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Living in Geumjeong-gu

In Geumjeong-gu, unemployment is 4.5% (2025).

금정구 had a population of 205,672 in June 2026. For 금정구, annual PM2.5 was 13.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 65.3 km² in 2020. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,356.7 mm at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 4.5% at the end of 2025. The annual mean temperature estimate was 17.9°C at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1921 sources

Population205,672people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026
Unemployment rate4.5%country median 2.7% — 67% aboveOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators
Recorded crime3,058incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024
PM2.5, annual mean13.6µg/m³country median 16.0 — 15% belowOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

Higher unemployment than 93% of South Korean cities that publish it and cleaner air than 78% of South Korean cities that publish it.

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

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 Geumjeong-gu.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The housing-vacancy rate was 8.42% at the end of 2024.

No city-level rent figure is published for Geumjeong-gu. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Geumjeong-gu recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€29
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.8 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KT 100 Mbps internet10Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB28.91 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KT mobile data plan11Official · national market
Dwellings86,959 dwellings31 Dec 2024DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality3Official
Housing vacancy rate8.42 %31 Dec 2024DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality4Official

Is Geumjeong-gu 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–65%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%
Student52%strong on education, weak on work · range 44–60%
Family64%strong on family, weak on cost · range 56–72%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 금정구?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators1

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Geumjeong-gu is 4.5%. Of 218 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 0.5 to under 1%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate4.5 %country median 2.7%31 Dec 20252025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators1Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public language course providers2 count30 Sept 2026National KIIP operating-institution register15Official
Schools50 schools21 Jul 2026Schoolinfo official open-data callback response19Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Doctors per 1,000 residents2.7 per 1,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 10007Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents2,530 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k8Official
Hospitals31 count30 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보5Official
Pharmacies109 count30 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스5Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents270 per 100,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 10007Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Geumjeong-gu 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 residents2.7 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 금정구?

Police recorded about 3,058 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-20249

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,058 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024KR-Police-regional-crime-20249Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents39.38 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024KR-Police-regional-crime-20249Official

Language courses and integration in Geumjeong-gu

National KIIP operating-institution register lists 2 publicly funded course providers in Geumjeong-gu (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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Geumjeong-gu.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 금정구?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 13.6 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 observations2

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Geumjeong-gu is 13.6 µg/m³. Of 235 cities with data, 47 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean13.6 µg/m³country median 16.031 Dec 2024Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 7.7 · Feb 9.9 · Mar 14.7 · Apr 19.5 · May 25.1 · Jun 27.8 · Jul 30.4 · Aug 32.1 · Sep 27.5 · Oct 22.8 · Nov 16.6 · Dec 9.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Yangsansi_47257.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.4 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 8.3 · May 13.8 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 24 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 12.3 · Nov 5.5 · Dec -0.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Yangsansi_47257.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.3 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 8.9 · Apr 13.7 · May 19.1 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 27.4 · Sep 22.6 · Oct 17 · Nov 10.7 · Dec 4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Yangsansi_47257.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 27 · Feb 54.6 · Mar 83.1 · Apr 126.8 · May 110.2 · Jun 147.7 · Jul 313.3 · Aug 214.6 · Sep 207.8 · Oct 112.4 · Nov 52.2 · Dec 33.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Yangsansi_47257.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 203.9 · Feb 178.9 · Mar 209.7 · Apr 206.4 · May 228.8 · Jun 174.3 · Jul 160.7 · Aug 181.3 · Sep 158.2 · Oct 198.9 · Nov 181.7 · Dec 193.6 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Yangsansi_47257.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature17.85 °C31 Dec 2024NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation1,357 mm31 Dec 2024NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in 금정구?

