Living in Suwon-si

In Suwon-si, unemployment is 3.3% (2025).

For 수원시, population density was 9,852.2 people per km² in 2024. The annual mean temperature estimate was 13.2°C at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 3.3% at the end of 2025. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,483.7 mm at the end of 2024. 수원시 had a population of 1,185,770 in June 2026. Annual PM2.5 was 18 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 121.1 km² in 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population1,185,770people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Unemployment rate3.3%country median 2.7% — 22% aboveOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators

Recorded crime3,405incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024

PM2.5, annual mean18µg/m³country median 16.0 — 13% aboveOfficial source · 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations

Higher unemployment than 64% of South Korean cities that publish it and dirtier air than 79% of South Korean cities that publish it.

Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to Suwon-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 Suwon-si.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.

No city-level rent figure is published for Suwon-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 internet¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan¹¹Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate	2.8 %	31 Dec 2025	미거주주택(빈집)비율(시도/시/군/구), Table DT_1YL202005²¹Official
Annual jeonse deposit-to-rent conversion rate	5.1 %	31 Jul 2026	전국주택가격동향조사 — 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (A_2024_00156, statId S234820263)²²Official

Is Suwon-si a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%

Student45%strong on education, weak on work · range 37–53%

Family59%strong on family, weak on cost · range 51–67%

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–60%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 수원시?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators²

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Suwon-si is 3.3%. 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

Suwon-si 3.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	Work24 — 고용복지+센터 institution finder²⁰Official
Unemployment rate	3.3 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators²Official

Public employment offices in Suwon-si

Work24 lists 1 public employment office in Suwon-si (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.

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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	7 count	30 Sept 2026	National KIIP operating-institution register¹⁵Official
Schools	0 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁸Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	3.4 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1,000, 2024⁷Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,070 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 1,000, 2024⁸Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	340 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1,000, 2024⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Suwon-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 residents3.4 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-22

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 수원시?

Police recorded about 3,405 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	3,405 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024⁹Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	46.47 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KR-Police-regional-crime-2024⁹Official

Language courses and integration in Suwon-si

National KIIP operating-institution register lists 7 publicly funded course providers in Suwon-si (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 Suwon-si.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 수원시?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 18 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 concentrations¹

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°

3°-7°

6°-4°

11°1°

18°6°

24°12°

28°18°

29°22°

30°23°

26°17°

20°9°

13°2°

5°-4°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

123

385

296

134

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

174

179

206

215

230

195

138

169

185

209

163

166

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

PM2.518WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1033WHO 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 Suwon-si is 18.0 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

Suwon-si 18.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	33 µg/m³country median 30.0	31 Dec 2024	2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations¹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	18 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.8 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 11.3 · Apr 18.2 · May 23.6 · Jun 27.5 · Jul 29.3 · Aug 30.3 · Sep 26.4 · Oct 20.4 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 4.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Suwon_47119.csv¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.6 · Feb -4.5 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 6.4 · May 12.3 · Jun 17.9 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 22.7 · Sep 17.1 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -4.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Suwon_47119.csv¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.1 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 12 · May 17.6 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 26 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 0.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Suwon_47119.csv¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 18.1 · Feb 28.3 · Mar 40.7 · Apr 71.6 · May 95 · Jun 122.9 · Jul 385.1 · Aug 296.3 · Sep 133.5 · Oct 54.1 · Nov 48.9 · Dec 25.8 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Suwon_47119.csv¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 174.3 · Feb 178.7 · Mar 205.7 · Apr 214.5 · May 229.7 · Jun 195 · Jul 138.2 · Aug 168.7 · Sep 184.6 · Oct 208.9 · Nov 162.5 · Dec 166.2 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Suwon_47119.csv¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	13.18 °C	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation	1,484 mm	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in 수원시?

The published population was 1,185,770 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 passport96.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	121.1 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	3.43 %	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	40,643 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁷Official
Population density	9,852 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	590,726 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official
Male residents	595,044 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official
Population	1,185,770 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹²Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	545,547 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Suwon-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.

Cheonan-si as a Suwon-si alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.0% Cheonan-si vs 3.3% Suwon-si−39%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,460.0 Cheonan-si vs 1,070.0 Suwon-si+36%
Foreign residents: 4.5% Cheonan-si vs 3.4% Suwon-si+32%
Residents: 666,182 Cheonan-si vs 1,185,770 Suwon-si−44%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,720 Cheonan-si vs 3,405 Suwon-si+9%
Annual PM2.5: 18.0 µg/m³ Cheonan-si vs 18.0 µg/m³ Suwon-sisame level

Full comparison More about Cheonan-si

Alternative cities in South Korea

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

All South Korea cities

Yongin-si1,090,211 residents Goyang-si1,057,438 residents Hwaseong-si998,746 residents Changwon-si986,273 residents Seongnam-si902,344 residents Cheongju-si859,571 residents

How does Suwon-si compare?

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Suwon-si in rankings

#2 of 30 in Largest cities in South Korea #5 of 30 in South Korean cities with the largest foreign populations #29 of 30 in South Korean cities with the most doctors

Is Suwon-si part of Seoul?

Suwon-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 31.1 km away by straight-line distance. Seoul city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source²³

Which comparable places record less crime than Suwon-si?

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

Suwon-si: 3,295.6 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 수원시?

The published population was 1,185,770 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 수원시?

How safe is 수원시?

Police recorded about 3,405 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 수원시?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Suwon-si?

40,643 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Suwon-si a good place to live?

Suwon-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 Suwon-si part of Seoul?

Suwon-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 31.1 km away by straight-line distance.

Which comparable places record less crime than Suwon-si?

42 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Suwon-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). Suwon-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7e7618cd8c31eb00fe313b5ab228dc95]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/su-wonsi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_suwon-si-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_0033648551cf,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Suwon-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {7e7618cd8c31eb00fe313b5ab228dc95},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/su-wonsi/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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