Living in Mungyeong-si

In Mungyeong-si, tenants pay an average rent of €324 a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.4% (2025).

The annual precipitation estimate was 1,224.2 mm at the end of 2024. The city covered 911.9 km² in 2020. Population density was 73.8 people per km² in 2024. The unemployment rate was 1.4% at the end of 2025. The housing-vacancy rate was 12.6% at the end of 2024. 문경시, a city in South Korea, had a population of 64,774 in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0221 sources

Population64,774people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Average rent324EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · (월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)

Unemployment rate1.4%country median 2.7% — 48% belowOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators

Recorded crime2,870incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)

PM2.5, annual mean13.81µg/m³country median 16.0 — 14% belowOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

Lower unemployment than 73% of South Korean cities that publish it and cleaner air than 76% of South Korean cities that publish it.

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

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Mungyeong-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	30,966 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality⁵Official
Housing vacancy rate	12.63 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁶Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	324 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	(월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)¹Official

Is Mungyeong-si a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on safety · range 63–81%

Student42%strong on education, weak on work · range 33–51%

Family58%strong on family, weak on cost · range 48–68%

Retirement46%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 35–57%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 문경시?

The unemployment rate is 1.4 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators³

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Mungyeong-si is 1.4%. 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

Mungyeong-si 1.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	1.4 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators³Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Mungyeong-si. 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 Mungyeong-si. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	37 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	2.2 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁹Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,870 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k¹⁰Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Mungyeong-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 residents2.2 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,870 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)⁸Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Mungyeong-si. 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.

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Climate and air quality

The annual mean temperature estimate was 13°C at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 13.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in 문경시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 13.8 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: 13.81 µg/m³ · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations⁴

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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27°16°

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25°14°

20°7°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

108

155

310

275

138

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

168

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242

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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

PM2.513.8WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1026WHO 15 · EU 40

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 Mungyeong-si is 13.8 µg/m³. Of 235 cities with data, 47 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

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Mungyeong-si 13.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	26 µg/m³country median 30.0	31 Dec 2024	2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	13.81 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.4 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 12.1 · Apr 18.9 · May 24 · Jun 27.2 · Jul 28.8 · Aug 29.4 · Sep 25.3 · Oct 20 · Nov 12.4 · Dec 5.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Mungyeong_47273.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.3 · Feb -4.7 · Mar -0.1 · Apr 5.4 · May 10.6 · Jun 15.9 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 1.1 · Dec -4.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Mungyeong_47273.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.7 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 12.2 · May 17.3 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 24.2 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 13 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 0.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Mungyeong_47273.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 18.9 · Feb 29.7 · Mar 48.7 · Apr 89.5 · May 108.1 · Jun 154.8 · Jul 309.5 · Aug 274.7 · Sep 138.4 · Oct 58.8 · Nov 40.9 · Dec 22.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Mungyeong_47273.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 167.6 · Feb 183.6 · Mar 200.4 · Apr 220.3 · May 241.7 · Jun 198.6 · Jul 148.9 · Aug 163 · Sep 171.2 · Oct 201.1 · Nov 163.4 · Dec 161.2 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Mungyeong_47273.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	12.97 °C	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation	1,224 mm	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in 문경시?

The published population was 64,774 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 passport98.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	599.8 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu¹⁸Official
City area	911.9 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	1.86 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,122 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁷Official
Population density	73.75 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	32,897 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Male residents	31,877 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Population	64,774 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹³Official

International community in Mungyeong-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	1,216	100.0%
베트남	400	32.9%
캄보디아	145	11.9%
네팔	113	9.3%
타이(태국)	95	7.8%
한국계중국인	90	7.4%
우즈베키스탄	71	5.8%
필리핀	57	4.7%
중국	55	4.5%
스리랑카	33	2.7%

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Published group	People	Share
미얀마	23	1.9%
라오스	21	1.7%
일본	10	0.8%
타이완(대만)	10	0.8%
방글라데시	10	0.8%
러시아(연방)	10	0.8%
몽골	9	0.7%
시리아	9	0.7%
인도네시아	8	0.7%
남아프리카공화국	8	0.7%
타지키스탄	6	0.5%
말레이시아	5	0.4%
미국	3	0.2%
파키스탄	3	0.2%
가나	3	0.2%
칠레	3	0.2%
캐나다	2	0.2%
키르기즈	2	0.2%
튀르키예	2	0.2%
멕시코	2	0.2%
인도	1	0.1%
영국	1	0.1%
카자흐스탄	1	0.1%
이집트	1	0.1%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	1	0.1%
모로코	1	0.1%
폴란드	1	0.1%
과테말라	1	0.1%

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	36,087 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Mungyeong-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.

Changnyeong-gun as a Mungyeong-si alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 6.6% Changnyeong-gun vs 1.9% Mungyeong-si+254%
Unemployment: 0.6% Changnyeong-gun vs 1.4% Mungyeong-si−57%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 3,770.0 Changnyeong-gun vs 1,870.0 Mungyeong-si+102%
Empty flats: 14.3% Changnyeong-gun vs 12.6% Mungyeong-si+13%
Residents: 54,445 Changnyeong-gun vs 64,774 Mungyeong-si−16%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,940 Changnyeong-gun vs 2,870 Mungyeong-sisame level
Annual PM2.5: 14.3 µg/m³ Changnyeong-gun vs 13.8 µg/m³ Mungyeong-si+3%

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Alternative cities in South Korea

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

All South Korea cities

Hongcheon-gun65,849 residents Gapyeong-gun62,041 residents Samcheok-si60,294 residents Ganghwa-gun69,681 residents Taean-gun59,039 residents Geochang-gun58,846 residents

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Mungyeong-si in rankings

#16 of 30 in South Korean cities with the lowest published unemployment

Common questions

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

How many people live in 문경시?

The published population was 64,774 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 문경시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 13.8 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 문경시?

The unemployment rate is 1.4 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Mungyeong-si?

1,122 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Mungyeong-si a good place to live?

Mungyeong-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 Mungyeong-si?

The official citizenship distribution records 1,216 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). Mungyeong-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d76839dff5f495b7fcf7568d344c8831]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/mungyeongsi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_mungyeong-si-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_66e1f177af22,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Mungyeong-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d76839dff5f495b7fcf7568d344c8831},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/mungyeongsi/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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