Plaza & Bus Transfer Center by Songnae Station, Songnae-dong, Sosa-guYeokgok South Market & Yeokgok Station, Goean-dong, Sosa-guStarfield City Bucheon, Okgil-dong, Sosa-guSosa Station Transfer Square & Sosa-gu Office, Sosabon-dong, Sosa-gu
Foreign residents19,179peopleNaturalized citizens 4,699 people
Foreign resident share8.57%Of registered residents

Resident types

42.7% of Bucheon-si's foreign residents live in Sosa-gu.

By residence type

As of September 2026

Unit: %

Overseas Koreans 45.2%Other foreign nationals 35.3%Migrant workers 7.4%Marriage migrants 9.5%Foreign students 2.7%45.2%35.3%9.5%

Overseas Koreans 45.2%Other foreign nationals 35.3%Migrant workers 7.4%Marriage migrants 9.5%Foreign students 2.7%

TypePeopleShare
Overseas Koreans8,66045.2%
Other foreign nationals6,76535.3%
Migrant workers1,4237.4%
Marriage migrants1,8159.5%
Foreign students5162.7%

Overseas Koreans are the largest group at 8,660.

Age structure

By age group

As of September 2026
Age groupPeopleShare
Under 101,2496.5%
10s8404.4%
20s1,0245.3%
30s3,77919.7%
40s2,90715.2%
50s3,64019%
60s4,37122.8%
70+1,3697.1%

Residents in their 60s are the largest age group at 4,371.

Frequently asked questions❓

19,179 as of the 2026 survey, or 8.57% of its population.
Overseas Koreans form the largest group, at 8,660.
The 2026 edition of the annual local foreign resident survey by Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Population figures come from monthly resident registration data, so the two have different reference dates.

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