Living in Yecheon-gun

In Yecheon-gun, unemployment is 0.6% (2025).

For 예천군, the unemployment rate was 0.6% at the end of 2025. Its population was 53,422 in June 2026. There were 1.6 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0219 sources

Population53,422people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Average rent313EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · (월) 평균월세가격_주택종합 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)

Unemployment rate0.6%country median 2.7% — 78% 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 mean14.61µg/m³country median 16.0 — 9% belowOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

Lower unemployment than 92% of South Korean cities that publish it and cleaner air than 65% of South Korean cities that publish it.

Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to Yecheon-gun?

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Housing and cost

The housing-vacancy rate was 15.2% at the end of 2024.

No city-level rent figure is published for Yecheon-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 internet¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan¹²Official · national market
Dwellings	27,540 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality⁵Official
Housing vacancy rate	15.21 %	31 Dec 2024	DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality⁶Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	313 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	(월) 평균월세가격_주택종합 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)¹Official · county

Is Yecheon-gun a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on safety · range 60–78%

Student37%strong on cost, weak on work · range 28–46%

Family53%strong on family, weak on cost · range 43–63%

Retirement43%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 32–54%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 예천군?

The unemployment rate is 0.6 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators³

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Yecheon-gun is 0.6%. Of 218 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 0.5 to under 1%.

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Yecheon-gun 0.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	0.6 %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 Yecheon-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 Yecheon-gun. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	26 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response¹⁸Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	1.6 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors per 1000⁹Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,310 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital beds per 100k¹⁰Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Yecheon-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 residents1.6 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)⁸Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

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

Annual PM2.5 was 14.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual PM10 was 26 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in 예천군?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 14.6 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: 14.61 µg/m³ · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations⁴

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

PM2.514.6WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1026WHO 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 Yecheon-gun is 14.6 µg/m³. Of 235 cities with data, 47 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

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Yecheon-gun 14.6

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	14.61 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations⁴Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 661.5 km² in 2020. Population density was 82.6 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 예천군?

The published population was 53,422 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 passport98.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	619.8 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu¹⁷Official
City area	661.5 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	1.06 %	31 Dec 2025	Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31⁷Official
Foreign residents	561 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026¹⁶Official
Population density	82.56 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	26,954 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Male residents	26,468 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official
Population	53,422 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026¹³Official

International community in Yecheon-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	569	100.0%
베트남	207	36.4%
네팔	106	18.6%
중국	46	8.1%
한국계중국인	33	5.8%
캄보디아	28	4.9%
필리핀	22	3.9%
일본	18	3.2%
타이(태국)	16	2.8%
우즈베키스탄	15	2.6%

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Published group	People	Share
인도네시아	11	1.9%
미국	8	1.4%
라오스	8	1.4%
말레이시아	7	1.2%
남아프리카공화국	6	1.1%
방글라데시	5	0.9%
영국	5	0.9%
타이완(대만)	3	0.5%
몽골	3	0.5%
러시아(연방)	3	0.5%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)	3	0.5%
미얀마	2	0.4%
프랑스	2	0.4%
카자흐스탄	2	0.4%
오스트레일리아	2	0.4%
가나	2	0.4%
스리랑카	1	0.2%
캐나다	1	0.2%
뉴질랜드	1	0.2%
싱가포르	1	0.2%
아일랜드	1	0.2%
타지키스탄	1	0.2%

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	27,897 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Yecheon-gun

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Changnyeong-gun as a Yecheon-gun alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 6.6% Changnyeong-gun vs 1.1% Yecheon-gun+525%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 3,770.0 Changnyeong-gun vs 1,310.0 Yecheon-gun+188%
Empty flats: 14.3% Changnyeong-gun vs 15.2% Yecheon-gun−6%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,940 Changnyeong-gun vs 2,870 Yecheon-gunsame level
Annual PM2.5: 14.3 µg/m³ Changnyeong-gun vs 14.6 µg/m³ Yecheon-gunsame level
Residents: 54,445 Changnyeong-gun vs 53,422 Yecheon-gun+2%
Unemployment: 0.6% Changnyeong-gun vs 0.6% Yecheon-gunsame level

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Alternative cities in South Korea

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Changnyeong-gun54,445 residents Okcheon-gun50,547 residents Haman-gun56,867 residents Gochang-gun50,071 residents Buyeo-gun57,762 residents Geumsan-gun48,939 residents

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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 예천군?

The published population was 53,422 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 예천군?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 14.6 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.

What is the unemployment rate in 예천군?

The unemployment rate is 0.6 % (2025). Source: 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators.

How many foreign residents live in Yecheon-gun?

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

Is Yecheon-gun a good place to live?

Yecheon-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 Yecheon-gun?

The official citizenship distribution records 569 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). Yecheon-gun, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7cf6cdca05db41d355d33a1307d9dd94]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/yecheongun/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_yecheon-gun-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_4f512f81aa00,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Yecheon-gun, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {7cf6cdca05db41d355d33a1307d9dd94},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/yecheongun/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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