Living in Gunsan-si

In Gunsan-si, tenants pay an average rent of €322 a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.7% (2025).

군산시 had 255,591 residents in June 2026 and is a city in South Korea. The housing-vacancy rate was 16.1% at the end of 2024. There were 2.5 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. Car density was 575.9 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 1.7% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 18 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0221 sources

Population255,591people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Average rent322.2EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · (월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)

Unemployment rate1.7%country median 2.7% — 37% belowOfficial source · KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate

Recorded crime3,186incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024

PM2.5, annual mean18.05µg/m³country median 16.0 — 13% aboveOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

Lower unemployment than 71% of South Korean cities that publish it and dirtier air than 86% of South Korean cities that publish it.

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

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Gunsan-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	123,058 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality³Official
Housing vacancy rate	16.14 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	322.2 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	(월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)¹Official

Is Gunsan-si a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–63%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on safety · range 63–79%

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

Family68%strong on family, weak on cost · range 60–76%

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–60%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 군산시?

The unemployment rate is 1.7 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate⁹

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Gunsan-si is 1.7%. 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

Gunsan-si 1.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	Work24 — 고용복지+센터 institution finder²¹Official
Unemployment rate	1.7 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate⁹Official

Public employment offices in Gunsan-si

Work24 lists 1 public employment office in Gunsan-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.

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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	6 count	30 Sept 2026	National KIIP operating-institution register¹⁵Official
Schools	91 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	2.5 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1,000, 2024⁷Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,690 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 1,000, 2024⁸Official
Hospitals	20 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보⁵Official
Pharmacies	141 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스⁵Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	250 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1,000, 2024⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gunsan-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 residents2.5 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-22

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 군산시?

Police recorded about 3,186 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	3,186 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024¹⁰Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	48.12 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration in Gunsan-si

National KIIP operating-institution register lists 6 publicly funded course providers in Gunsan-si (checked 2026-09-16). Their individual addresses are not listed here yet; the national programme below explains who can enrol and how.

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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

Is the air quality good in 군산시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 18 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: 18.05 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

PM2.518WHO 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 Gunsan-si is 18.1 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

Gunsan-si 18.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	18.05 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 397.3 km² in 2020. Population density was 649.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 군산시?

The published population was 255,591 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 passport95.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	575.9 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu¹⁸Official
City area	397.3 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	4.02 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁶Official
Foreign residents	10,422 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁷Official
Population density	649.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.¹⁶Official
Female residents	125,842 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Male residents	129,749 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Population	255,591 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹³Official

International community in Gunsan-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	10,307	100.0%
베트남	2,881	28.0%
중국	1,434	13.9%
인도네시아	975	9.5%
우즈베키스탄	852	8.3%
한국계중국인	520	5.0%
네팔	442	4.3%
스리랑카	376	3.6%
미국	324	3.1%
필리핀	319	3.1%

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Published group	People	Share
캄보디아	279	2.7%
방글라데시	235	2.3%
러시아(연방)	230	2.2%
타이(태국)	203	2.0%
미얀마	191	1.9%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	151	1.5%
몽골	140	1.4%
인도	122	1.2%
카자흐스탄	84	0.8%
키르기즈	63	0.6%
파키스탄	62	0.6%
타이완(대만)	59	0.6%
일본	52	0.5%
시리아	35	0.3%
라오스	30	0.3%
이집트	28	0.3%
타지키스탄	26	0.3%
남아프리카공화국	23	0.2%
튀르키예	15	0.1%
모로코	14	0.1%
예멘공화국	11	0.1%
영국	10	0.1%
나이지리아	10	0.1%
에티오피아	8	0.1%
이란	7	0.1%
카메룬	7	0.1%
튀니지	7	0.1%
캐나다	6	0.1%
오스트레일리아	6	0.1%
말레이시아	5	0.0%
독일	5	0.0%
우크라이나	4	0.0%
라이베리아	4	0.0%
탄자니아	4	0.0%
브라질	3	0.0%
이라크	3	0.0%
아프가니스탄	3	0.0%
프랑스	2	0.0%
콜롬비아	2	0.0%
핀란드	2	0.0%
벨라루스	2	0.0%
수단	2	0.0%
알제리	2	0.0%
기니	2	0.0%
아이티	2	0.0%
홍콩	1	0.0%
가나	1	0.0%
이탈리아	1	0.0%
한국계러시아인	1	0.0%
스페인	1	0.0%
우간다	1	0.0%
스웨덴	1	0.0%
폴란드	1	0.0%
케냐	1	0.0%
에콰도르	1	0.0%
콩고민주공화국	1	0.0%
포르투갈	1	0.0%
아르헨티나	1	0.0%
부룬디	1	0.0%
몰도바	1	0.0%
피지	1	0.0%
감비아	1	0.0%
시에라리온	1	0.0%
온두라스	1	0.0%
모잠비크	1	0.0%
마다가스카르	1	0.0%
부탄	1	0.0%
기타	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	127,007 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Gunsan-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.

Gyeongju-si as a Gunsan-si alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Foreign residents: 6.4% Gyeongju-si vs 4.0% Gunsan-si+59%
Empty flats: 13.5% Gyeongju-si vs 16.1% Gunsan-si−17%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,025 Gyeongju-si vs 3,186 Gunsan-si−5%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,530.0 Gyeongju-si vs 1,690.0 Gunsan-si−9%
Residents: 243,051 Gyeongju-si vs 255,591 Gunsan-si−5%

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Alternative cities in South Korea

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

All South Korea cities

Nam-gu, Busan254,413 residents Osan-si253,590 residents Dalseong-gun252,000 residents Buk-gu, Busan260,736 residents Gunpo-si249,462 residents Gyeongsan-si263,406 residents

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Gunsan-si in rankings

#20 of 30 in South Korean cities with the lowest published unemployment #23 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 군산시?

The published population was 255,591 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 군산시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 18 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 군산시?

Police recorded about 3,186 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 군산시?

The unemployment rate is 1.7 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate.

How many foreign residents live in Gunsan-si?

10,422 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Gunsan-si a good place to live?

Gunsan-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 Gunsan-si?

The official citizenship distribution records 10,307 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). Gunsan-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 287d98332754ebe16ab60276356f6a5e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/gunsansi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_gunsan-si-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_53b7f18bcf25,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Gunsan-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {287d98332754ebe16ab60276356f6a5e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/gunsansi/},
  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 1,000, 2024 kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-22
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