Living in Ilsandong-gu

In Ilsandong-gu, unemployment is 3.5% (2025).

The annual precipitation estimate was 1,483.7 mm at the end of 2024. 일산동구 is in South Korea; its population was 298,269 in June 2026. The annual mean temperature estimate was 13.2°C at the end of 2024. The city had 47 schools in July 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2618 sources

Population298,269people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Unemployment rate3.5%country median 2.7% — 30% aboveOfficial source · sri.kostat.go.kr

Recorded crime3,030incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)

PM2.5, annual mean18µg/m³country median 16.0 — 13% aboveOfficial source · www.airkorea.or.kr

Higher unemployment than 70% of South Korean cities that publish it and dirtier air than 79% of South Korean cities that publish it.

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

Housing and cost

In South Korea, jeonse is a deposit-only lease with no monthly rent. Where both values are available, the profile's monthly comparison estimates its cost as deposit × annual conversion rate ÷ 100 ÷ 12. Wolse is a separate lease with a monthly payment and its own deposit; that deposit is not included in the monthly figure.

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 internet³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan⁴Official · national market
Annual jeonse deposit-to-rent conversion rate	5.3 %	31 Jul 2026	전국주택가격동향조사 — 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (A_2024_00156, statId S234820263)¹⁷Official
Median jeonse deposit (deposit-only lease)	217,578 EUR	31 Aug 2026	국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (전세 rows: 보증금(만원))¹⁶Official
Median wolse monthly payment (deposit also required)	517.5 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (월세 rows: 월세금(만원), deposit coexists)¹⁶Official

Is Ilsandong-gu a good place to live?

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–59%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–71%

Student36%strong on education, weak on work · range 28–44%

Family57%strong on family, weak on cost · range 48–66%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 일산동구?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (2025-H1). Source: sri.kostat.go.kr¹¹

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Ilsandong-gu is 3.5%. 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

Ilsandong-gu 3.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	Work24 — 고용복지+센터 institution finder¹⁴Official
Unemployment rate	3.5 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	sri.kostat.go.kr¹¹Official

What does a salary buy in Ilsandong-gu?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€638of €1,660 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€1,660
Jeonse monthly equivalentjeonse monthly equivalent; based on a €217,578 refundable deposit and 5.3% annual conversion rate · official · 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 · 2026-08-31 · official · 전국주택가격동향조사 · 2026-07-31	− €961
Internet€32 · official · KT 100 Mbps internet · 2026-09-30	− €32
Mobile plan€29 · official · KT mobile data plan · 2026-09-30	− €29
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€638

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Public employment offices in Ilsandong-gu

Work24 lists 1 public employment office in Ilsandong-gu (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.

Office count verified

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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	2 count	30 Sept 2026	National KIIP operating-institution register⁸Official
Schools	47 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁰Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	2,089 beds per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보¹Official
Hospitals	32 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보¹Official
Pharmacies	149 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스¹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	501.6 per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 병원정보서비스¹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ilsandong-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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents2,089 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,030 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)²Official · regional context

Language courses and integration in Ilsandong-gu

National KIIP operating-institution register lists 2 publicly funded course providers in Ilsandong-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.

KoreanIn Person, Online

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ilsandong-gu.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 일산동구?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 18 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: www.airkorea.or.kr¹⁵

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°

2°-6°

5°-3°

11°2°

18°8°

24°14°

28°19°

29°22°

30°23°

26°18°

20°11°

12°4°

4°-3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

104

130

414

348

142

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

170

171

198

206

223

189

124

156

180

207

157

163

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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

PM2.518WHO 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 Ilsandong-gu is 18.0 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

Ilsandong-gu 18.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	18 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	www.airkorea.or.kr¹⁵Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 5.1 · Mar 11 · Apr 17.9 · May 23.6 · Jun 27.6 · Jul 29 · Aug 30 · Sep 26.2 · Oct 20.2 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 4.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Seoul_47108.csv¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.5 · Feb -3.2 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 8 · May 13.5 · Jun 18.7 · Jul 22.3 · Aug 22.9 · Sep 17.7 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 3.5 · Dec -3.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Seoul_47108.csv¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 6.1 · Apr 12.6 · May 18.3 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 26.1 · Sep 21.7 · Oct 15 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 0.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Seoul_47108.csv¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 16.8 · Feb 28.2 · Mar 36.9 · Apr 72.9 · May 103.6 · Jun 129.5 · Jul 414.4 · Aug 348.2 · Sep 141.5 · Oct 52.2 · Nov 51.1 · Dec 22.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Seoul_47108.csv¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 169.6 · Feb 170.8 · Mar 198.2 · Apr 206.3 · May 223 · Jun 189.1 · Jul 123.6 · Aug 156.1 · Sep 179.7 · Oct 206.5 · Nov 157.3 · Dec 162.9 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Seoul_47108.csv¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	13.18 °C	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation	1,484 mm	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in 일산동구?

