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Population of Buk-gu, Busan

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population260,736people
Average age48.4yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+6,58110,37512,75716,45317,09320,96324,87013,9594,26535016,1579,78211,11314,70616,22223,60027,14316,1656,9151,23034

Male 127,667Female 133,069

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 8.8%Working age 64.8%Seniors 26.4%64.8%26.4%

Youth 8.8%Working age 64.8%Seniors 26.4%

60s is the largest group, at 52,013 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

280,511 in 2022276,684 in 2023270,824 in 2024264,872 in 2025260,736 in 202620222023202420252026

280,511 in 2022260,736 in 2026

Down 7% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Hwamyeong-dong has the largest population of the 5 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestHwamyeong-dong44.5 yrs
  • OldestGeumgok-dong52.2 yrs

There is a 7.7-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Hwamyeong-dong82,54431.7%44.5 yrs
Mandeok-dong57,71522.1%47.7 yrs
Gupo-dong53,36620.5%50.8 yrs
Deokcheon-dong33,61312.9%51.4 yrs
Geumgok-dong33,49812.8%52.2 yrs

The top three areas hold 74.3% of the population of Buk-gu, Busan.

Other regions

Other districts in Busan

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Frequently asked questions❓

Buk-gu, Busan has 260,736 residents as of June 2026., 4,136 fewer than a year earlier.
Hwamyeong-dong, home to 82,544 residents — 31.7% of Buk-gu, Busan.
It is 48.4 as of June 2026., 2.8 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Hwamyeong-dong is youngest at 44.5 and Geumgok-dong oldest at 52.2.
It fell 7% over 4 years, from 280,511 in 2022 to 260,736 in June 2026.
This is resident registration data from Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Figures are as of the end of June 2026 and are updated monthly. The data is open under KOGL Type 1.
Resident registration counts people at their registered address. The census counts them where they actually live. The gap is widest in university towns and industrial areas, where many people never change their registered address.

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