Living in Geoje-si

In Geoje-si, tenants pay an average rent of €309 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.4% (2025).

거제시 is a city in South Korea, with a population of 229,029 in June 2026. Population density was 576.9 people per km² in 2024. The housing-vacancy rate was 15.6% at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 2.4% at the end of 2025. The annual mean temperature estimate was 15.8°C at the end of 2024. The city covered 403.8 km² in 2020.

Last checked 2026-10-0223 sources

Population229,029people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Average rent309.3EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · (월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)

Unemployment rate2.4%country median 2.7% — 11% belowOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators

Recorded crime3,403incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³country median 16.0 — 25% belowOfficial source · 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations

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

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Geoje-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 internet¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan¹²Official · national market
Dwellings	102,832 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality⁴Official
Housing vacancy rate	15.57 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁵Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	309.3 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	(월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)¹Official

Is Geoje-si a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on safety · range 60–76%

Student52%strong on education, weak on work · range 44–60%

Family65%strong on family, weak on cost · range 57–73%

Retirement49%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–59%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 거제시?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators³

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Geoje-si is 2.4%. 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

Geoje-si 2.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	Work24 — 고용복지+센터 institution finder²³Official
Unemployment rate	2.4 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators³Official

Public employment offices in Geoje-si

Work24 lists 1 public employment office in Geoje-si (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	5 count	30 Sept 2026	National KIIP operating-institution register¹⁶Official
Schools	71 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response²⁰Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	1.6 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁸Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,020 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k⁹Official
Hospitals	13 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보⁶Official
Pharmacies	84 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스⁶Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	160 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁸Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Geoje-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 residents1.6 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 거제시?

Police recorded about 3,403 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-2024¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,403 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024¹⁰Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	50.65 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration in Geoje-si

National KIIP operating-institution register lists 5 publicly funded course providers in Geoje-si (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.

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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 precipitation estimate was 1,676.6 mm at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in 거제시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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°

7°-1°

9°0°

14°4°

19°8°

23°13°

26°17°

28°22°

30°23°

26°18°

22°12°

16°6°

10°0°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

112

177

203

237

368

330

210

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

170

178

204

217

233

183

153

182

169

195

165

166

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

PM2.512WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1021WHO 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 Geoje-si is 12.0 µg/m³. Of 235 cities with data, 47 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

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Geoje-si 12.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	21 µg/m³country median 30.0	31 Dec 2024	2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	12 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 7.3 · Feb 9.4 · Mar 13.5 · Apr 18.6 · May 23.1 · Jun 25.8 · Jul 28.3 · Aug 29.9 · Sep 26.5 · Oct 22 · Nov 15.7 · Dec 9.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geoje_47294.csv²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.4 · Feb -0.2 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 8.3 · May 13 · Jun 17.4 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 22.9 · Sep 18.2 · Oct 12.2 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 0.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geoje_47294.csv²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.6 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 8.4 · Apr 13.4 · May 17.9 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 24.8 · Aug 26 · Sep 22 · Oct 16.7 · Nov 10.6 · Dec 4.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geoje_47294.csv²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 40.4 · Feb 60.5 · Mar 112.2 · Apr 177.2 · May 203 · Jun 237.1 · Jul 367.6 · Aug 330.4 · Sep 209.5 · Oct 96.4 · Nov 59 · Dec 37 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geoje_47294.csv²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 169.9 · Feb 178 · Mar 204 · Apr 217.4 · May 233.2 · Jun 182.7 · Jul 153.4 · Aug 182.1 · Sep 168.5 · Oct 195.1 · Nov 165.3 · Dec 166.4 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geoje_47294.csv²²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	15.78 °C	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation	1,677 mm	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in 거제시?

