Living in Geochang-gun

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

거창군 is a city in South Korea, with a population of 58,846 in June 2026. In March 2026, the foreign population was 1,143. The city covered 803.4 km² in 2020. The housing-vacancy rate was 14.2% at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 1.8% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0220 sources

Population58,846people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Average rent338.2EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · (월) 평균월세가격_주택종합 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)

Unemployment rate1.8%country median 2.7% — 33% belowOfficial source · KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate

Recorded crime2,940incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)

PM2.5, annual mean15µg/m³country median 16.0 — 6% belowOfficial source · 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations

Lower unemployment than 68% of South Korean cities that publish it and cleaner air than 63% of South Korean cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Geochang-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 internet¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan¹¹Official · national market
Dwellings	28,024 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality³Official
Housing vacancy rate	14.24 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	338.2 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	(월) 평균월세가격_주택종합 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)¹Official · county

Is Geochang-gun a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–67%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on safety · range 62–80%

Student41%strong on education, weak on work · range 32–50%

Family57%strong on family, weak on cost · range 47–67%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 거창군?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate⁹

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Geochang-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

Geochang-gun 1.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	1.8 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate⁹Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	37 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁸Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	2 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁷Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,160 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k⁸Official

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

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,940 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)⁶Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

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

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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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Climate and air quality

The annual mean temperature estimate was 13.5°C at the end of 2024. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,622.8 mm at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in 거창군?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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°

5°-7°

8°-6°

13°-1°

20°4°

24°10°

27°16°

30°20°

26°14°

21°6°

14°0°

8°-5°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

149

286

285

166

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

191

192

214

226

242

191

165

168

161

188

171

181

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

PM2.515WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1024WHO 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 Geochang-gun is 15.0 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

Geochang-gun 15.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	24 µg/m³country median 30.0	31 Dec 2024	2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	15 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 5.4 · Feb 8.1 · Mar 13.3 · Apr 19.5 · May 24.5 · Jun 27.4 · Jul 29.5 · Aug 29.9 · Sep 25.9 · Oct 21 · Nov 14.3 · Dec 7.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geochang_47284.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -7.3 · Feb -5.5 · Mar -1 · Apr 4.4 · May 9.8 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 20.3 · Aug 20.4 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 0.1 · Dec -5.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geochang_47284.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.3 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 11.9 · May 17.1 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.4 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 0.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geochang_47284.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 23.7 · Feb 34.1 · Mar 55.4 · Apr 84.8 · May 88.7 · Jun 149.4 · Jul 286.2 · Aug 285.3 · Sep 166.2 · Oct 60.8 · Nov 37.8 · Dec 22.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geochang_47284.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 190.6 · Feb 192.3 · Mar 214 · Apr 225.5 · May 241.7 · Jun 190.5 · Jul 164.9 · Aug 168.4 · Sep 161.1 · Oct 187.5 · Nov 171.3 · Dec 180.8 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geochang_47284.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	13.54 °C	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation	1,623 mm	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in 거창군?

The published population was 58,846 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	615.4 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu¹⁷Official
City area	803.4 km²	2020	Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	1.6 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,143 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁶Official
Population density	74.17 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.¹⁵Official
Female residents	29,841 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official
Male residents	29,005 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official
Population	58,846 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹²Official

International community in Geochang-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	942	100.0%
베트남	250	26.5%
필리핀	148	15.7%
네팔	90	9.6%
캄보디아	59	6.3%
미얀마	58	6.2%
중국	55	5.8%
우즈베키스탄	51	5.4%
타이(태국)	47	5.0%
한국계중국인	30	3.2%

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Published group	People	Share
스리랑카	27	2.9%
일본	20	2.1%
인도네시아	18	1.9%
남아프리카공화국	18	1.9%
파키스탄	14	1.5%
미국	8	0.8%
타지키스탄	8	0.8%
방글라데시	7	0.7%
타이완(대만)	6	0.6%
카자흐스탄	6	0.6%
캐나다	4	0.4%
시리아	4	0.4%
라오스	4	0.4%
영국	3	0.3%
몽골	2	0.2%
러시아(연방)	1	0.1%
말레이시아	1	0.1%
스페인	1	0.1%
벨기에	1	0.1%
벨라루스	1	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	31,407 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Geochang-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.

Gochang-gun as a Geochang-gun alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 0.3% Gochang-gun vs 1.8% Geochang-gun−83%
Foreign residents: 4.1% Gochang-gun vs 1.6% Geochang-gun+159%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,200.0 Gochang-gun vs 1,160.0 Geochang-gun+90%
Residents: 50,071 Gochang-gun vs 58,846 Geochang-gun−15%
Empty flats: 14.8% Gochang-gun vs 14.2% Geochang-gun+4%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,880 Gochang-gun vs 2,940 Geochang-gunsame level

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Alternative cities in South Korea

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Geochang-gun in rankings

#29 of 30 in South Korean cities with the lowest published unemployment

Common questions

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

How many people live in 거창군?

The published population was 58,846 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 거창군?

What is the unemployment rate in 거창군?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate.

How many foreign residents live in Geochang-gun?

1,143 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Geochang-gun a good place to live?

Geochang-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.

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

The official citizenship distribution records 942 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). Geochang-gun, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 777ba4773a00cbe8bbec0ee407de369a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/geochanggun/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_geochang-gun-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_1f63fb934fdd,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Geochang-gun, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {777ba4773a00cbe8bbec0ee407de369a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/geochanggun/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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