Living in Dongducheon-si

In Dongducheon-si, unemployment is 5% (2025).

The foreign population count was 4,431 in March 2026. In June 2026, 동두천시 had a population of 86,265. The city covered 95.7 km² in 2020. The unemployment rate was 5% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2625 sources

Population86,265people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Unemployment rate5%country median 2.7% — 85% aboveOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators

Recorded crime3,030incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)

PM2.5, annual mean12.49µg/m³country median 16.0 — 22% belowOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

Higher unemployment than 98% of South Korean cities that publish it and cleaner air than 90% of South Korean cities that publish it.

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

Housing and cost

The housing-vacancy rate was 11.3% at the end of 2024.

No city-level rent figure is published for Dongducheon-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 internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan¹⁵Official · national market
Dwellings	39,509 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality⁸Official
Housing vacancy rate	11.26 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁹Official

Is Dongducheon-si a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–63%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%

Student44%strong on cost, weak on work · range 35–53%

Family51%strong on family, weak on cost · range 41–61%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–62%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 동두천시?

The unemployment rate is 5 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators²

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Dongducheon-si is 5.0%. 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

Dongducheon-si 5.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	5 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators²Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	24 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response²²Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	2.2 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000¹²Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	2,360 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k¹³Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dongducheon-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 residents2.2 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,030 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)¹¹Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

The annual mean temperature estimate was 12°C at the end of 2024. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,388 mm at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 12.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in 동두천시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 12.5 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: 12.49 µg/m³ · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations³

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

0°

2°-9°

6°-6°

12°-1°

19°5°

24°11°

28°17°

29°21°

30°21°

26°15°

21°7°

12°1°

4°-7°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

131

432

348

138

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

184

181

210

206

231

204

129

164

182

201

161

170

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

PM2.512.5WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1029WHO 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 Dongducheon-si is 12.5 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

Dongducheon-si 12.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	29 µg/m³country median 30.0	31 Dec 2024	2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations¹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	12.49 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.4 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 12.1 · Apr 19 · May 24.5 · Jun 28.2 · Jul 29 · Aug 30.1 · Sep 26.3 · Oct 20.5 · Nov 12.2 · Dec 3.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dongducheon_47098.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -9 · Feb -6.2 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 5.2 · May 11.3 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 20.9 · Aug 21.2 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 0.5 · Dec -6.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dongducheon_47098.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.8 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 5 · Apr 11.6 · May 17.4 · Jun 21.8 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 20.1 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 5.7 · Dec -1.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dongducheon_47098.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 18.4 · Feb 26 · Mar 32 · Apr 73.2 · May 95.2 · Jun 130.5 · Jul 431.7 · Aug 347.5 · Sep 137.9 · Oct 55.1 · Nov 47.4 · Dec 22.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dongducheon_47098.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 183.7 · Feb 180.8 · Mar 209.6 · Apr 206 · May 231.2 · Jun 203.9 · Jul 128.7 · Aug 164.1 · Sep 182.4 · Oct 201.2 · Nov 160.6 · Dec 169.6 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dongducheon_47098.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	11.97 °C	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁸Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation	1,388 mm	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁸Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in 동두천시?

The published population was 86,265 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹⁶

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	464.6 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu²¹Official
City area	95.67 km²	2020	Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.¹⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	5.15 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	4,431 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026²⁰Official
Population density	907.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.¹⁹Official
Female residents	43,292 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁷Official
Male residents	42,973 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁷Official
Population	86,265 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹⁶Official

International community in Dongducheon-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	4,451	100.0%
필리핀	609	13.7%
나이지리아	528	11.9%
중국	361	8.1%
베트남	323	7.3%
네팔	289	6.5%
한국계중국인	278	6.2%
미국	278	6.2%
방글라데시	143	3.2%
스리랑카	141	3.2%