The published population was 229,029 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	494.2 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu¹⁹Official
City area	403.8 km²	2020	Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.¹⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	7.14 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁷Official
Foreign residents	16,501 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁸Official
Population density	576.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.¹⁷Official
Female residents	108,563 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Male residents	120,466 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Population	229,029 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹³Official

International community in Geoje-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	16,506	100.0%
베트남	4,099	24.8%
인도네시아	2,010	12.2%
우즈베키스탄	1,749	10.6%
네팔	1,502	9.1%
스리랑카	1,156	7.0%
미얀마	815	4.9%
타이(태국)	740	4.5%
한국계중국인	455	2.8%
필리핀	411	2.5%

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Published group	People	Share
중국	363	2.2%
캄보디아	336	2.0%
러시아(연방)	294	1.8%
인도	281	1.7%
방글라데시	233	1.4%
말레이시아	217	1.3%
브라질	173	1.0%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	155	0.9%
카자흐스탄	137	0.8%
일본	118	0.7%
프랑스	94	0.6%
미국	91	0.6%
튀르키예	86	0.5%
오스트레일리아	79	0.5%
영국	73	0.4%
파키스탄	66	0.4%
르완다	58	0.4%
탄자니아	55	0.3%
그리스	49	0.3%
남아프리카공화국	47	0.3%
이탈리아	42	0.3%
몽골	38	0.2%
키르기즈	31	0.2%
아이티	31	0.2%
타이완(대만)	26	0.2%
튀니지	26	0.2%
모로코	24	0.1%
노르웨이	23	0.1%
캐나다	22	0.1%
예멘공화국	20	0.1%
이집트	18	0.1%
한국계러시아인	18	0.1%
말리	18	0.1%
루마니아	15	0.1%
우크라이나	14	0.1%
라이베리아	14	0.1%
부룬디	13	0.1%
투르크메니스탄	12	0.1%
네덜란드	10	0.1%
크로아티아	10	0.1%
뉴질랜드	9	0.1%
리비아	9	0.1%
싱가포르	8	0.0%
폴란드	8	0.0%
알제리	8	0.0%
아일랜드	7	0.0%
이란	6	0.0%
멕시코	5	0.0%
타지키스탄	5	0.0%
독일	4	0.0%
라오스	4	0.0%
지부티	3	0.0%
나이지리아	3	0.0%
카메룬	3	0.0%
벨기에	3	0.0%
콜롬비아	3	0.0%
불가리아	3	0.0%
세르비아	3	0.0%
라트비아	3	0.0%
모잠비크	3	0.0%
홍콩	2	0.0%
가나	2	0.0%
스페인	2	0.0%
에티오피아	2	0.0%
스웨덴	2	0.0%
이라크	2	0.0%
에콰도르	2	0.0%
코트디부아르	2	0.0%
베네수엘라	2	0.0%
아르헨티나	2	0.0%
세네갈	2	0.0%
도미니카공화국	2	0.0%
카타르	2	0.0%
시리아	1	0.0%
우간다	1	0.0%
덴마크	1	0.0%
핀란드	1	0.0%
벨라루스	1	0.0%
수단	1	0.0%
체코	1	0.0%
헝가리	1	0.0%
칠레	1	0.0%
앙골라	1	0.0%
감비아	1	0.0%
에스토니아	1	0.0%
기타	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	107,351 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Geoje-si

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Alternative cities in South Korea

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All South Korea cities

Icheon-si224,740 residents Manan-gu233,711 residents Jung-gu, Daejeon224,273 residents Sosa-gu224,202 residents Sujeong-gu234,639 residents Geumcheon-gu222,503 residents

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Geoje-si in rankings

#3 of 30 in South Korean cities with the highest foreign-population share #15 of 30 in Cities with the highest published annual rainfall #15 of 30 in South Korean cities with the lowest annual PM2.5 #29 of 30 in South Korean cities with the largest foreign populations #30 of 30 in South Korean cities with the highest housing vacancy

Common questions

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

How many people live in 거제시?

The published population was 229,029 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 거제시?

How safe is 거제시?

Police recorded about 3,403 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 거제시?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Geoje-si?

16,501 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Geoje-si a good place to live?

Geoje-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.

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

The official citizenship distribution records 16,506 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). Geoje-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c0d78f003add309e441df05b9ac06de6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/geojesi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_geoje-si-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_2596ad63f2f9,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Geoje-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c0d78f003add309e441df05b9ac06de6},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/geojesi/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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