▲ This file photo taken on April 19, 2026 shows an apartment complex in Seoul. (Yonhap)

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Population mobility up 6 pct in April on property market boom

SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Koreans relocating to new regions moved up 6.3 percent in April from a year earlier amid the growing number of houses traded in the country, data showed Wednesday.

Around 506,000 people changed residences in April, up 30,000 from a year earlier, according to the data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics.

The rising number of people changing residences came amid the recent rebound in the country's housing market.

The number of homes bought and sold in March came to 71,975, up 7 percent from a year earlier, separate data from the Ministry of Finance and Economy showed.

The population mobility rate -- which refers to the number of people relocating per 100 residents -- rose 0.7 percentage point on-year to 12.1 percent.

By region, Seoul posted a net outflow of 6,341 residents, while Gyeonggi Province, surrounding the capital, recorded a net inflow of 3,797 residents. The southern port city of Busan also logged a net outflow of 1,040 people.

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