Living in Namhae-gun

In Namhae-gun, unemployment is 0.6% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 0.6% at the end of 2025. In June 2026, 남해군 is in South Korea; its population was 41,143. Annual PM2.5 was 13.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 357.5 km² in 2020. Population density was 111.4 people per km² in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population41,143people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Average rent338.2EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · (월) 평균월세가격_주택종합

Unemployment rate0.6%country median 2.7% — 78% belowOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators

Recorded crime2,940incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)

PM2.5, annual mean13.54µg/m³country median 16.0 — 15% belowOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

Lower unemployment than 92% of South Korean cities that publish it and cleaner air than 78% of South Korean cities that publish it.

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

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 Namhae-gun.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The housing-vacancy rate was 23.3% at the end of 2024.

No city-level rent figure is published for Namhae-gun. 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	23,578 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality⁵Official
Housing vacancy rate	23.31 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁶Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	338.2 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	(월) 평균월세가격_주택종합¹Official · county

Is Namhae-gun a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on safety · range 61–79%

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

Family54%strong on family, weak on cost · range 44–64%

Retirement42%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 31–53%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 남해군?

The unemployment rate is 0.6 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators³

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Namhae-gun is 0.6%. 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

Namhae-gun 0.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	0.6 %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 Namhae-gun. 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 Namhae-gun. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	32 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	1.8 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁹Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	740 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k¹⁰Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Namhae-gun 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 residents1.8 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,940 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 Namhae-gun. 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.

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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 15.2°C at the end of 2024. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,756.9 mm at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in 남해군?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 13.5 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: 13.54 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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9°-1°

14°3°

19°8°

24°13°

27°18°

29°22°

30°23°

27°18°

22°12°

15°6°

9°0°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

113

180

196

244

354

320

222

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

189

188

212

221

234

183

168

184

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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

PM2.513.5WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1021WHO 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 Namhae-gun is 13.5 µg/m³. Of 235 cities with data, 47 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

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Namhae-gun 13.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	21 µg/m³country median 30.0	31 Dec 2024	2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	13.54 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.9 · Feb 9.2 · Mar 13.7 · Apr 19.3 · May 23.9 · Jun 26.5 · Jul 29.2 · Aug 30.4 · Sep 26.6 · Oct 21.9 · Nov 15.4 · Dec 9.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Namhae_47295.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 3.2 · Apr 8.2 · May 13.2 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 22.9 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 12.3 · Nov 5.9 · Dec -0.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Namhae_47295.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.2 · Feb 4 · Mar 8.2 · Apr 13.5 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 26 · Sep 21.9 · Oct 16.6 · Nov 10.4 · Dec 4.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Namhae_47295.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 33.6 · Feb 65.2 · Mar 113.1 · Apr 179.7 · May 196.3 · Jun 243.8 · Jul 353.9 · Aug 319.7 · Sep 221.9 · Oct 95.9 · Nov 62.9 · Dec 35.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Namhae_47295.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 189 · Feb 188.2 · Mar 211.9 · Apr 221 · May 234.3 · Jun 182.9 · Jul 167.8 · Aug 184.2 · Sep 172.7 · Oct 206.9 · Nov 182.8 · Dec 186.7 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Namhae_47295.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	15.23 °C	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation	1,757 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 남해군?

The published population was 41,143 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 passport97%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	579.4 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu¹⁸Official
City area	357.5 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	3.18 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,253 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁷Official
Population density	111.4 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	21,016 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Male residents	20,127 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Population	41,143 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹³Official

International community in Namhae-gun

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	1,295	100.0%
인도네시아	519	40.1%
베트남	319	24.6%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	118	9.1%
라오스	74	5.7%
스리랑카	69	5.3%
중국	43	3.3%
캄보디아	37	2.9%
미얀마	21	1.6%
일본	20	1.5%

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Published group	People	Share
필리핀	12	0.9%
네팔	12	0.9%
몽골	9	0.7%
한국계중국인	5	0.4%
미국	5	0.4%
독일	5	0.4%
남아프리카공화국	4	0.3%
우즈베키스탄	3	0.2%
타이(태국)	3	0.2%
캐나다	3	0.2%
러시아(연방)	2	0.2%
타이완(대만)	1	0.1%
방글라데시	1	0.1%
카자흐스탄	1	0.1%
오스트레일리아	1	0.1%
이집트	1	0.1%
우크라이나	1	0.1%
아일랜드	1	0.1%
브라질	1	0.1%
페루	1	0.1%
스위스	1	0.1%
아르헨티나	1	0.1%
영국외지민	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	23,157 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Namhae-gun

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 Namhae-gun alternative in the same country

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

Hospital beds, per 100k: 3,770.0 Changnyeong-gun vs 740.0 Namhae-gun+409%
Foreign residents: 6.6% Changnyeong-gun vs 3.2% Namhae-gun+108%
Empty flats: 14.3% Changnyeong-gun vs 23.3% Namhae-gun−39%
Residents: 54,445 Changnyeong-gun vs 41,143 Namhae-gun+32%
Annual PM2.5: 14.3 µg/m³ Changnyeong-gun vs 13.5 µg/m³ Namhae-gun+5%
Unemployment: 0.6% Changnyeong-gun vs 0.6% Namhae-gunsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,940 Changnyeong-gun vs 2,940 Namhae-gunsame level

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Alternative cities in South Korea

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All South Korea cities

Seongju-gun40,461 residents Cheongdo-gun40,021 residents Pyeongchang-gun39,897 residents Cheorwon-gun39,711 residents 하동군39,596 residents Yeoncheon-gun42,977 residents

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Namhae-gun in rankings

#2 of 30 in South Korean cities with the highest housing vacancy #16 of 30 in Cities with the highest published annual rainfall

Common questions

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

How many people live in 남해군?

The published population was 41,143 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 남해군?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 13.5 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 남해군?

The unemployment rate is 0.6 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Namhae-gun?

1,253 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Namhae-gun a good place to live?

Namhae-gun 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 Namhae-gun?

The official citizenship distribution records 1,295 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). Namhae-gun, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 21a045fd3030aff9953a6cfffd6b57a3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/namhaegun/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_namhae-gun-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_96b68792c6da,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Namhae-gun, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {21a045fd3030aff9953a6cfffd6b57a3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/namhaegun/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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