Living in gangseogu

In gangseogu (KR-11), unemployment is 3.5% (2025).

gangseogu is a city in South Korea. There were 3.5 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. The unemployment rate was 3.5% at the end of 2025. The foreign population count was 6,711 in March 2026. In June 2026, gangseogu had a population of 548,515. The city covered 41.4 km² in 2020. Population density was 13,421.1 people per km² in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population548,515people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Unemployment rate3.5%country median 2.7% — 30% aboveOfficial source · KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate

Recorded crime2,748incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024

PM2.5, annual mean17.08µg/m³country median 16.0 — 7% aboveOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

Higher unemployment than 70% of South Korean cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% of South Korean cities that publish it.

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

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 gangseogu.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The housing-vacancy rate was 5.13% 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

€ / 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 internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan¹⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	204,363 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality⁶Official
Housing Vacancy Rate Percent	5.13 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁷Official
Annual jeonse deposit-to-rent conversion rate	4.3 %	31 Jul 2026	전국주택가격동향조사 — 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (A_2024_00156, statId S234820263)²⁶Official
Median jeonse deposit (deposit-only lease)	259,329 EUR	31 Aug 2026	국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (전세 rows: 보증금(만원))²⁵Official
Median wolse monthly payment (deposit also required)	311.7 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (월세 rows: 월세금(만원), deposit coexists)²⁵Official

Is gangseogu 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–60%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%

Student44%strong on education, weak on work · range 37–51%

Family67%strong on family, weak on cost · range 60–74%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–61%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in gangseogu?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate¹³

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in gangseogu is 3.5%. 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

gangseogu 3.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	Work24 — 고용복지+센터 institution finder²⁴Official
Unemployment rate	3.5 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate¹³Official

What does a salary buy in gangseogu?

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

Left over each month€670of €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 €259,329 refundable deposit and 4.3% annual conversion rate · official · 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 · 2026-08-31 · official · 전국주택가격동향조사 · 2026-07-31	− €929
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	€670

Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment offices in gangseogu

Work24 lists 1 public employment office in gangseogu (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.

Office count verified

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Ministry of Employment and Labor, Republic of Korea

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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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public language course providers	3 count	30 Sept 2026	National KIIP operating-institution register¹⁹Official
School Count	84 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response²²Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	3.5 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors_per_1000¹¹Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	940 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital_beds_per_100k¹²Official
Hospitals	37 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보⁹Official
Pharmacies	291 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스⁹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	350 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors_per_1000¹¹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in gangseogu 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 residents3.5 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is gangseogu?

Police recorded about 2,748 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-2024¹⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,748 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024¹⁴Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	52.51 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration in gangseogu

National KIIP operating-institution register lists 3 publicly funded course providers in gangseogu (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.

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 gangseogu.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 17.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in gangseogu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 17.1 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: 17.08 µg/m³ · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations¹

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

PM2.517.1WHO 5 · EU 25

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 gangseogu is 17.1 µg/m³. Of 234 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

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gangseogu 17.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	17.08 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations¹Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in gangseogu?

The published population was 548,515 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	41.44 km²	2020	Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.²⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	1.21 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	6,711 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026²¹Official
Population density	13,421 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.²⁰Official
Population Female	286,786 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁸Official
Population Male	261,729 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁸Official
Population	548,515 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹⁷Official

International community in gangseogu

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	6,659	100.0%
한국계중국인	1,683	25.3%
중국	1,144	17.2%
베트남	580	8.7%
일본	441	6.6%
몽골	359	5.4%
타이완(대만)	249	3.7%
미국	222	3.3%
미얀마	196	2.9%
러시아(연방)	159	2.4%

