Living in 남동구

In 남동구, unemployment is 4.5% (2025).

For 남동구, the foreign population count was 13,992 in March 2026. The population of 남동구, in South Korea, was 479,149 in June 2026. The city covered 57.5 km² in 2020. The annual mean temperature estimate was 13.2°C at the end of 2024. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,483.7 mm at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 20.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 4.5% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1927 sources

Population479,149people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Unemployment rate4.5%country median 2.7% — 67% aboveOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators

Recorded crime3,232incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024

PM2.5, annual mean20.09µg/m³country median 16.0 — 26% aboveOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

Higher unemployment than 93% of South Korean cities that publish it and dirtier air than 97% of South Korean cities that publish it.

Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to 남동구?

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 남동구.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The housing-vacancy rate was 7.06% at the end of 2024.

No city-level rent figure is published for 남동구. 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 internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan¹⁵Official · national market
Dwellings	190,531 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality⁷Official
Housing vacancy rate	7.06 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁸Official

Is 남동구 a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–61%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%

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

Family65%strong on family, weak on cost · range 57–73%

Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 남동구?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators¹

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in 남동구 is 4.5%. 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

남동구 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	Work24 — 고용복지+센터 institution finder²⁶Official
Unemployment rate	4.5 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators¹Official

Public employment offices in 남동구

Work24 lists 1 public employment office in 남동구 (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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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	2 count	30 Sept 2026	National KIIP operating-institution register¹⁹Official
Schools	80 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response²³Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	3.5 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000¹¹Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,600 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k¹²Official
Hospitals	44 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보⁹Official
Pharmacies	241 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스⁹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	350 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000¹¹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in 남동구 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 residents3.5 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 남동구?

Police recorded about 3,232 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-2024¹³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,232 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024¹³Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	50.09 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024¹³Official

Language courses and integration in 남동구

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

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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in 남동구.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 남동구?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 20.1 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: 20.09 µg/m³ · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations²

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

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16°8°

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26°18°

28°22°

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26°18°

20°11°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

106

338

275

130

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

187

189

215

220

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213

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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

PM2.520.1WHO 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 남동구 is 20.1 µg/m³. Of 235 cities with data, 47 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

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남동구 20.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	20.09 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.2 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 16.2 · May 21.6 · Jun 25.6 · Jul 27.8 · Aug 29.2 · Sep 25.8 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 12 · Dec 4.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Incheon_47112.csv²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.8 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 7.9 · May 13.1 · Jun 18 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 22.9 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 4.3 · Dec -2.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Incheon_47112.csv²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.5 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 11.5 · May 16.8 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 25.6 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 0.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Incheon_47112.csv²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 15.9 · Feb 25.1 · Mar 33.8 · Apr 63.5 · May 96.3 · Jun 106 · Jul 337.7 · Aug 274.6 · Sep 130.3 · Oct 51.1 · Nov 50.8 · Dec 22.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Incheon_47112.csv²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 186.6 · Feb 188.5 · Mar 215.3 · Apr 220 · May 239.5 · Jun 212.5 · Jul 159.7 · Aug 189.8 · Sep 200.4 · Oct 219.1 · Nov 170.2 · Dec 176.7 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Incheon_47112.csv²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	13.18 °C	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁸Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation	1,484 mm	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁸Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in 남동구?

The published population was 479,149 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	578.9 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu²²Official
City area	57.45 km²	2020	Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.²⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	2.89 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	13,992 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026²¹Official
Population density	8,463 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.²⁰Official
Female residents	241,651 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁷Official
Male residents	237,498 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁷Official
Population	479,149 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹⁶Official

International community in 남동구

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	13,897	100.0%
한국계중국인	3,131	22.5%
베트남	1,913	13.8%
중국	1,714	12.3%
미얀마	1,037	7.5%
인도네시아	923	6.6%
필리핀	733	5.3%
네팔	596	4.3%
방글라데시	583	4.2%
타이(태국)	446	3.2%