The published population was 298,269 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	1.59 %	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026⁹Official
Foreign residents	4,753 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026⁹Official
Female residents	153,834 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026⁶Official
Male residents	144,435 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026⁶Official
Population	298,269 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026⁵Official

International community in Ilsandong-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 group	People	Share
계	4,710	100.0%
한국계중국인	708	15.0%
중국	548	11.6%
베트남	472	10.0%
필리핀	291	6.2%
캄보디아	290	6.2%
타이(태국)	272	5.8%
네팔	259	5.5%
몽골	247	5.2%
미얀마	183	3.9%

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Published group	People	Share
일본	163	3.5%
미국	149	3.2%
방글라데시	117	2.5%
타이완(대만)	112	2.4%
우즈베키스탄	92	2.0%
인도	73	1.5%
스리랑카	64	1.4%
파키스탄	63	1.3%
인도네시아	57	1.2%
러시아(연방)	56	1.2%
영국	45	1.0%
라오스	42	0.9%
캐나다	37	0.8%
남아프리카공화국	32	0.7%
프랑스	26	0.6%
이집트	17	0.4%
카자흐스탄	15	0.3%
오스트레일리아	15	0.3%
에티오피아	15	0.3%
예멘공화국	15	0.3%
이란	13	0.3%
독일	12	0.3%
튀르키예	12	0.3%
홍콩	11	0.2%
시리아	11	0.2%
키르기즈	10	0.2%
가나	10	0.2%
모로코	10	0.2%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	9	0.2%
카메룬	9	0.2%
스페인	9	0.2%
이탈리아	8	0.2%
브라질	7	0.1%
말레이시아	6	0.1%
이스라엘	6	0.1%
나이지리아	5	0.1%
우크라이나	5	0.1%
폴란드	5	0.1%
이라크	5	0.1%
뉴질랜드	4	0.1%
사우디아라비아	3	0.1%
아일랜드	3	0.1%
한국계러시아인	3	0.1%
벨기에	3	0.1%
아프가니스탄	3	0.1%
콜롬비아	3	0.1%
튀니지	3	0.1%
헝가리	3	0.1%
칠레	3	0.1%
싱가포르	2	0.0%
네덜란드	2	0.0%
타지키스탄	2	0.0%
벨라루스	2	0.0%
탄자니아	2	0.0%
알제리	2	0.0%
불가리아	2	0.0%
체코	2	0.0%
아제르바이잔	2	0.0%
베네수엘라	2	0.0%
몰도바	2	0.0%
멕시코	1	0.0%
우간다	1	0.0%
스웨덴	1	0.0%
루마니아	1	0.0%
그리스	1	0.0%
에콰도르	1	0.0%
콩고민주공화국	1	0.0%
포르투갈	1	0.0%
아르헨티나	1	0.0%
크로아티아	1	0.0%
세르비아	1	0.0%
리투아니아	1	0.0%
파나마	1	0.0%
쿠바	1	0.0%
온두라스	1	0.0%
말라위	1	0.0%
영국외지민	1	0.0%
적도기니	1	0.0%
기타	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	134,408 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Ilsandong-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.

Danwon-gu as an Ilsandong-gu alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 12.7% Danwon-gu vs 1.6% Ilsandong-gu+699%
Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Danwon-gu vs 18.0 µg/m³ Ilsandong-gu−17%
Unemployment: 3.6% Danwon-gu vs 3.5% Ilsandong-gusame level
Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,016.2 Danwon-gu vs 2,089.4 Ilsandong-gu−4%
Residents: 288,467 Danwon-gu vs 298,269 Ilsandong-gu−3%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,030 Danwon-gu vs 3,030 Ilsandong-gusame level

Full comparison More about Danwon-gu

Alternative cities in South Korea

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

All South Korea cities

Dobong-gu298,225 residents Yangju-si297,226 residents Seodaemun-gu299,810 residents Gwangmyeong-si303,666 residents Heungdeok-gu292,625 residents Nam-gu, Ulsan304,337 residents

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Is Ilsandong-gu part of Seoul?

Ilsandong-gu is near Seoul, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 21.6 km away by straight-line distance. Seoul city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source¹⁸

Common questions

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

How many people live in 일산동구?

The published population was 298,269 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 일산동구?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 18 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: www.airkorea.or.kr.

What is the unemployment rate in 일산동구?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (2025-H1). Source: sri.kostat.go.kr.

How many foreign residents live in Ilsandong-gu?

4,753 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Ilsandong-gu a good place to live?

Ilsandong-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.

Is Ilsandong-gu part of Seoul?

Ilsandong-gu is near Seoul, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 21.6 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people are in the 계 citizenship group in Ilsandong-gu?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,710 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). Ilsandong-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b8839220f8ecf10cb76d5bdedf99821e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/ilsandonggu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ilsandong-gu-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_bdd1fa148395,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ilsandong-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {b8839220f8ecf10cb76d5bdedf99821e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/ilsandonggu/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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