Living in Tongyeong-si
In Tongyeong-si, tenants pay an average rent of €361 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.8% (2025).
In March 2026, the foreign population was 5,345. In June 2026, 통영시 had a population of 115,890. The city covered 239.9 km² in 2020. Population density was 493.9 people per km² in 2024. There were 2 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. The housing-vacancy rate was 12.7% at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 2.8% at the end of 2025.
Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to Tongyeong-si?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Tongyeong-si. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| 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 | 52,363 dwellings | 31 Dec 2024 | DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality4Official |
| Housing vacancy rate | 12.72 % | 31 Dec 2024 | DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality5Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 360.9 EUR/month | 31 Aug 2026 | (월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)1Official |
Is Tongyeong-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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in 통영시?
The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators3
Tongyeong-si 2.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 2.8 %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 Tongyeong-si. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Work24 public employment service — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Tongyeong-si. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 51 schools | 21 Jul 2026 | Schoolinfo official open-data callback response18Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors per 1,000 residents | 2 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 10008Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 1,490 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k9Official |
| Hospitals | 10 count | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보6Official |
| Pharmacies | 60 count | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스6Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 200 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 10008Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tongyeong-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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is 통영시?
Police recorded about 3,374 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
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Tongyeong-si. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Early Adaptation Program — Newcomer Adaptation
Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service
For newly arrived foreign residents, international students, workers, marriage migrants.
Social Integration Program (KIIP) — Integration course
Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service
For foreign residents in Korea, people within three years of naturalization.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 was 14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual PM10 was 26 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Is the air quality good in 통영시?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Tongyeong-si 14.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM10 — annual mean | 26 µg/m³country median 30.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations2Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³country median 16.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations2Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in 통영시?
The published population was 115,890 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202613
By nationality
National passport95.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 469.3 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2024 | Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu17Official |
| City area | 239.9 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 | 4.57 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-317Official |
| Foreign residents | 5,345 people | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 202616Official |
| Population density | 493.9 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 |
| Female residents | 57,676 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202614Official |
| Male residents | 58,214 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202614Official |
| Population | 115,890 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202613Official |
International community in Tongyeong-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 | 5,332 | 100.0% |
| 인도네시아 | 2,109 | 39.6% |
| 베트남 | 1,673 | 31.4% |
| 티모르민주공화국(동티모르) | 427 | 8.0% |
| 스리랑카 | 212 | 4.0% |
| 중국 | 180 | 3.4% |
| 한국계중국인 | 143 | 2.7% |
| 캄보디아 | 88 | 1.7% |
| 우즈베키스탄 | 84 | 1.6% |
| 네팔 | 74 | 1.4% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 필리핀 | 55 | 1.0% |
| 타이(태국) | 43 | 0.8% |
| 방글라데시 | 38 | 0.7% |
| 일본 | 31 | 0.6% |
| 미얀마 | 24 | 0.5% |
| 몽골 | 16 | 0.3% |
| 러시아(연방) | 16 | 0.3% |
| 파키스탄 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 미국 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 카자흐스탄 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 인도 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 키르기즈 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 남아프리카공화국 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 튀르키예 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 탄자니아 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 타이완(대만) | 7 | 0.1% |
| 오스트레일리아 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 라오스 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 캐나다 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 모로코 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 말레이시아 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 뉴질랜드 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 세네갈 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 영국 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 우크라이나 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 이란 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 아일랜드 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 멕시코 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 우간다 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 케냐 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 요르단 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 라이베리아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 핀란드 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 타지키스탄 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 르완다 | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households | 59,428 households | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202614Official |
Alternatives for people set on Tongyeong-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.
Nonsan-si as a Tongyeong-si alternative in the same country
Better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Unemployment: 0.8% Nonsan-si vs 2.8% Tongyeong-si−71%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,390.0 Nonsan-si vs 1,490.0 Tongyeong-si+60%
- Foreign residents: 7.0% Nonsan-si vs 4.6% Tongyeong-si+53%
- Annual PM2.5: 17.0 µg/m³ Nonsan-si vs 14.0 µg/m³ Tongyeong-si+21%
- Empty flats: 11.8% Nonsan-si vs 12.7% Tongyeong-si−8%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,220 Nonsan-si vs 3,374 Tongyeong-si−5%
- Residents: 105,977 Nonsan-si vs 115,890 Tongyeong-si−9%
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in 통영시?
The published population was 115,890 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.
Is the air quality good in 통영시?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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 concentrations.
How safe is 통영시?
Police recorded about 3,374 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 통영시?
The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.
How many foreign residents live in Tongyeong-si?
5,345 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.
Is Tongyeong-si a good place to live?
Tongyeong-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 Tongyeong-si?
The official citizenship distribution records 5,332 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). Tongyeong-si, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1351dfbadd054dcf2ac2865378e99d51]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/tong-yeongsi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-22
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