
리비아20.0%
루마니아20.0%
스위스20.0%
콩고민주공화국20.0%
수단20.0%
튀니지20.0%
잠비아20.0%
기니20.0%
네덜란드10.0%
한국계러시아인10.0%
스웨덴10.0%
이라크10.0%
요르단10.0%
벨기에10.0%
이스라엘10.0%
헝가리10.0%
세네갈10.0%
아르메니아10.0%
부룬디10.0%
짐바브웨10.0%
몰도바10.0%
팔레스타인10.0%
레바논10.0%
오만10.0%
니카라과10.0%
모잠비크10.0%
마다가스카르10.0%
부르키나파소10.0%
영국외지민10.0%
레소토10.0%
코모로10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households144,751 households30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official

Alternatives for people set on Deokjin-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.

Danwon-gu as a Deokjin-gu alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Foreign residents: 12.7% Danwon-gu vs 2.3% Deokjin-gu+459%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,030 Danwon-gu vs 2,880 Deokjin-gu+5%
  • Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Danwon-gu vs 14.0 µg/m³ Deokjin-gu+7%
  • Residents: 288,467 Danwon-gu vs 307,345 Deokjin-gu−6%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,016.2 Danwon-gu vs 2,005.6 Deokjin-gusame level
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Alternative cities in South Korea

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

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Nam-gu, Ulsan304,337 residentsGwangmyeong-si303,666 residentsWansan-gu313,529 residentsSeodaemun-gu299,810 residentsIlsandong-gu298,269 residentsDobong-gu298,225 residents

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Common questions

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

Is the air quality good in Deokjin-gu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: www.airkorea.or.kr.

How safe is Deokjin-gu?

Police recorded 2,880 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001).

How many people live in Deokjin-gu?

The published population is 307,345 people. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Deokjin-gu?

7,003 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Deokjin-gu a good place to live?

Deokjin-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 Deokjin-gu?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,231 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). Deokjin-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6a1970a41626fd46099bbd6f16b0386c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/deogjingu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_deokjin-gu-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_65853d7d4aef,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Deokjin-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6a1970a41626fd46099bbd6f16b0386c},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/deogjingu/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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