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Population of Gijang-gun, Busan

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population175,262people
Average age44.7yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s👑 40s50s60s70s80s90s100+6,15510,3147,79610,51715,58114,55511,4097,6022,72324635,8539,7706,6639,69615,41713,83412,5979,2794,36086328

Male 86,901Female 88,361

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 12.6%Working age 66.2%Seniors 21.2%12.6%66.2%21.2%

Youth 12.6%Working age 66.2%Seniors 21.2%

40s is the largest group, at 30,998 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

177,536 in 2022179,384 in 2023177,119 in 2024174,888 in 2025175,262 in 202620222023202420252026

177,536 in 2022175,262 in 2026

Down 1.3% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Jeonggwan-eup has the largest population of the 5 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestJeonggwan-eup40.5 yrs
  • OldestCheolma-myeon56.8 yrs

There is a 16.3-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Jeonggwan-eup77,21744.1%40.5 yrs
Gijang-eup50,69828.9%49.7 yrs
Ilgwang-eup31,85318.2%42 yrs
Jangan-eup8,3984.8%52.6 yrs
Cheolma-myeon7,0964%56.8 yrs

The top three areas hold 91.2% of the population of Gijang-gun, Busan.

Other regions

Other districts in Busan

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Frequently asked questions❓

Gijang-gun, Busan has 175,262 residents as of June 2026., 374 more than a year earlier.
Jeonggwan-eup, home to 77,217 residents — 44.1% of Gijang-gun, Busan.
It is 44.7 as of June 2026., 0.9 years below the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Jeonggwan-eup is youngest at 40.5 and Cheolma-myeon oldest at 56.8.
It fell 1.3% over 4 years, from 177,536 in 2022 to 175,262 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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