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Population of Nam-gu, Busan

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population254,413people
Average age47yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s👑 50s60s70s80s90s100+6,39511,41715,90814,49417,44320,57718,55712,9895,18344946,00311,00214,49313,55217,61021,06721,51416,6217,7961,31326

Male 123,416Female 130,997

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 9.3%Working age 65.4%Seniors 25.3%9.3%65.4%25.3%

Youth 9.3%Working age 65.4%Seniors 25.3%

50s is the largest group, at 41,644 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

259,735 in 2022255,786 in 2023255,816 in 2024252,382 in 2025254,413 in 202620222023202420252026

259,735 in 2022254,413 in 2026

Down 2% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Daeyeon-dong has the largest population of the 6 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestDaeyeon-dong43.6 yrs
  • OldestGamman-dong52.9 yrs

There is a 9.3-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Daeyeon-dong96,52137.9%43.6 yrs
Yongho-dong77,86430.6%48.4 yrs
Munhyeon-dong42,18616.6%49.3 yrs
Uam-dong17,0306.7%48.8 yrs
Gamman-dong13,3475.2%52.9 yrs
Yongdang-dong7,4652.9%49.5 yrs

The top three areas hold 85.1% of the population of Nam-gu, Busan.

Other regions

Other districts in Busan

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Frequently asked questions❓

Nam-gu, Busan has 254,413 residents as of June 2026., 2,031 more than a year earlier.
Daeyeon-dong, home to 96,521 residents — 37.9% of Nam-gu, Busan.
It is 47 as of June 2026., 1.4 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Daeyeon-dong is youngest at 43.6 and Gamman-dong oldest at 52.9.
It fell 2% over 4 years, from 259,735 in 2022 to 254,413 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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