Nearly 10,000 Young People Moved from Daejeon and Seoul Metropolitan Area to Sejong Last Year

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] It has been found that nearly 10,000 young people moved to Sejong from Daejeon and the Seoul metropolitan area last year.

According to the 'Youth Statistics' data compiled by Sejong City on the 23rd, 7,419 young people aged 15 to 34 moved to Sejong from January to December last year.

Net migration is the figure obtained by subtracting those who moved out from those who moved in. When categorizing the regions of origin of young people who moved to Sejong last year, Daejeon accounted for the largest number with 5,948, followed by the Seoul metropolitan area with 3,985.

In total, 9,933 people relocated their residence to Sejong from Daejeon and the Seoul metropolitan area alone last year. The main reasons for young people moving to Sejong were jobs, housing, and family, in that order.

Sejong is considered one of the top cities with a large youth population among the 17 cities and provinces nationwide. As of the end of December last year, the local youth population was 79,700, accounting for 34.1% of the total regional population of 340,575. If the youth age range is expanded to 16 to 39 years old, the population increases to 111,637, meaning one out of every three residents is a young person.

Looking at the housing ownership status of the local youth population (aged 16 to 39), 6,805 own homes, of which 6,080 (89.3%) own apartments. Additionally, 3,971 young people own land, and 607 (0.8%) own buildings, according to the city’s data.

Even those who do not reside in Sejong commute to and from Sejong for work or school. Last year, the commuting rate among young people was 76.6% of the total, with 65.0% commuting within Sejong city and 19.6% commuting from Daejeon.

Furthermore, regarding the local youth population’s employment status, among 62,495 young people aged 19 to 34, 6,245 (10.0%) were registered as job seekers. Among job seekers, the most common desired monthly wage range was 2 million to 2.5 million KRW.

The employment insurance subscription status by industry for the youth population was highest in manufacturing, professional, scientific and technical services, and health and social welfare services, in that order. Also, business registrations by industry were highest in service industries, real estate rental, and retail.

Meanwhile, the youth statistics were generated by analyzing administrative data from statistical agencies and local social survey data. The city first began compiling youth statistics in 2017. This year’s youth statistics were conducted targeting local youth aged 15 to 34 as of the end of December 2019, investigating areas such as population and households, housing and land, welfare, employment, health, and others.

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