Living in Uiseong-gun

In Uiseong-gun, unemployment is 0.7% (2025).

The annual mean temperature estimate was 12.7°C at the end of 2024. 의성군, a city in South Korea, had a population of 47,952 in June 2026. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 was 15 µg/m³. The city covered 1,174.7 km² in 2020. Population density was 41.4 people per km² in 2024. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,270.3 mm at the end of 2024. The housing-vacancy rate was 14.4% at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 0.7% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population47,952people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Average rent313EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · (월) 평균월세가격_주택종합

Unemployment rate0.7%country median 2.7% — 74% belowOfficial source · 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators

Recorded crime2,870incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)

PM2.5, annual mean15µg/m³country median 16.0 — 6% belowOfficial source · 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations

Lower unemployment than 89% of South Korean cities that publish it and cleaner air than 63% of South Korean cities that publish it.

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

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Uiseong-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 internet¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan¹¹Official · national market
Dwellings	26,202 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality⁴Official
Housing vacancy rate	14.39 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁵Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	313 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	(월) 평균월세가격_주택종합¹Official · county

Is Uiseong-gun a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–68%

Skilled employee73%strong on work, weak on safety · range 64–82%

Student44%strong on education, weak on work · range 35–53%

Family60%strong on family, weak on cost · range 50–70%

Retirement44%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 33–55%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 의성군?

The unemployment rate is 0.7 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators³

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Uiseong-gun is 0.7%. 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

Uiseong-gun 0.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	0.7 %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 Uiseong-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 Uiseong-gun. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	45 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁸Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	1.8 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁸Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	2,420 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k⁹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Uiseong-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	2,870 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)⁷Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Uiseong-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

Is the air quality good in 의성군?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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

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5°-10°

8°-7°

13°-2°

20°3°

25°9°

29°15°

31°20°

31°21°

27°14°

21°6°

14°-1°

7°-7°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

116

221

230

124

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

178

180

202

213

235

191

155

161

150

179

160

171

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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

PM2.515WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1027WHO 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 Uiseong-gun is 15.0 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

Uiseong-gun 15.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	27 µg/m³country median 30.0	31 Dec 2024	2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	15 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 4.8 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 13.4 · Apr 20.3 · May 25.4 · Jun 28.6 · Jul 30.5 · Aug 31 · Sep 26.6 · Oct 21.4 · Nov 14 · Dec 6.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiseong_47278.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -9.6 · Feb -7.5 · Mar -2.2 · Apr 3.3 · May 9 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 20.3 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 6 · Nov -1.2 · Dec -7.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiseong_47278.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -3 · Feb -0.3 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 11.7 · May 17.1 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 24.8 · Aug 25.1 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 5.5 · Dec -1.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiseong_47278.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 15.5 · Feb 22.6 · Mar 41.5 · Apr 73.6 · May 78.6 · Jun 115.8 · Jul 221.4 · Aug 229.6 · Sep 124.3 · Oct 41.5 · Nov 30.5 · Dec 16.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiseong_47278.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 177.9 · Feb 180.3 · Mar 202.2 · Apr 212.5 · May 234.6 · Jun 191.3 · Jul 155 · Aug 160.8 · Sep 149.8 · Oct 178.7 · Nov 160.2 · Dec 171 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiseong_47278.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	12.73 °C	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities¹⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation	1,270 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 의성군?

The published population was 47,952 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 passport98.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	722 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu¹⁷Official
City area	1,175 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	1.86 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁶Official
Foreign residents	897 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁶Official
Population density	41.45 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	23,814 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official
Male residents	24,138 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official
Population	47,952 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹²Official

International community in Uiseong-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	893	100.0%
네팔	238	26.7%
베트남	209	23.4%
캄보디아	141	15.8%
미얀마	45	5.0%
중국	43	4.8%
타이(태국)	42	4.7%
한국계중국인	41	4.6%
우즈베키스탄	26	2.9%
스리랑카	24	2.7%

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Published group	People	Share
인도네시아	22	2.5%
필리핀	13	1.5%
일본	7	0.8%
라오스	6	0.7%
인도	5	0.6%
몽골	4	0.4%
타이완(대만)	3	0.3%
방글라데시	3	0.3%
파키스탄	3	0.3%
시리아	3	0.3%
미국	2	0.2%
러시아(연방)	2	0.2%
남아프리카공화국	2	0.2%
에티오피아	2	0.2%
캐나다	1	0.1%
카자흐스탄	1	0.1%
키르기즈	1	0.1%
이집트	1	0.1%
홍콩	1	0.1%
뉴질랜드	1	0.1%
알제리	1	0.1%

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	29,228 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Uiseong-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 an Uiseong-gun alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 6.6% Changnyeong-gun vs 1.9% Uiseong-gun+254%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 3,770.0 Changnyeong-gun vs 2,420.0 Uiseong-gun+56%
Unemployment: 0.6% Changnyeong-gun vs 0.7% Uiseong-gun−14%
Residents: 54,445 Changnyeong-gun vs 47,952 Uiseong-gun+14%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,940 Changnyeong-gun vs 2,870 Uiseong-gunsame level
Empty flats: 14.3% Changnyeong-gun vs 14.4% Uiseong-gunsame level

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Alternative cities in South Korea

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Geumsan-gun48,939 residents Buan-gun46,946 residents goseonggun46,808 residents Seocheon-gun46,761 residents Uljin-gun46,195 residents Gyerong-si45,959 residents

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Uiseong-gun in rankings

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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 의성군?

The published population was 47,952 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 의성군?

What is the unemployment rate in 의성군?

The unemployment rate is 0.7 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Uiseong-gun?

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

Is Uiseong-gun a good place to live?

Uiseong-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 Uiseong-gun?

The official citizenship distribution records 893 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). Uiseong-gun, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0619f53ce520937e1a6e67e0eca6257a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/uiseonggun/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_uiseong-gun-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_da2ad9cf4896,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Uiseong-gun, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0619f53ce520937e1a6e67e0eca6257a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/uiseonggun/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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