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Living in Pocheon-si

In Pocheon-si, unemployment is 1.8% (2025).

The foreign population count was 16,819 in March 2026. In June 2026, 포천시 had a population of 140,468. The city covered 826.9 km² in 2020. The unemployment rate was 1.8% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1926 sources

Population140,468people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026
Unemployment rate1.8%country median 2.7% — 33% belowOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators
Recorded crime3,550incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024
PM2.5, annual mean16.23µg/m³country median 16.0 — about the sameOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

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

Housing and cost

The housing-vacancy rate was 8.77% at the end of 2024.

No city-level rent figure is published for Pocheon-si. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month
Pocheon-si recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€493
Utilities, 85 m² flat€92
Mobile plan, 10 GB€29
Internet, 60 Mbps€19

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Internet, 60 Mbps. The others are published prices.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited19.31 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v225Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly493.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v225Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant5.81 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v225Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB28.91 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KT mobile data plan15Official · national market
Basic utilities, 85 m² home92.34 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v225Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings58,838 dwellings31 Dec 2024DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality8Official
Housing vacancy rate8.77 %31 Dec 2024DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality9Official

Is Pocheon-si a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–67%
Skilled employee74%strong on work, weak on safety · range 66–82%
Student49%strong on education, weak on work · range 41–57%
Family62%strong on family, weak on cost · range 54–70%
Retirement46%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 36–56%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 포천시?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators2

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Pocheon-si is 1.8%. Of 218 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 0.5 to under 1%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate1.8 %country median 2.7%31 Dec 20252025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators2Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Pocheon-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

Job Search
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Pocheon-si. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools54 schools21 Jul 2026Schoolinfo official open-data callback response22Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Doctors per 1,000 residents2.1 per 1,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 100012Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,010 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k13Official
Hospitals9 count30 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보10Official
Pharmacies58 count30 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스10Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents210 per 100,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 100012Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pocheon-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 residents2.1 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 포천시?

Police recorded about 3,550 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-202414

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,550 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024KR-Police-regional-crime-202414Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents51.97 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024KR-Police-regional-crime-202414Official

Language courses and integration

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

KoreanIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Pocheon-si.

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Climate and air quality

The annual mean temperature estimate was 11°C at the end of 2024. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,434.9 mm at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 16.2 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in 포천시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 16.2 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: 16.23 µg/m³ · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations3
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Pocheon-si is 16.2 µg/m³. Of 235 cities with data, 47 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM10 — annual mean26 µg/m³country median 30.031 Dec 20242024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations1Official
PM2.5 — annual mean16.23 µg/m³country median 16.0 — about the same31 Dec 2024Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations3Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.4 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 12.1 · Apr 19 · May 24.5 · Jun 28.2 · Jul 29 · Aug 30.1 · Sep 26.3 · Oct 20.5 · Nov 12.2 · Dec 3.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dongducheon_47098.csv24Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -9 · Feb -6.2 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 5.2 · May 11.3 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 20.9 · Aug 21.2 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 0.5 · Dec -6.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dongducheon_47098.csv24Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -3.8 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 5 · Apr 11.6 · May 17.4 · Jun 21.8 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 20.1 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 5.7 · Dec -1.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dongducheon_47098.csv24Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 18.4 · Feb 26 · Mar 32 · Apr 73.2 · May 95.2 · Jun 130.5 · Jul 431.7 · Aug 347.5 · Sep 137.9 · Oct 55.1 · Nov 47.4 · Dec 22.2 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dongducheon_47098.csv24Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 183.7 · Feb 180.8 · Mar 209.6 · Apr 206 · May 231.2 · Jun 203.9 · Jul 128.7 · Aug 164.1 · Sep 182.4 · Oct 201.2 · Nov 160.6 · Dec 169.6 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Dongducheon_47098.csv24Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature10.99 °C31 Dec 2024NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities18Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation1,435 mm31 Dec 2024NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities18Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in 포천시?