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Published group	People	Share
몽골	428	3.1%
우즈베키스탄	362	2.6%
캄보디아	333	2.4%
스리랑카	292	2.1%
파키스탄	237	1.7%
일본	150	1.1%
러시아(연방)	119	0.9%
타이완(대만)	112	0.8%
카자흐스탄	108	0.8%
미국	96	0.7%
라오스	64	0.5%
한국계러시아인	57	0.4%
키르기즈	55	0.4%
인도	31	0.2%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	27	0.2%
아프가니스탄	24	0.2%
영국	22	0.2%
캐나다	20	0.1%
프랑스	19	0.1%
우크라이나	19	0.1%
이집트	17	0.1%
이란	15	0.1%
남아프리카공화국	14	0.1%
튀르키예	13	0.1%
에티오피아	13	0.1%
모로코	11	0.1%
오스트레일리아	10	0.1%
가나	10	0.1%
타지키스탄	8	0.1%
콜롬비아	7	0.1%
홍콩	6	0.0%
멕시코	6	0.0%
요르단	6	0.0%
독일	5	0.0%
나이지리아	5	0.0%
시리아	5	0.0%
뉴질랜드	5	0.0%
이탈리아	5	0.0%
말레이시아	4	0.0%
스페인	4	0.0%
예멘공화국	4	0.0%
르완다	4	0.0%
아제르바이잔	4	0.0%
아르헨티나	4	0.0%
몰타	4	0.0%
아일랜드	3	0.0%
브라질	3	0.0%
페루	3	0.0%
벨라루스	3	0.0%
수단	3	0.0%
튀니지	3	0.0%
칠레	3	0.0%
싱가포르	2	0.0%
루마니아	2	0.0%
라이베리아	2	0.0%
콩고민주공화국	2	0.0%
알제리	2	0.0%
헝가리	2	0.0%
투르크메니스탄	2	0.0%
노르웨이	1	0.0%
카메룬	1	0.0%
폴란드	1	0.0%
이라크	1	0.0%
리비아	1	0.0%
벨기에	1	0.0%
핀란드	1	0.0%
오스트리아	1	0.0%
에콰도르	1	0.0%
체코	1	0.0%
포르투갈	1	0.0%
베네수엘라	1	0.0%
브루나이	1	0.0%
볼리비아	1	0.0%
피지	1	0.0%
시에라리온	1	0.0%
조지아	1	0.0%
우루과이	1	0.0%
트리니다드토바고	1	0.0%
차드	1	0.0%
북마케도니아	1	0.0%
가이아나	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁴

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	227,197 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on 남동구

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.

Dalseo-gu as a 남동구 alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 2.9% Dalseo-gu vs 4.5% 남동구−36%
Empty flats: 5.2% Dalseo-gu vs 7.1% 남동구−26%
Annual PM2.5: 15.1 µg/m³ Dalseo-gu vs 20.1 µg/m³ 남동구−25%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,946 Dalseo-gu vs 3,232 남동구−9%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,760.0 Dalseo-gu vs 1,600.0 남동구+10%
Foreign residents: 2.7% Dalseo-gu vs 2.9% 남동구−8%
Residents: 513,399 Dalseo-gu vs 479,149 남동구+7%

Full comparison More about Dalseo-gu

Alternative cities in South Korea

Other cities in South Korea to compare with 남동구, nearest in population first.

All South Korea cities

Gwanak-gu477,797 residents Nowon-gu481,053 residents Deogyang-gu483,048 residents Gimpo-si484,042 residents Jeju-si484,123 residents Pohang-si487,008 residents

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남동구 in rankings

#12 of 30 in South Korean cities with the largest housing stock #25 of 30 in South Korean cities with the most doctors #30 of 30 in Largest cities in South Korea

Is 남동구 part of Seoul?

남동구 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 27.3 km away by straight-line distance. Seoul city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source²⁷

Which comparable places record less crime than 남동구?

35 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than 남동구 in this strictly source-matched cohort.

남동구: 3,142.1 recorded crime occurrences/100k residents (2024).

Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source⁵

Common questions

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

How many people live in 남동구?

The published population was 479,149 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 남동구?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 20.1 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.

How safe is 남동구?

Police recorded about 3,232 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 남동구?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in 남동구?

13,992 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is 남동구 a good place to live?

남동구 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 남동구 part of Seoul?

남동구 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 27.3 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people are in the 계 citizenship group in 남동구?

The official citizenship distribution records 13,897 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

Which comparable places record less crime than 남동구?

35 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than 남동구 in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Korean National Police Agency regional crime occurrence CSV 2024 + 2024 Registered Census population, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). 남동구, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c07d726370cb5a12958df7dd5eda1214]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/namdonggu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {남동구, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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