Living in Gimcheon-si

In Gimcheon-si, tenants pay an average rent of €331 a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.9% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 1.9% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 17 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. 김천시 had a population of 132,740 in June 2026. The housing-vacancy rate was 14.1% at the end of 2024. The annual mean temperature estimate was 12.8°C at the end of 2024. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,401.6 mm at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0221 sources

Population132,740people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Average rent331.4EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · (월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)

Unemployment rate1.9%country median 2.7% — 30% belowOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators

Recorded crime2,698incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024

PM2.5, annual mean17µg/m³country median 16.0 — 6% aboveOfficial source · 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations

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

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Gimcheon-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	61,944 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality⁴Official
Housing vacancy rate	14.13 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁵Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	331.4 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	(월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)¹Official

Is Gimcheon-si a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 50–68%

Skilled employee77%strong on work, weak on safety · range 69–85%

Student54%strong on education, weak on work · range 46–62%

Family69%strong on family, weak on cost · range 61–77%

Retirement48%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–58%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 김천시?

The unemployment rate is 1.9 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators³

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Gimcheon-si is 1.9%. 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

Gimcheon-si 1.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	1.9 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators³Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	71 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	2 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁸Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,510 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k⁹Official
Hospitals	7 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보⁶Official
Pharmacies	49 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스⁶Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	200 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁸Official

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

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 김천시?

Police recorded about 2,698 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	2,698 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024¹⁰Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	30.13 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

KoreanIn Person, Online

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Gimcheon-si.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 김천시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 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°

3°-6°

6°-4°

12°0°

19°5°

24°11°

27°16°

29°20°

25°15°

20°8°

12°1°

5°-4°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

137

261

264

136

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

176

179

207

218

235

185

146

157

167

201

167

169

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

PM2.517WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1036WHO 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 Gimcheon-si is 17.0 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

Gimcheon-si 17.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	36 µg/m³country median 30.0	31 Dec 2024	2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	17 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 2.9 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 11.8 · Apr 18.7 · May 23.7 · Jun 26.8 · Jul 28.7 · Aug 29.1 · Sep 25 · Oct 19.7 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 5.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chupungnyeong_47135.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.1 · Feb -4.5 · Mar -0.3 · Apr 5.3 · May 10.7 · Jun 16 · Jul 20.3 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -4.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chupungnyeong_47135.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.8 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 12 · May 17.1 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 24.2 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 0.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chupungnyeong_47135.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 24.1 · Feb 34.2 · Mar 52.9 · Apr 80.3 · May 80.1 · Jun 136.6 · Jul 260.7 · Aug 263.9 · Sep 135.6 · Oct 58.1 · Nov 43 · Dec 25.8 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chupungnyeong_47135.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 176.1 · Feb 179.3 · Mar 206.7 · Apr 217.5 · May 234.6 · Jun 184.9 · Jul 145.9 · Aug 156.9 · Sep 167.1 · Oct 201.1 · Nov 167.2 · Dec 168.7 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chupungnyeong_47135.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	12.82 °C	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation	1,402 mm	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,009.8 km² in 2020. Population density was 134.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 김천시?

The published population was 132,740 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 passport96.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	607.7 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu¹⁸Official
City area	1,010 km²	2020	Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	3.18 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁷Official
Foreign residents	4,377 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁷Official
Population density	134.1 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.¹⁶Official
Female residents	65,794 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Male residents	66,946 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Population	132,740 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹³Official

International community in Gimcheon-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	4,256	100.0%
베트남	1,423	33.4%
네팔	471	11.1%
캄보디아	418	9.8%
인도네시아	258	6.1%
중국	184	4.3%
몽골	179	4.2%
스리랑카	163	3.8%
미얀마	144	3.4%
타이(태국)	137	3.2%

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Published group	People	Share
방글라데시	125	2.9%
필리핀	114	2.7%
한국계중국인	111	2.6%
우즈베키스탄	53	1.2%
러시아(연방)	52	1.2%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	35	0.8%
시리아	35	0.8%
미국	32	0.8%
타이완(대만)	28	0.7%
라오스	26	0.6%
일본	25	0.6%
타지키스탄	25	0.6%
파키스탄	22	0.5%
이집트	22	0.5%
예멘공화국	21	0.5%
튀니지	17	0.4%
키르기즈	16	0.4%
모로코	12	0.3%
남아프리카공화국	11	0.3%
카자흐스탄	10	0.2%
인도	9	0.2%
카메룬	8	0.2%
나이지리아	5	0.1%
브라질	5	0.1%
자메이카	5	0.1%
알제리	4	0.1%
키리바시	3	0.1%
영국	3	0.1%
오스트레일리아	3	0.1%
튀르키예	3	0.1%
에티오피아	3	0.1%
르완다	3	0.1%
아르헨티나	3	0.1%
독일	2	0.0%
케냐	2	0.0%
콜롬비아	2	0.0%
코트디부아르	2	0.0%
부룬디	2	0.0%
기니	2	0.0%
중앙아프리카공화국	2	0.0%
캐나다	1	0.0%
말레이시아	1	0.0%
우크라이나	1	0.0%
싱가포르	1	0.0%
가나	1	0.0%
이탈리아	1	0.0%
스페인	1	0.0%
우간다	1	0.0%
이라크	1	0.0%
라이베리아	1	0.0%
오스트리아	1	0.0%
콩고민주공화국	1	0.0%
감비아	1	0.0%
레바논	1	0.0%
아이티	1	0.0%
레소토	1	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	69,151 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Gimcheon-si

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.

Andong-si as a Gimcheon-si alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 3,380.0 Andong-si vs 1,510.0 Gimcheon-si+124%
Unemployment: 1.1% Andong-si vs 1.9% Gimcheon-si−42%
Foreign residents: 1.4% Andong-si vs 3.2% Gimcheon-si−55%
Residents: 151,864 Andong-si vs 132,740 Gimcheon-si+14%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,599 Andong-si vs 2,698 Gimcheon-si−4%
Empty flats: 14.1% Andong-si vs 14.1% Gimcheon-sisame level
Annual PM2.5: 17.0 µg/m³ Andong-si vs 17.0 µg/m³ Gimcheon-sisame level

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Alternative cities in South Korea

Other cities in South Korea to compare with Gimcheon-si, nearest in population first.

All South Korea cities

Jongno-gu136,318 residents Jecheon-si128,192 residents Yangpyeong-gun126,822 residents Pocheon-si140,468 residents Nam-gu, Daegu141,344 residents Dong-gu, Ulsan147,756 residents

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Gimcheon-si in rankings

#29 of 30 in Safest cities in South Korea by recorded crime

Common questions

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

How many people live in 김천시?

The published population was 132,740 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 김천시?

How safe is 김천시?

Police recorded about 2,698 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 김천시?

The unemployment rate is 1.9 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Gimcheon-si?

4,377 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Gimcheon-si a good place to live?

Gimcheon-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 Gimcheon-si?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,256 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). Gimcheon-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version df14cc89374bed4d5523538ab13d358b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/gimcheonsi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Gimcheon-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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