The published population was 140,468 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202616

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents706.8 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu21Official
City area826.9 km²2020Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.19Official
Foreign-resident share11.97 %31 Dec 2025Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-3111Official
Foreign residents16,819 people31 Mar 2026Registered foreigners by local government, March 202620Official
Population density171.1 people/km²31 Dec 2024Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.19Official
Female residents66,075 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202617Official
Male residents74,393 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202617Official
Population140,468 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202616Official

International community in Pocheon-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 groupPeopleShare
계16,813100.0%
네팔2,41914.4%
캄보디아1,81810.8%
방글라데시1,75810.5%
미얀마1,4938.9%
인도1,4158.4%
타이(태국)1,3778.2%
베트남1,2267.3%
필리핀1,0766.4%
한국계중국인7274.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
중국7054.2%
스리랑카5683.4%
인도네시아4372.6%
우즈베키스탄3231.9%
파키스탄2621.6%
몽골2451.5%
라오스2071.2%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)1601.0%
이집트770.5%
나이지리아770.5%
키르기즈740.4%
카자흐스탄480.3%
일본430.3%
러시아(연방)330.2%
에티오피아330.2%
타이완(대만)280.2%
시리아210.1%
남아프리카공화국180.1%
말레이시아150.1%
예멘공화국150.1%
미국130.1%
가나120.1%
라이베리아120.1%
튀르키예110.1%
한국계러시아인100.1%
모로코50.0%
세네갈50.0%
캐나다40.0%
영국40.0%
마다가스카르40.0%
오스트레일리아30.0%
브라질30.0%
기타30.0%
우크라이나20.0%
이란20.0%
페루20.0%
아제르바이잔20.0%
포르투갈20.0%
짐바브웨20.0%
말리20.0%
말라위20.0%
프랑스10.0%
홍콩10.0%
뉴질랜드10.0%
스위스10.0%
알제리10.0%
코트디부아르10.0%
튀니지10.0%
헝가리10.0%
투르크메니스탄10.0%
기니10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source23

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households74,361 households30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202617Official

Alternatives for people set on Pocheon-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.

Andong-si as a Pocheon-si alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 3,380.0 Andong-si vs 1,010.0 Pocheon-si+235%
  • Foreign residents: 1.4% Andong-si vs 12.0% Pocheon-si−88%
  • Unemployment: 1.1% Andong-si vs 1.8% Pocheon-si−39%
  • Empty flats: 14.1% Andong-si vs 8.8% Pocheon-si+61%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,599 Andong-si vs 3,550 Pocheon-si−27%
  • Residents: 151,864 Andong-si vs 140,468 Pocheon-si+8%
Full comparisonMore about Andong-si

Alternative cities in South Korea

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

All South Korea cities
Nam-gu, Daegu141,344 residentsJongno-gu136,318 residentsDong-gu, Ulsan147,756 residentsGimcheon-si132,740 residentsOjeong-gu148,912 residentsAndong-si151,864 residents

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Pocheon-si in rankings

#27 of 30 in South Korean cities with the largest foreign populations

Is Pocheon-si part of Seoul?

Pocheon-si 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 51.0 km away by straight-line distance. Seoul city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source26

Which comparable places record less crime than Pocheon-si?

37 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Pocheon-si in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Pocheon-si: 3,173.1 recorded crime occurrences/100k residents (2024).

Nowon-gu — 2,056.8 recorded crime occurrences/100k residents2024Gwacheon-si — 2,064.9 recorded crime occurrences/100k residents2024Seongbuk-gu — 2,133.7 recorded crime occurrences/100k residents2024Dobong-gu — 2,140.1 recorded crime occurrences/100k residents2024Uiwang-si — 2,185.6 recorded crime occurrences/100k residents2024Anyang-si — 2,323.7 recorded crime occurrences/100k residents2024Seodaemun-gu — 2,356 recorded crime occurrences/100k residents2024Yangcheon-gu — 2,364.4 recorded crime occurrences/100k residents2024

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 source6

Common questions

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

How many people live in 포천시?

The published population was 140,468 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 포천시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 16.2 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 포천시?

Police recorded about 3,550 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 포천시?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Pocheon-si?

16,819 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Pocheon-si a good place to live?

Pocheon-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.

Is Pocheon-si part of Seoul?

Pocheon-si 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 51.0 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people are in the 계 citizenship group in Pocheon-si?

The official citizenship distribution records 16,813 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 Pocheon-si?

37 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Pocheon-si 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). Pocheon-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 264ff2d0334fde63786d7269187ab272]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/pocheonsi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Pocheon-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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