The published population was 205,672 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202612

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents394.7 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu18Official
City area65.26 km²2020Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.16Official
Foreign-resident share2.48 %31 Dec 2025Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-316Official
Foreign residents4,948 people31 Mar 2026Registered foreigners by local government, March 202617Official
Population density3,217 people/km²31 Dec 2024Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.16Official
Female residents105,818 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202613Official
Male residents99,854 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202613Official
Population205,672 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202612Official

International community in Geumjeong-gu

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 groupPeopleShare
계5,133100.0%
중국1,25424.4%
베트남1,07520.9%
우즈베키스탄3316.4%
미얀마2104.1%
일본2074.0%
인도1633.2%
네팔1382.7%
몽골1372.7%
카자흐스탄1372.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
인도네시아1222.4%
러시아(연방)1142.2%
한국계중국인851.7%
방글라데시801.6%
미국721.4%
파키스탄711.4%
스리랑카681.3%
타이완(대만)641.2%
캄보디아621.2%
프랑스531.0%
독일511.0%
타이(태국)501.0%
키르기즈491.0%
필리핀480.9%
이란410.8%
에티오피아270.5%
튀르키예250.5%
나이지리아210.4%
이탈리아210.4%
멕시코200.4%
캐나다180.4%
이집트170.3%
우크라이나170.3%
영국160.3%
말레이시아140.3%
남아프리카공화국130.3%
모로코120.2%
타지키스탄110.2%
노르웨이100.2%
스페인100.2%
네덜란드90.2%
브라질80.2%
폴란드80.2%
케냐80.2%
아제르바이잔80.2%
홍콩70.1%
라오스70.1%
투르크메니스탄70.1%
벨기에60.1%
튀니지60.1%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)50.1%
이라크50.1%
오스트레일리아40.1%
뉴질랜드40.1%
페루40.1%
헝가리40.1%
과테말라40.1%
브루나이40.1%
엘살바도르40.1%
가나30.1%
카메룬30.1%
스위스30.1%
오스트리아30.1%
에콰도르30.1%
알제리30.1%
이스라엘30.1%
불가리아30.1%
칠레30.1%
부룬디30.1%
파나마30.1%
아일랜드20.0%
스웨덴20.0%
콜롬비아20.0%
탄자니아20.0%
르완다20.0%
포르투갈20.0%
베네수엘라20.0%
도미니카공화국20.0%
가봉20.0%
라트비아20.0%
오만20.0%
바레인20.0%
영국외지민20.0%
중앙아프리카공화국20.0%
적도기니20.0%
싱가포르10.0%
한국계러시아인10.0%
예멘공화국10.0%
요르단10.0%
리비아10.0%
라이베리아10.0%
벨라루스10.0%
콩고민주공화국10.0%
수단10.0%
코트디부아르10.0%
체코10.0%
아르헨티나10.0%
크로아티아10.0%
앙골라10.0%
아르메니아10.0%
볼리비아10.0%
리투아니아10.0%
슬로바크10.0%
조지아10.0%
우루과이10.0%
마다가스카르10.0%
에스토니아10.0%
베냉10.0%
보츠와나10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households105,381 households30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202613Official

Alternatives for people set on Geumjeong-gu

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.

Chungju-si as a Geumjeong-gu alternative in the same country

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

  • Unemployment: 1.8% Chungju-si vs 4.5% Geumjeong-gu−60%
  • Empty flats: 12.6% Chungju-si vs 8.4% Geumjeong-gu+49%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,330.0 Chungju-si vs 2,530.0 Geumjeong-gu−47%
  • Foreign residents: 3.2% Chungju-si vs 2.5% Geumjeong-gu+28%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,725 Chungju-si vs 3,058 Geumjeong-gu−11%
  • Residents: 205,978 Chungju-si vs 205,672 Geumjeong-gu+0%
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Alternative cities in South Korea

Other cities in South Korea to compare with Geumjeong-gu, nearest in population first.

All South Korea cities
Gangneung-si205,666 residentsChungju-si205,978 residentsJung-gu, Ulsan203,026 residentsUichang-gu209,377 residentsJungwon-gu200,064 residentsYeonje-gu211,464 residents

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Geumjeong-gu in rankings

#19 of 30 in South Korean cities with the most hospital beds

Common questions

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

How many people live in 금정구?

The published population was 205,672 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 금정구?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 13.6 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 금정구?

Police recorded about 3,058 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 금정구?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Geumjeong-gu?

4,948 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Geumjeong-gu a good place to live?

Geumjeong-gu 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 Geumjeong-gu?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,133 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). Geumjeong-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b8f8db110c0641b3114ee7e36c2ef27a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/geumjeonggu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Geumjeong-gu, 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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