Living in Jung-gu, Busan

In Jung-gu, Busan, unemployment is 3.8% (2025).

Junggu had 36,306 residents in June 2026 and is a city in South Korea. The unemployment rate was 3.8% at the end of 2025. The housing-vacancy rate was 17.6% at the end of 2024. There were 7.9 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. The city had 17,241 dwellings in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2616 sources

Population36,306people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Unemployment rate3.8%country median 2.7% — 41% aboveOfficial source · KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate

Recorded crime3,440incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)

PM2.5, annual mean13.14µg/m³country median 16.0 — 18% belowOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

Higher unemployment than 78% of South Korean cities that publish it and cleaner air than 82% of South Korean cities that publish it.

Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to Jung-gu, Busan?

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 Jung-gu, Busan.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Jung-gu, Busan. 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 internet⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan¹⁰Official · national market
Dwellings	17,241 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality²Official
Housing vacancy rate	17.64 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality³Official

Is Jung-gu, Busan a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–67%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–73%

Student39%strong on cost, weak on work · range 30–48%

Family50%strong on family, weak on cost · range 40–60%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in junggu?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate⁸

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Jung-gu, Busan is 3.8%. Of 218 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 0.5 to under 1%.

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Jung-gu, Busan 3.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	3.8 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate⁸Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Jung-gu, Busan. 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 Jung-gu, Busan. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	9 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁵Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	7.9 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁶Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	4,710 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Jung-gu, Busan 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 residents7.9 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,440 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)⁵Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Jung-gu, Busan. 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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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 13.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in junggu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 13.1 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: 13.14 µg/m³ · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations¹

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

PM2.513.1WHO 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 Jung-gu, Busan is 13.1 µg/m³. Of 235 cities with data, 47 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

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Jung-gu, Busan 13.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	13.14 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations¹Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 2.8 km² in 2020. Population density was 13,264 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in junggu?

The published population was 36,306 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	2.83 km²	2020	Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.¹³Official
Foreign-resident share	6.8 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁴Official
Foreign residents	2,488 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁴Official
Population density	13,264 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.¹³Official
Female residents	18,726 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹²Official
Male residents	17,580 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹²Official
Population	36,306 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹¹Official

International community in Jung-gu, Busan

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	2,485	100.0%
베트남	951	38.3%
미얀마	452	18.2%
인도네시아	409	16.5%
러시아(연방)	148	6.0%
중국	127	5.1%
타이완(대만)	111	4.5%
필리핀	52	2.1%
한국계중국인	46	1.9%
우즈베키스탄	37	1.5%

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Published group	People	Share
일본	27	1.1%
우크라이나	15	0.6%
한국계러시아인	15	0.6%
카자흐스탄	13	0.5%
몽골	9	0.4%
네팔	8	0.3%
미국	8	0.3%
남아프리카공화국	7	0.3%
인도	6	0.2%
튀르키예	5	0.2%
방글라데시	3	0.1%
키르기즈	3	0.1%
스리랑카	2	0.1%
영국	2	0.1%
프랑스	2	0.1%
말레이시아	2	0.1%
이집트	2	0.1%
나이지리아	2	0.1%
홍콩	2	0.1%
가나	2	0.1%
캄보디아	1	0.0%
타이(태국)	1	0.0%
캐나다	1	0.0%
뉴질랜드	1	0.0%
이란	1	0.0%
아일랜드	1	0.0%
네덜란드	1	0.0%
우간다	1	0.0%
모로코	1	0.0%
그리스	1	0.0%
아프가니스탄	1	0.0%
벨라루스	1	0.0%
아제르바이잔	1	0.0%
베네수엘라	1	0.0%
투르크메니스탄	1	0.0%
리투아니아	1	0.0%
가봉	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	23,361 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Jung-gu, Busan

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 Jung-gu, Busan alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 0.2% Samcheok-si vs 3.8% Jung-gu, Busan−95%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 680.0 Samcheok-si vs 4,710.0 Jung-gu, Busan−86%
Foreign residents: 2.1% Samcheok-si vs 6.8% Jung-gu, Busan−68%
Residents: 60,294 Samcheok-si vs 36,306 Jung-gu, Busan+66%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,990 Samcheok-si vs 3,440 Jung-gu, Busan−13%
Annual PM2.5: 10.8 µg/m³ Samcheok-si vs 13.1 µg/m³ Jung-gu, Busan−18%
Empty flats: 17.3% Samcheok-si vs 17.6% Jung-gu, Busansame level

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Alternative cities in South Korea

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

All South Korea cities

Jeungpyeong-gun36,741 residents Taebaek-si36,811 residents Yeongwol-gun35,714 residents Goesan-gun37,415 residents Hamyang-gun35,141 residents Jeongseon-gun35,128 residents

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Jung-gu, Busan in rankings

#1 of 30 in South Korean cities with the most hospital beds #8 of 30 in South Korean cities with the highest foreign-population share #15 of 30 in South Korean cities with the highest housing vacancy #28 of 30 in Most densely populated cities in South Korea

Common questions

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

How many people live in junggu?

The published population was 36,306 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in junggu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 13.1 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 junggu?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate.

How many foreign residents live in Jung-gu, Busan?

2,488 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Jung-gu, Busan a good place to live?

Jung-gu, Busan 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 Jung-gu, Busan?

The official citizenship distribution records 2,485 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). Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea: population, rent, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 342fc01b31c83238b9abdf077f59cc1b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/junggu-26110/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea: population, rent, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {342fc01b31c83238b9abdf077f59cc1b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/junggu-26110/},
  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_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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KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000 kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-21
KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-21
KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey · kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-26
KT 100 Mbps internet product.kt.com · checked 2026-09-15
KT mobile data plan product.kt.com · checked 2026-09-15

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MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026 jumin.mois.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
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Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name. kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-15
Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026 immigration.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
Schoolinfo official open-data callback response schoolinfo.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
Statistics Korea / KOSIS citizenship distribution kosis.kr · checked 2026-08-28

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