Living in Sacheon-si

In Sacheon-si, tenants pay an average rent of €243 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.1% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 2.1% at the end of 2025. The annual mean temperature estimate was 15.2°C at the end of 2024. Its population was 107,882 in June 2026. The city covered 398.7 km² in 2020. Population density was 272.1 people per km² in 2024. The housing-vacancy rate was 13.6% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0221 sources

Population107,882people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Average rent243.5EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · (월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)

Unemployment rate2.1%country median 2.7% — 22% belowOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators

Recorded crime2,808incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³country median 16.0 — 37% belowOfficial source · 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations

Lower unemployment than 61% of South Korean cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other South Korean city that publishes it.

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

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Sacheon-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	50,692 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality⁴Official
Housing vacancy rate	13.65 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁵Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	243.5 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	(월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)¹Official

Is Sacheon-si a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–69%

Skilled employee74%strong on work, weak on safety · range 66–82%

Student47%strong on education, weak on work · range 39–55%

Family63%strong on family, weak on cost · range 55–71%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–61%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 사천시?

The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators³

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Sacheon-si is 2.1%. 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

Sacheon-si 2.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	2.1 %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 Sacheon-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 Sacheon-si. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	43 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 1000⁸Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	2,720 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k⁹Official
Hospitals	13 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보⁶Official
Pharmacies	49 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스⁶Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	220 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁸Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sacheon-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

How safe is 사천시?

Police recorded about 2,808 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-2024¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,808 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024¹⁰Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	47.27 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sacheon-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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sacheon-si.

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Climate and air quality

The annual precipitation estimate was 1,756.9 mm at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in 사천시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

0°

7°-6°

10°-4°

15°1°

20°6°

26°12°

28°17°

30°22°

31°22°

26°16°

22°9°

16°2°

8°-4°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

118

122

267

254

188

110

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

198

188

226

212

213

169

149

170

150

194

167

188

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.510WHO 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 Sacheon-si is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 235 cities with data, 47 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

9–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–23

Sacheon-si 10.0

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	10 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.2 · Feb 9.7 · Mar 15.3 · Apr 20.3 · May 26.2 · Jun 28.2 · Jul 30.1 · Aug 31.1 · Sep 26.3 · Oct 21.8 · Nov 15.6 · Dec 8.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiryeonggun_47263.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.4 · Feb -4.1 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 5.7 · May 11.5 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 21.6 · Aug 21.6 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -4.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiryeonggun_47263.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.3 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 7.7 · Apr 12.9 · May 18.6 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 25.4 · Aug 25.7 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 1.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiryeonggun_47263.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 22.5 · Feb 34.7 · Mar 73.5 · Apr 118.4 · May 88 · Jun 121.5 · Jul 267.2 · Aug 254.4 · Sep 188.4 · Oct 109.7 · Nov 48.1 · Dec 28.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiryeonggun_47263.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 198.3 · Feb 188.1 · Mar 225.6 · Apr 211.8 · May 212.8 · Jun 169 · Jul 148.7 · Aug 170.2 · Sep 149.8 · Oct 193.9 · Nov 167.2 · Dec 187.7 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiryeonggun_47263.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 사천시?

The published population was 107,882 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 passport96.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	589.6 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu¹⁸Official
City area	398.7 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	3.86 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁷Official
Foreign residents	4,173 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁷Official
Population density	272.1 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	53,059 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Male residents	54,823 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Population	107,882 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹³Official

International community in Sacheon-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	4,169	100.0%
인도네시아	1,189	28.5%
베트남	1,140	27.3%
네팔	238	5.7%
스리랑카	214	5.1%
캄보디아	200	4.8%
중국	166	4.0%
우즈베키스탄	162	3.9%
필리핀	157	3.8%
미얀마	130	3.1%

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Published group	People	Share
한국계중국인	97	2.3%
방글라데시	71	1.7%
미국	66	1.6%
파키스탄	48	1.2%
타이(태국)	44	1.1%
일본	38	0.9%
몽골	37	0.9%
말레이시아	34	0.8%
라오스	22	0.5%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	19	0.5%
러시아(연방)	10	0.2%
폴란드	10	0.2%
프랑스	9	0.2%
타이완(대만)	8	0.2%
인도	8	0.2%
키르기즈	7	0.2%
남아프리카공화국	7	0.2%
캐나다	4	0.1%
튀르키예	4	0.1%
카자흐스탄	3	0.1%
네덜란드	3	0.1%
우간다	3	0.1%
독일	2	0.0%
홍콩	2	0.0%
이탈리아	2	0.0%
모로코	2	0.0%
벨기에	2	0.0%
영국	1	0.0%
우크라이나	1	0.0%
이란	1	0.0%
아일랜드	1	0.0%
카메룬	1	0.0%
멕시코	1	0.0%
페루	1	0.0%
핀란드	1	0.0%
타지키스탄	1	0.0%
베네수엘라	1	0.0%
리투아니아	1	0.0%

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	56,634 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Sacheon-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.

Hongseong-gun as a Sacheon-si alternative in the same country

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

Unemployment: 0.7% Hongseong-gun vs 2.1% Sacheon-si−67%
Annual PM2.5: 18.0 µg/m³ Hongseong-gun vs 10.0 µg/m³ Sacheon-si+80%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,400.0 Hongseong-gun vs 2,720.0 Sacheon-si−49%
Empty flats: 18.1% Hongseong-gun vs 13.6% Sacheon-si+33%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,565 Hongseong-gun vs 2,808 Sacheon-si−9%
Foreign residents: 4.3% Hongseong-gun vs 3.9% Sacheon-si+12%
Residents: 101,566 Hongseong-gun vs 107,882 Sacheon-si−6%

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Alternative cities in South Korea

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

All South Korea cities

Nonsan-si105,977 residents Chilgok-gun103,537 residents Yeoju-si113,506 residents Jung-gu, Daegu101,754 residents Hongseong-gun101,566 residents Seo-gu, Busan101,216 residents

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Sacheon-si in rankings

#4 of 30 in South Korean cities with the lowest annual PM2.5 #14 of 30 in South Korean cities with the most hospital beds

Common questions

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

How many people live in 사천시?

The published population was 107,882 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 사천시?

How safe is 사천시?

Police recorded about 2,808 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 사천시?

The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Sacheon-si?

4,173 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Sacheon-si a good place to live?

Sacheon-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 Sacheon-si?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,169 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). Sacheon-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2cb3deb26411dabdee6bd24779ccb859]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/sacheonsi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sacheon-si-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_8ff213da3fbf,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sacheon-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2cb3deb26411dabdee6bd24779ccb859},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/sacheonsi/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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