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Population of Haeundae-gu, Busan

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population370,739people
Average age47yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s👑 50s60s70s80s90s100+10,07017,90217,84920,74026,49030,75528,85117,7006,260650149,63616,78716,66120,51228,38334,41233,07621,78710,2631,90436

Male 177,281Female 193,458

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 10.0%Working age 65.8%Seniors 24.2%10.0%65.8%24.2%

Youth 10.0%Working age 65.8%Seniors 24.2%

50s is the largest group, at 65,167 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

391,311 in 2022383,355 in 2023376,782 in 2024374,089 in 2025370,739 in 202620222023202420252026

391,311 in 2022370,739 in 2026

Down 5.3% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Jwa-dong has the largest population of the 8 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestU-dong45.2 yrs
  • OldestSeokdae-dong61.3 yrs

There is a 16.1-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Jwa-dong83,03822.4%45.8 yrs
U-dong81,35921.9%45.2 yrs
Banyeo-dong66,67518%48.1 yrs
Jaesong-dong57,20515.4%45.2 yrs
Jung-dong42,56011.5%45.5 yrs
Bansong-dong30,6918.3%56.5 yrs
Songjeong-dong8,9702.4%52.9 yrs
Seokdae-dong2410.1%61.3 yrs

The top three areas hold 62.3% of the population of Haeundae-gu, Busan.

Other regions

Other districts in Busan

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Frequently asked questions❓

Haeundae-gu, Busan has 370,739 residents as of June 2026., 3,350 fewer than a year earlier.
Jwa-dong, home to 83,038 residents — 22.4% of Haeundae-gu, Busan.
It is 47 as of June 2026., 1.4 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, U-dong is youngest at 45.2 and Seokdae-dong oldest at 61.3.
It fell 5.3% over 4 years, from 391,311 in 2022 to 370,739 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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