Living in Gapyeong-gun

In Gapyeong-gun, unemployment is 1.8% (2025).

For 가평군, the unemployment rate was 1.8% at the end of 2025. The population of 가평군, in South Korea, was 62,041 in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2625 sources

Population62,041people30 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 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 mean15.36µg/m³country median 16.0 — 4% belowOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

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

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 Gapyeong-gun.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The housing-vacancy rate was 16.4% at the end of 2024.

No city-level rent figure is published for Gapyeong-gun. 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	29,310 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality⁸Official
Housing vacancy rate	16.4 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁹Official

Is Gapyeong-gun 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–67%

Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on safety · range 61–79%

Student39%strong on education, weak on work · range 30–48%

Family55%strong on family, weak on cost · range 45–65%

Retirement44%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 33–55%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 가평군?

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 Gapyeong-gun 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

Gapyeong-gun 1.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	1.8 %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 Gapyeong-gun. 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 Gapyeong-gun. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	29 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response²²Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	1.9 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000¹²Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,420 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k¹³Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gapyeong-gun 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 residents1.9 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 Gapyeong-gun. 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.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Gapyeong-gun.

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Climate and air quality

The annual mean temperature estimate was 11°C at the end of 2024. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,434.9 mm at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 15.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in 가평군?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 15.4 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: 15.36 µg/m³ · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations³

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

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2°-9°

5°-7°

12°-1°

19°5°

24°11°

28°17°

29°21°

30°21°

26°15°

20°8°

11°0°

4°-7°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

123

398

320

128

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

170

174

200

210

228

205

144

166

173

179

142

148

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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

PM2.515.4WHO 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 Gapyeong-gun is 15.4 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

Gapyeong-gun 15.4

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	15.36 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.9 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 11.6 · Apr 18.9 · May 24.3 · Jun 28.1 · Jul 29.3 · Aug 29.9 · Sep 25.6 · Oct 19.6 · Nov 11.2 · Dec 3.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chuncheon_47101.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -9.3 · Feb -6.7 · Mar -1.1 · Apr 4.7 · May 11.3 · Jun 17 · Jul 21.3 · Aug 21.3 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 0.4 · Dec -6.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chuncheon_47101.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.1 · Feb -1 · Mar 5 · Apr 11.7 · May 17.6 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 24.8 · Aug 25 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 5.3 · Dec -2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chuncheon_47101.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 18.6 · Feb 27.6 · Mar 33.5 · Apr 71.5 · May 99.4 · Jun 122.9 · Jul 398.2 · Aug 319.9 · Sep 128.1 · Oct 49.3 · Nov 48.3 · Dec 24.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chuncheon_47101.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 170 · Feb 174.3 · Mar 199.9 · Apr 210.1 · May 227.5 · Jun 205 · Jul 144.2 · Aug 166.3 · Sep 173.3 · Oct 178.9 · Nov 141.8 · Dec 148.4 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chuncheon_47101.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	10.99 °C	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁸Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation	1,435 mm	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁸Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

The city covered 843.7 km² in 2020. Population density was 74.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 가평군?

The published population was 62,041 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 passport97.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	555.7 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu²¹Official
City area	843.7 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	2.21 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	1,388 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026²⁰Official
Population density	74.11 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	30,165 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁷Official
Male residents	31,876 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁷Official
Population	62,041 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹⁶Official

International community in Gapyeong-gun

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	1,370	100.0%
일본	370	27.0%
베트남	172	12.6%
한국계중국인	131	9.6%
네팔	112	8.2%
중국	84	6.1%
미얀마	70	5.1%
미국	49	3.6%
타이(태국)	48	3.5%
우즈베키스탄	38	2.8%

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Published group	People	Share
방글라데시	37	2.7%
캄보디아	36	2.6%
필리핀	29	2.1%
몽골	27	2.0%
스리랑카	15	1.1%
러시아(연방)	14	1.0%
타이완(대만)	13	0.9%
남아프리카공화국	11	0.8%
브라질	10	0.7%
영국	9	0.7%
인도네시아	8	0.6%
인도	7	0.5%
파키스탄	6	0.4%
프랑스	6	0.4%
카자흐스탄	6	0.4%
수단	6	0.4%
오스트레일리아	5	0.4%
라오스	5	0.4%
말레이시아	4	0.3%
가나	4	0.3%
캐나다	3	0.2%
이탈리아	3	0.2%
타지키스탄	3	0.2%
체코	3	0.2%
쿠바	3	0.2%
독일	2	0.1%
홍콩	2	0.1%
아르헨티나	2	0.1%
잠비아	2	0.1%
키르기즈	1	0.1%
이란	1	0.1%
싱가포르	1	0.1%
아일랜드	1	0.1%
네덜란드	1	0.1%
스페인	1	0.1%
폴란드	1	0.1%
페루	1	0.1%
벨기에	1	0.1%
스위스	1	0.1%
오스트리아	1	0.1%
콩고민주공화국	1	0.1%
알제리	1	0.1%
세르비아	1	0.1%
부르키나파소	1	0.1%

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	33,305 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Gapyeong-gun

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.

Changnyeong-gun as a Gapyeong-gun alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 6.6% Changnyeong-gun vs 2.2% Gapyeong-gun+199%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 3,770.0 Changnyeong-gun vs 1,420.0 Gapyeong-gun+165%
Unemployment: 0.6% Changnyeong-gun vs 1.8% Gapyeong-gun−67%
Empty flats: 14.3% Changnyeong-gun vs 16.4% Gapyeong-gun−13%
Annual PM2.5: 14.3 µg/m³ Changnyeong-gun vs 15.4 µg/m³ Gapyeong-gun−7%
Residents: 54,445 Changnyeong-gun vs 62,041 Gapyeong-gun−12%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,940 Changnyeong-gun vs 3,030 Gapyeong-gunsame level

Full comparison More about Changnyeong-gun

Alternative cities in South Korea

Other cities in South Korea to compare with Gapyeong-gun, nearest in population first.

All South Korea cities

Samcheok-si60,294 residents Mungyeong-si64,774 residents Taean-gun59,039 residents Geochang-gun58,846 residents Hongcheon-gun65,849 residents Buyeo-gun57,762 residents

How does Gapyeong-gun compare?

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Gapyeong-gun in rankings

#21 of 30 in South Korean cities with the highest housing vacancy #28 of 30 in South Korean cities with the lowest published unemployment

Is Gapyeong-gun part of Seoul?

Gapyeong-gun 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 49.7 km away by straight-line distance. Seoul city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source²⁵

Which comparable places record less crime than Gapyeong-gun?

52 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Gapyeong-gun in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Gapyeong-gun: 3,832.1 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 가평군?

The published population was 62,041 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 가평군?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 15.4 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 가평군?

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 Gapyeong-gun?

1,388 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Gapyeong-gun a good place to live?

Gapyeong-gun 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 Gapyeong-gun part of Seoul?

Gapyeong-gun 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 49.7 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people are in the 계 citizenship group in Gapyeong-gun?

The official citizenship distribution records 1,370 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 Gapyeong-gun?

52 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Gapyeong-gun 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). Gapyeong-gun, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9dddb0c4b36c30cd267d7303f59f068e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/gapyeonggun/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Gapyeong-gun, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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