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Published group	People	Share
몽골	139	3.1%
라이베리아	120	2.7%
우즈베키스탄	114	2.6%
캄보디아	113	2.5%
타이(태국)	113	2.5%
시리아	102	2.3%
가나	98	2.2%
파키스탄	97	2.2%
인도네시아	64	1.4%
미얀마	62	1.4%
인도	48	1.1%
남아프리카공화국	47	1.1%
러시아(연방)	32	0.7%
이집트	26	0.6%
이란	25	0.6%
튀르키예	23	0.5%
일본	22	0.5%
라오스	22	0.5%
키르기즈	21	0.5%
우간다	21	0.5%
아이티	20	0.4%
타이완(대만)	18	0.4%
말리	17	0.4%
이라크	14	0.3%
토고	14	0.3%
짐바브웨	10	0.2%
페루	8	0.2%
모로코	7	0.2%
에티오피아	6	0.1%
튀니지	6	0.1%
캐나다	5	0.1%
케냐	5	0.1%
콩고민주공화국	5	0.1%
영국	4	0.1%
아르헨티나	4	0.1%
모잠비크	4	0.1%
오스트레일리아	3	0.1%
카메룬	3	0.1%
코트디부아르	3	0.1%
카자흐스탄	2	0.0%
말레이시아	2	0.0%
스페인	2	0.0%
멕시코	2	0.0%
세네갈	2	0.0%
볼리비아	2	0.0%
기니	2	0.0%
모리셔스	2	0.0%
기니비사우	2	0.0%
프랑스	1	0.0%
우크라이나	1	0.0%
아일랜드	1	0.0%
브라질	1	0.0%
이탈리아	1	0.0%
스웨덴	1	0.0%
리비아	1	0.0%
아프가니스탄	1	0.0%
르완다	1	0.0%
알제리	1	0.0%
체코	1	0.0%
앙골라	1	0.0%
온두라스	1	0.0%
부르키나파소	1	0.0%
모리타니	1	0.0%
보츠와나	1	0.0%
레소토	1	0.0%
기타	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	43,811 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Dongducheon-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.

Eumseong-gun as a Dongducheon-si alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 16.2% Eumseong-gun vs 5.1% Dongducheon-si+215%
Unemployment: 1.3% Eumseong-gun vs 5.0% Dongducheon-si−74%
Empty flats: 18.5% Eumseong-gun vs 11.3% Dongducheon-si+64%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,900.0 Eumseong-gun vs 2,360.0 Dongducheon-si−19%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,920 Eumseong-gun vs 3,030 Dongducheon-si−4%
Residents: 95,954 Eumseong-gun vs 86,265 Dongducheon-si+11%

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Alternative cities in South Korea

Other cities in South Korea to compare with Dongducheon-si, nearest in population first.

All South Korea cities

Donghae-si85,589 residents Jincheon-gun85,569 residents Sangju-si89,228 residents Dong-gu, Busan83,354 residents Gimje-si81,631 residents Boryeong-si91,260 residents

How does Dongducheon-si compare?

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Dongducheon-si in rankings

#23 of 30 in South Korean cities with the lowest annual PM2.5 #28 of 30 in South Korean cities with the most hospital beds

Is Dongducheon-si part of Seoul?

Dongducheon-si 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 40.4 km away by straight-line distance. Seoul city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source²⁵

Which comparable places record less crime than Dongducheon-si?

46 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Dongducheon-si in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Dongducheon-si: 3,439.3 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 source⁶

Common questions

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

How many people live in 동두천시?

The published population was 86,265 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 동두천시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 12.5 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.

What is the unemployment rate in 동두천시?

The unemployment rate is 5 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Dongducheon-si?

4,431 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Dongducheon-si a good place to live?

Dongducheon-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.

Is Dongducheon-si part of Seoul?

Dongducheon-si 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 40.4 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people are in the 계 citizenship group in Dongducheon-si?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,451 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 Dongducheon-si?

46 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Dongducheon-si 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Dongducheon-si, South Korea: population, rent, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2b80abee54dec536ea82836ce17b0067]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/dongducheonsi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Dongducheon-si, South Korea: population, rent, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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