Living in goseonggun

In goseonggun (Gangwon Province), unemployment is 2.4% (2025).

Goseonggun is a city in South Korea. Goseonggun had a population of 27,204 in June 2026. The housing-vacancy rate was 16% at the end of 2024. The city had 13,479 dwellings in 2024. The unemployment rate was 2.4% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0715 sources

Population27,204people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Average rent339.4EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · (월) 평균월세가격_주택종합

Unemployment rate2.4%country median 2.7% — 11% belowOfficial source · KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate

Recorded crime2,990incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)

PM2.5, annual mean9.39µg/m³country median 16.0 — 41% belowOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

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

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 goseonggun.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for goseonggun. 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 internet⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan⁹Official · national market
Dwellings	13,479 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality³Official
Housing vacancy rate	15.98 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	339.4 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	(월) 평균월세가격_주택종합¹Official · county

Is goseonggun a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–68%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on safety · range 59–77%

Student38%strong on cost, weak on work · range 28–48%

Family53%strong on family, weak on cost · range 42–64%

Retirement48%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 36–60%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in goseonggun?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate⁷

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in goseonggun is 2.4%. Of 218 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 0.5 to under 1%.

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goseonggun 2.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	2.4 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate⁷Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to goseonggun. 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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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	24 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁴Official

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,990 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 goseonggun. 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

Annual PM2.5 was 9.39 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in goseonggun?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.4 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: 9.39 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

PM2.59.4WHO 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 goseonggun is 9.4 µg/m³. Of 235 cities with data, 47 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

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goseonggun 9.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.39 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 664.1 km² in 2020. Population density was 40.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in goseonggun?

The published population was 27,204 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	664.1 km²	2020	Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.¹²Official
Foreign-resident share	8.12 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁵Official
Foreign residents	2,179 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹³Official
Population density	40.66 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.¹²Official
Female residents	13,268 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹¹Official
Male residents	13,936 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹¹Official
Population	27,204 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹⁰Official

International community in goseonggun

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	2,181	100.0%
네팔	967	44.3%
베트남	298	13.7%
방글라데시	253	11.6%
인도네시아	137	6.3%
미얀마	70	3.2%
우즈베키스탄	48	2.2%
파키스탄	43	2.0%
타이(태국)	36	1.7%
스리랑카	32	1.5%

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Published group	People	Share
부룬디	27	1.2%
우간다	22	1.0%
한국계중국인	21	1.0%
인도	20	0.9%
르완다	20	0.9%
케냐	19	0.9%
탄자니아	17	0.8%
캄보디아	16	0.7%
중국	15	0.7%
몽골	14	0.6%
필리핀	13	0.6%
일본	12	0.6%
미국	10	0.5%
남수단공화국	10	0.5%
카자흐스탄	9	0.4%
남아프리카공화국	7	0.3%
에콰도르	7	0.3%
러시아(연방)	5	0.2%
콩고민주공화국	5	0.2%
나이지리아	3	0.1%
캐나다	2	0.1%
오스트레일리아	2	0.1%
말레이시아	2	0.1%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	2	0.1%
카메룬	2	0.1%
라오스	2	0.1%
프랑스	1	0.0%
키르기즈	1	0.0%
독일	1	0.0%
우크라이나	1	0.0%
이란	1	0.0%
싱가포르	1	0.0%
가나	1	0.0%
브라질	1	0.0%
요르단	1	0.0%
콜롬비아	1	0.0%
라이베리아	1	0.0%
오스트리아	1	0.0%
짐바브웨	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	15,583 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on goseonggun

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.

Samcheok-si as a goseonggun alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 0.2% Samcheok-si vs 2.4% goseonggun−92%
Foreign residents: 2.1% Samcheok-si vs 8.1% goseonggun−74%
Residents: 60,294 Samcheok-si vs 27,204 goseonggun+122%
Annual PM2.5: 10.8 µg/m³ Samcheok-si vs 9.4 µg/m³ goseonggun+15%
Empty flats: 17.3% Samcheok-si vs 16.0% goseonggun+8%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,990 Samcheok-si vs 2,990 goseonggunsame level

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Alternative cities in South Korea

Other cities in South Korea to compare with goseonggun, nearest in population first.

All South Korea cities

Yangyang-gun27,326 residents Sunchang-gun27,584 residents Danyang-gun26,628 residents Bonghwa-gun28,122 residents Imsil-gun25,342 residents Goryeong-gun29,545 residents

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goseonggun in rankings

#2 of 30 in South Korean cities with the lowest annual PM2.5 #25 of 30 in South Korean cities with the highest housing vacancy

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in goseonggun 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in goseonggun?

The published population was 27,204 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in goseonggun?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.4 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.

What is the unemployment rate in goseonggun?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate.

How many foreign residents live in goseonggun?

2,179 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is goseonggun a good place to live?

goseonggun 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 goseonggun?

The official citizenship distribution records 2,181 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). goseonggun (Gangwon Province), South Korea: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8822c89f589411284825278c829b4d98]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/goseonggun-51820/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_goseonggun-gangwon-province-south-korea-population-rent_b71ef12bb734,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {goseonggun (Gangwon Province), South Korea: population, rent},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {8822c89f589411284825278c829b4d98},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/goseonggun-51820/},
  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
Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31 immigration.go.kr · checked 2026-07-22
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Schoolinfo official open-data callback response schoolinfo.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
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