Living in Gijang-gun

In Gijang-gun, unemployment is 4.3% (2025).

기장군 is in South Korea; its population was 175,262 in June 2026. Annual PM2.5 was 12.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. There were 2.2 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. Car density was 531.5 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 4.3% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1918 sources

Population175,262people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Unemployment rate4.3%country median 2.7% — 59% aboveOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators

Recorded crime3,077incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024

PM2.5, annual mean12.62µg/m³country median 16.0 — 21% belowOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

Higher unemployment than 90% of South Korean cities that publish it and cleaner air than 89% of South Korean cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

The housing-vacancy rate was 8.28% at the end of 2024. The city had 69,809 dwellings in 2024.

No city-level rent figure is published for Gijang-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	69,809 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality³Official
Housing vacancy rate	8.28 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁴Official

Is Gijang-gun a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–64%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%

Student49%strong on education, weak on work · range 41–57%

Family61%strong on family, weak on cost · range 53–69%

Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 기장군?

The unemployment rate is 4.3 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators¹

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Gijang-gun is 4.3%. 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

Gijang-gun 4.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	4.3 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators¹Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	38 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁷Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	2.2 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁷Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,000 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k⁸Official
Hospitals	13 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보⁵Official
Pharmacies	72 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스⁵Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	220 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gijang-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 residents2.2 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 기장군?

Police recorded about 3,077 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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,077 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024⁹Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	38.23 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gijang-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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 기장군?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 12.6 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: 12.62 µg/m³ · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations²

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

PM2.512.6WHO 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 Gijang-gun is 12.6 µg/m³. Of 235 cities with data, 47 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

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Gijang-gun 12.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	12.62 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations²Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 218.3 km² in 2020. Population density was 804.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 기장군?

The published population was 175,262 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 passport98.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	531.5 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu¹⁶Official
City area	218.3 km²	2020	Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.¹⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	1.8 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁶Official
Foreign residents	3,232 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁵Official
Population density	804.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.¹⁴Official
Female residents	88,361 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official
Male residents	86,901 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official
Population	175,262 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹²Official

International community in Gijang-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	3,150	100.0%
베트남	693	22.0%
인도네시아	381	12.1%
네팔	279	8.9%
중국	228	7.2%
스리랑카	206	6.5%
캄보디아	157	5.0%
필리핀	151	4.8%
미얀마	145	4.6%
타이(태국)	116	3.7%

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Published group	People	Share
한국계중국인	104	3.3%
우즈베키스탄	98	3.1%
파키스탄	97	3.1%
일본	89	2.8%
미국	46	1.5%
러시아(연방)	46	1.5%
방글라데시	45	1.4%
라오스	27	0.9%
남아프리카공화국	26	0.8%
캐나다	20	0.6%
몽골	19	0.6%
인도	18	0.6%
영국	15	0.5%
우크라이나	15	0.5%
타이완(대만)	14	0.4%
프랑스	10	0.3%
한국계러시아인	10	0.3%
시리아	9	0.3%
키르기즈	7	0.2%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	7	0.2%
이란	5	0.2%
핀란드	5	0.2%
뉴질랜드	4	0.1%
브라질	4	0.1%
벨라루스	4	0.1%
카자흐스탄	3	0.1%
오스트레일리아	3	0.1%
독일	3	0.1%
아일랜드	3	0.1%
튀르키예	3	0.1%
우간다	3	0.1%
홍콩	2	0.1%
이탈리아	2	0.1%
스페인	2	0.1%
모로코	2	0.1%
폴란드	2	0.1%
그리스	2	0.1%
콜롬비아	2	0.1%
오스트리아	2	0.1%
알제리	2	0.1%
이집트	1	0.0%
노르웨이	1	0.0%
싱가포르	1	0.0%
멕시코	1	0.0%
스웨덴	1	0.0%
덴마크	1	0.0%
벨기에	1	0.0%
스위스	1	0.0%
콩고민주공화국	1	0.0%
체코	1	0.0%
온두라스	1	0.0%
조지아	1	0.0%
니카라과	1	0.0%
보스니아-헤르체고비나	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	80,774 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Gijang-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.

Seosan-si as a Gijang-gun alternative in the same country

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

Unemployment: 0.5% Seosan-si vs 4.3% Gijang-gun−88%
Foreign residents: 3.6% Seosan-si vs 1.8% Gijang-gun+100%
Empty flats: 12.1% Seosan-si vs 8.3% Gijang-gun+47%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 600.0 Seosan-si vs 1,000.0 Gijang-gun−40%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,009 Seosan-si vs 3,077 Gijang-gunsame level
Residents: 171,136 Seosan-si vs 175,262 Gijang-gun−2%

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Alternative cities in South Korea

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Masanhappo-gu174,487 residents Masanhoewon-gu174,175 residents Dangjin-si172,400 residents Seogwipo-si178,669 residents Seosan-si171,136 residents Suyeong-gu168,440 residents

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Gijang-gun in rankings

#26 of 30 in South Korean cities with the lowest annual PM2.5

Common questions

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

How many people live in 기장군?

The published population was 175,262 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 기장군?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 12.6 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 기장군?

Police recorded about 3,077 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 기장군?

The unemployment rate is 4.3 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Gijang-gun?

3,232 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Gijang-gun a good place to live?

Gijang-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 Gijang-gun?

The official citizenship distribution records 3,150 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). Gijang-gun, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0a163cb1608ab9e1d401592d4634545a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/gijanggun/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Gijang-gun, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0a163cb1608ab9e1d401592d4634545a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/gijanggun/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-22
DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-22
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KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-21
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Schoolinfo official open-data callback response schoolinfo.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
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