Living in namgu

In namgu (KR-31), unemployment is 4.5% (2025).

Namgu is a city in South Korea. There were 4 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. The city had 112,629 dwellings in 2024. The unemployment rate was 4.5% at the end of 2025. Namgu had a population of 304,337 in June 2026. The housing-vacancy rate was 7.46% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2421 sources

Population304,337people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Unemployment rate4.5%country median 2.7% — 67% aboveOfficial source · KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate

Recorded crime3,652incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024

PM2.5, annual mean14.38µg/m³country median 16.0 — 10% belowOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

Higher unemployment than 93% of South Korean cities that publish it and cleaner air than 67% of South Korean cities that publish it.

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

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 namgu.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 internet¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan¹¹Official · national market
Dwellings	112,629 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality²Official
Housing Vacancy Rate Percent	7.46 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality³Official
Annual jeonse deposit-to-rent conversion rate	5.4 %	31 Jul 2026	전국주택가격동향조사 — 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (A_2024_00156, statId S234820263)²¹Official
Median jeonse deposit (deposit-only lease)	176,414 EUR	31 Aug 2026	국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (전세 rows: 보증금(만원))²⁰Official
Median wolse monthly payment (deposit also required)	352.8 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (월세 rows: 월세금(만원), deposit coexists)²⁰Official

Is namgu a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–62%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%

Student47%strong on education, weak on work · range 40–54%

Family67%strong on family, weak on cost · range 60–74%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in namgu?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate⁸

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in namgu 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

namgu 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	Work24 — 고용복지+센터 institution finder¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	4.5 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate⁸Official

What does a salary buy in namgu?

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

Left over each month€805of €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 €176,414 refundable deposit and 5.4% annual conversion rate · official · 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 · 2026-08-31 · official · 전국주택가격동향조사 · 2026-07-31	− €794
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	€805

Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment offices in namgu

Work24 lists 1 public employment office in namgu (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	4 count	30 Sept 2026	National KIIP operating-institution register¹⁴Official
School Count	64 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁷Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	4 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors_per_1000⁶Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	2,040 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital_beds_per_100k⁷Official
Hospitals	45 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보⁴Official
Pharmacies	162 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스⁴Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	400 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors_per_1000⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in namgu 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 residents4 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is namgu?

Police recorded about 3,652 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-2024⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,652 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024⁹Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	59.47 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024⁹Official

Language courses and integration in namgu

National KIIP operating-institution register lists 4 publicly funded course providers in namgu (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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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 14.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in namgu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 14.4 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: 14.38 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

PM2.514.4WHO 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 namgu is 14.4 µg/m³. Of 234 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

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namgu 14.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	14.38 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 73.5 km² in 2020. Population density was 4,147.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in namgu?

The published population was 304,337 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹²

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
City area	73.51 km²	2020	Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	1.6 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁵Official
Foreign residents	4,972 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁶Official
Population density	4,148 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.¹⁵Official
Population Female	148,455 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official
Population Male	155,882 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official
Population	304,337 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹²Official

International community in namgu

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	4,880	100.0%
베트남	982	20.1%
한국계중국인	938	19.2%
중국	756	15.5%
네팔	258	5.3%
미얀마	190	3.9%
필리핀	180	3.7%
우즈베키스탄	139	2.8%
인도네시아	125	2.6%
일본	116	2.4%

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Published group	People	Share
타이(태국)	113	2.3%
러시아(연방)	109	2.2%
몽골	108	2.2%
파키스탄	99	2.0%
타이완(대만)	79	1.6%
스리랑카	76	1.6%
미국	76	1.6%
인도	64	1.3%
방글라데시	59	1.2%
남아프리카공화국	59	1.2%
캄보디아	56	1.1%
카자흐스탄	35	0.7%
영국	28	0.6%
캐나다	26	0.5%
핀란드	24	0.5%
이란	18	0.4%
키르기즈	16	0.3%
에티오피아	15	0.3%
튀르키예	11	0.2%
라오스	11	0.2%
모로코	9	0.2%
나이지리아	8	0.2%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	8	0.2%
브라질	8	0.2%
뉴질랜드	7	0.1%
프랑스	6	0.1%
스페인	6	0.1%
우크라이나	5	0.1%
아제르바이잔	4	0.1%
오스트레일리아	3	0.1%
독일	3	0.1%
이집트	3	0.1%
말레이시아	2	0.0%
이탈리아	2	0.0%
멕시코	2	0.0%
타지키스탄	2	0.0%
벨라루스	2	0.0%
탄자니아	2	0.0%
르완다	2	0.0%
리투아니아	2	0.0%
키리바시	1	0.0%
노르웨이	1	0.0%
아일랜드	1	0.0%
가나	1	0.0%
우간다	1	0.0%
스웨덴	1	0.0%
폴란드	1	0.0%
덴마크	1	0.0%
페루	1	0.0%
케냐	1	0.0%
벨기에	1	0.0%
콜롬비아	1	0.0%
스위스	1	0.0%
에콰도르	1	0.0%
수단	1	0.0%
알제리	1	0.0%
불가리아	1	0.0%
헝가리	1	0.0%
포르투갈	1	0.0%
베네수엘라	1	0.0%
칠레	1	0.0%
크로아티아	1	0.0%
투르크메니스탄	1	0.0%
세르비아	1	0.0%
코스타리카	1	0.0%
영국외지민	1	0.0%
보츠와나	1	0.0%
기타	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	144,056 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on namgu

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.

춘천시 as a namgu alternative in the same country

Better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.0% 춘천시 vs 4.5% namgu−56%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,330.0 춘천시 vs 2,040.0 namgu−35%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,039 춘천시 vs 3,652 namgu−17%
Foreign residents: 2.0% 춘천시 vs 1.6% namgu+23%
Annual PM2.5: 11.6 µg/m³ 춘천시 vs 14.4 µg/m³ namgu−19%
Empty flats: 7.7% 춘천시 vs 7.5% namgu+4%
Residents: 285,027 춘천시 vs 304,337 namgu−6%

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Alternative cities in South Korea

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광명시303,666 residents 덕진구307,345 residents 서대문구299,810 residents 일산동구298,269 residents 도봉구298,225 residents 양주시297,226 residents

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namgu in rankings

#14 of 30 in South Korean cities with the most doctors

Common questions

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

How many people live in namgu?

The published population was 304,337 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in namgu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 14.4 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 namgu?

Police recorded about 3,652 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 namgu?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate.

How many foreign residents live in namgu?

4,972 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is namgu a good place to live?

namgu 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 지부티 citizenship group in namgu?

The official citizenship distribution records 0 people (0.0%) 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, September 24). namgu (KR-31), South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c1e0c81e170c079da57ed00058b39eab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/namgu-31140/ Retrieved 2026-09-24. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_namgu-kr-31-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_d5642c03cf3b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {namgu (KR-31), South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-24},
  version = {c1e0c81e170c079da57ed00058b39eab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/namgu-31140/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-24. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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[namgu (KR-31), South Korea: population, rent, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/namgu-31140/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version c1e0c81e170c079da57ed00058b39eab; retrieved 2026-09-24; built 2026-09-24.

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