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Published group	People	Share
필리핀	158	2.4%
우즈베키스탄	147	2.2%
타이(태국)	145	2.2%
인도	77	1.2%
영국	73	1.1%
네팔	70	1.1%
프랑스	65	1.0%
캄보디아	55	0.8%
독일	49	0.7%
캐나다	48	0.7%
카자흐스탄	46	0.7%
인도네시아	44	0.7%
말레이시아	38	0.6%
브라질	34	0.5%
오스트레일리아	33	0.5%
홍콩	33	0.5%
파키스탄	31	0.5%
튀르키예	29	0.4%
남아프리카공화국	26	0.4%
이집트	25	0.4%
방글라데시	24	0.4%
이탈리아	24	0.4%
모로코	18	0.3%
스페인	17	0.3%
키르기즈	15	0.2%
뉴질랜드	15	0.2%
벨기에	15	0.2%
네덜란드	13	0.2%
이란	12	0.2%
싱가포르	12	0.2%
멕시코	12	0.2%
우크라이나	11	0.2%
가나	11	0.2%
콜롬비아	11	0.2%
나이지리아	10	0.2%
체코	9	0.1%
오스트리아	8	0.1%
아일랜드	7	0.1%
라오스	7	0.1%
폴란드	7	0.1%
에티오피아	6	0.1%
불가리아	6	0.1%
스리랑카	5	0.1%
스웨덴	5	0.1%
스위스	5	0.1%
타지키스탄	5	0.1%
벨라루스	5	0.1%
칠레	5	0.1%
아르헨티나	5	0.1%
브루나이	5	0.1%
한국계러시아인	4	0.1%
우간다	4	0.1%
페루	4	0.1%
그리스	4	0.1%
포르투갈	4	0.1%
베네수엘라	4	0.1%
아르메니아	4	0.1%
덴마크	3	0.0%
루마니아	3	0.0%
핀란드	3	0.0%
탄자니아	3	0.0%
도미니카공화국	3	0.0%
마카오	3	0.0%
요르단	2	0.0%
에콰도르	2	0.0%
이스라엘	2	0.0%
튀니지	2	0.0%
헝가리	2	0.0%
아제르바이잔	2	0.0%
세네갈	2	0.0%
슬로바크	2	0.0%
엘살바도르	2	0.0%
자메이카	2	0.0%
영국외지민	2	0.0%
노르웨이	1	0.0%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	1	0.0%
시리아	1	0.0%
카메룬	1	0.0%
이라크	1	0.0%
예멘공화국	1	0.0%
케냐	1	0.0%
수단	1	0.0%
르완다	1	0.0%
과테말라	1	0.0%
투르크메니스탄	1	0.0%
세르비아	1	0.0%
리투아니아	1	0.0%
파라과이	1	0.0%
기니	1	0.0%
파나마	1	0.0%
감비아	1	0.0%
라트비아	1	0.0%
쿠바	1	0.0%
조지아	1	0.0%
알바니아	1	0.0%
벨리즈	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	274,577 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on gangseogu

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.

달서구 as a gangseogu alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 2.7% 달서구 vs 1.2% gangseogu+120%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,760.0 달서구 vs 940.0 gangseogu+87%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,946 달서구 vs 2,748 gangseogu+7%
Annual PM2.5: 15.1 µg/m³ 달서구 vs 17.1 µg/m³ gangseogu−12%
Residents: 513,399 달서구 vs 548,515 gangseogu−6%
Empty flats: 5.2% 달서구 vs 5.1% gangseogusame level

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Alternative cities in South Korea

Other cities in South Korea to compare with gangseogu, nearest in population first.

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강남구552,830 residents 안양시562,305 residents 파주시533,387 residents 김해시532,777 residents 시흥시514,831 residents 달서구513,399 residents

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gangseogu in rankings

#5 of 30 in South Korean cities with the largest housing stock #18 of 30 in Largest cities in South Korea #24 of 30 in South Korean cities with the most doctors #27 of 30 in Most densely populated cities in South Korea

Is gangseogu part of Seoul?

gangseogu is administratively part of Seoul. It is about 14.7 km away by straight-line distance. Seoul city profile

Relationship type: Administrative Part Of. Source⁸

Which comparable places record less crime than gangseogu?

20 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than gangseogu in this strictly source-matched cohort.

gangseogu: 2,770.9 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 source⁴

Common questions

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

How many people live in gangseogu?

The published population was 548,515 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in gangseogu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 17.1 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 gangseogu?

Police recorded about 2,748 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 gangseogu?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate.

How many foreign residents live in gangseogu?

6,711 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is gangseogu a good place to live?

gangseogu 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 gangseogu part of Seoul?

gangseogu is administratively part of Seoul. It is about 14.7 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people are in the 지부티 citizenship group in gangseogu?

The official citizenship distribution records 0 people (0.0%) 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 gangseogu?

20 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than gangseogu 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, September 24). gangseogu (KR-11), South Korea: population, rent, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 90d87819959b9ffd11fec88619e6edf1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/gangseogu-11500/ Retrieved 2026-09-24. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {gangseogu (KR-11), South Korea: population, rent, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
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