Living in Jeju-si
In Jeju-si, unemployment is 2.6% (2025).
제주시 is in South Korea; its population was 484,123 in June 2026. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 was 13 µg/m³. The city covered 978.7 km² in 2020. Population density was 499 people per km² in 2024. The unemployment rate was 2.6% at the end of 2025. The housing-vacancy rate was 12.9% at the end of 2024.
Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to Jeju-si?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
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.
Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Fitness club, Internet, 60 Mbps. The others are published prices.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 36.27 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 36.87 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 362 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 6.17 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 28.91 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | KT mobile data plan9Official · national market |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 192.9 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Dwellings | 184,730 dwellings | 31 Dec 2024 | DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality3Official |
| Housing vacancy rate | 12.86 % | 31 Dec 2024 | DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality4Official |
| Annual jeonse deposit-to-rent conversion rate | 5.4 % | 31 Jul 2026 | 전국주택가격동향조사 — 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (A_2024_00156, statId S234820263)22Official |
| Median jeonse deposit (deposit-only lease) | 117,839 EUR | 31 Aug 2026 | 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (전세 rows: 보증금(만원))21Official |
| Median wolse monthly payment (deposit also required) | 341.1 EUR/month | 31 Aug 2026 | 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (월세 rows: 월세금(만원), deposit coexists)21Official |
Is Jeju-si a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in 제주시?
The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators2
Jeju-si 2.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public employment offices | 1 count | 15 Sept 2026 | Work24 — 고용복지+센터 institution finder20Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6 %country median 2.7% | 31 Dec 2025 | 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators2Official |
What does a salary buy in Jeju-si?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentUtilitiesInternetMobileLeft 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 €117,839 refundable deposit and 5.4% annual conversion rate · official · 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 · 2026-08-31 · official · 전국주택가격동향조사 · 2026-07-31 | − €530 |
| Public transport passnot published for this city | — |
| Utilities, 85 m²€193 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €193 |
| Internet€37 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €37 |
| Mobile plan€29 · official · KT mobile data plan · 2026-09-30 | − €29 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | €871 |
Public employment offices in Jeju-si
Work24 lists 1 public employment office in Jeju-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.
Work24 public employment service — Public employment service
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
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors per 1,000 residents | 3 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 10006Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 910 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k7Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 300 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 10006Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Jeju-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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is 제주시?
Police recorded about 4,463 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-20248
Language courses and integration in Jeju-si
National KIIP operating-institution register lists 7 publicly funded course providers in Jeju-si (checked 2026-09-16). Their individual addresses are not listed here yet; the national programme below explains who can enrol and how.
Early Adaptation Program — Newcomer Adaptation
Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service
For newly arrived foreign residents, international students, workers, marriage migrants.
Social Integration Program (KIIP) — Integration course
Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service
For foreign residents in Korea, people within three years of naturalization.
Climate and air quality
The annual mean temperature estimate was 18.1°C at the end of 2024. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,849.3 mm at the end of 2024.
Is the air quality good in 제주시?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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 concentrations1
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Jeju-si 13.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM10 — annual mean | 27 µg/m³country median 30.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations1Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 13 µg/m³country median 16.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations1Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 8.6 · Feb 9.9 · Mar 13.3 · Apr 18 · May 22.1 · Jun 24.9 · Jul 29.3 · Aug 30.1 · Sep 26.1 · Oct 21.6 · Nov 16.4 · Dec 11 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeju_47184.csv19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 3.7 · Feb 4 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 10.8 · May 15 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 24.8 · Sep 20.9 · Oct 15.7 · Nov 10.4 · Dec 5.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeju_47184.csv19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 6.1 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 9.8 · Apr 14.2 · May 18.3 · Jun 21.7 · Jul 26.2 · Aug 27.2 · Sep 23.3 · Oct 18.6 · Nov 13.3 · Dec 8.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeju_47184.csv19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 67.5 · Feb 57.2 · Mar 90.6 · Apr 89.7 · May 95.6 · Jun 171.2 · Jul 210.2 · Aug 272.3 · Sep 227.8 · Oct 95.1 · Nov 69.5 · Dec 55.6 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeju_47184.csv19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 70.2 · Feb 110 · Mar 166 · Apr 196.5 · May 212.2 · Jun 159.7 · Jul 189.8 · Aug 195.1 · Sep 158.9 · Oct 173.3 · Nov 123.7 · Dec 79.1 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeju_47184.csv19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 18.11 °C | 31 Dec 2024 | NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context |
| Annual precipitation | 1,849 mm | 31 Dec 2024 | NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context |
Population and city profile
How many people live in 제주시?
The published population was 484,123 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202610
By nationality
National passport96.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 1,274 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2024 | Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu16Official |
| City area | 978.7 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 | 3.8 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-315Official |
| Foreign residents | 18,426 people | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 202615Official |
| Population density | 499 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 | 242,937 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202611Official |
| Male residents | 241,186 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202611Official |
| Population | 484,123 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202610Official |
International community in Jeju-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 | 18,425 | 100.0% |
| 중국 | 6,435 | 34.9% |
| 베트남 | 2,762 | 15.0% |
| 인도네시아 | 2,573 | 14.0% |
| 네팔 | 1,219 | 6.6% |
| 한국계중국인 | 1,117 | 6.1% |
| 필리핀 | 622 | 3.4% |
| 캄보디아 | 407 | 2.2% |
| 스리랑카 | 396 | 2.1% |
| 인도 | 347 | 1.9% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 타이완(대만) | 274 | 1.5% |
| 미국 | 248 | 1.3% |
| 몽골 | 231 | 1.3% |
| 일본 | 229 | 1.2% |
| 미얀마 | 220 | 1.2% |
| 타이(태국) | 165 | 0.9% |
| 파키스탄 | 126 | 0.7% |
| 티모르민주공화국(동티모르) | 96 | 0.5% |
| 우즈베키스탄 | 95 | 0.5% |
| 방글라데시 | 75 | 0.4% |
| 러시아(연방) | 64 | 0.3% |
| 홍콩 | 62 | 0.3% |
| 캐나다 | 60 | 0.3% |
| 남아프리카공화국 | 59 | 0.3% |
| 라오스 | 54 | 0.3% |
| 영국 | 53 | 0.3% |
| 말레이시아 | 49 | 0.3% |
| 우크라이나 | 31 | 0.2% |
| 예멘공화국 | 27 | 0.1% |
| 마카오 | 21 | 0.1% |
| 카자흐스탄 | 16 | 0.1% |
| 키르기즈 | 16 | 0.1% |
| 프랑스 | 13 | 0.1% |
| 오스트레일리아 | 13 | 0.1% |
| 독일 | 13 | 0.1% |
| 뉴질랜드 | 13 | 0.1% |
| 튀르키예 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 짐바브웨 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 싱가포르 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 부룬디 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 타지키스탄 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 탄자니아 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 이란 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 아일랜드 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 브라질 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 이집트 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 이탈리아 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 한국계러시아인 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 스페인 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 모로코 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 수단 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 바누아투 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 우간다 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 나이지리아 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 콜롬비아 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 스위스 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 벨라루스 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 투르크메니스탄 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 시리아 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 멕시코 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 폴란드 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 케냐 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 오스트리아 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 알제리 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 칠레 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 에티오피아 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 덴마크 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 페루 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 벨기에 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 라이베리아 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 튀니지 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 체코 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 레바논 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 모리타니 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 그레나다 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 노르웨이 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 가나 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 네덜란드 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 스웨덴 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 요르단 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 리비아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 루마니아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 에콰도르 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 헝가리 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 아제르바이잔 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 포르투갈 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 베네수엘라 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 아르헨티나 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 잠비아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 세르비아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 리투아니아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 시에라리온 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 조지아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 마다가스카르 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 도미니카연방 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 기타 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 영국해외영토시민 | 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 | 228,236 households | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202611Official |
Alternatives for people set on Jeju-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.
Pohang-si as a Jeju-si alternative in the same country
Better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,950.0 Pohang-si vs 910.0 Jeju-si+114%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,832 Pohang-si vs 4,463 Jeju-si−37%
- Annual PM2.5: 18.0 µg/m³ Pohang-si vs 13.0 µg/m³ Jeju-si+38%
- Basic utilities, 85 m²: €93 Pohang-si vs €193 Jeju-si−52%
- Unemployment: 2.4% Pohang-si vs 2.6% Jeju-si−8%
- Foreign residents: 1.6% (2026) Pohang-si vs 3.8% (2025) Jeju-sino percentage
- A meal out: €5 Pohang-si vs €6 Jeju-si−18%
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in 제주시?
The published population was 484,123 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.
Is the air quality good in 제주시?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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 concentrations.
How safe is 제주시?
Police recorded about 4,463 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 제주시?
The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.
How many foreign residents live in Jeju-si?
18,426 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.
Is Jeju-si a good place to live?
Jeju-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 Jeju-si?
The official citizenship distribution records 18,425 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). Jeju-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b2e49bb8fa563f74ffe1e7523d2d8b6b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/jejusi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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