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Population of Yeongdo-gu, Busan

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population100,570people
Average age52.9yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+1,7453,2494,7444,6866,1928,4869,8927,3102,78625001,6562,9933,7714,0585,5677,99610,3969,2954,75972514

Male 49,340Female 51,230

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 6.5%Working age 58.4%Seniors 35.1%58.4%35.1%

Youth 6.5%Working age 58.4%Seniors 35.1%

60s is the largest group, at 20,288 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

109,395 in 2022107,006 in 2023105,434 in 2024102,509 in 2025100,570 in 202620222023202420252026

109,395 in 2022100,570 in 2026

Down 8.1% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Dongsam-dong has the largest population of the 21 neighborhoods.

Population by region

21
  • YoungestBongnaedong4-ga46.7 yrs
  • OldestDaepyeongdong2-ga60.6 yrs

There is a 13.9-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Dongsam-dong40,27440%51.4 yrs
Cheonghak-dong20,48120.4%52.4 yrs
Yeongseondong4-ga5,4375.4%54 yrs
Bongnaedong4-ga4,7714.7%46.7 yrs
Bongnaedong2-ga3,2973.3%51 yrs
Sinseondong2-ga3,0323%59.5 yrs
Namhangdong1-ga2,8452.8%55.3 yrs
Yeongseondong2-ga2,3962.4%54.9 yrs
Bongnaedong5-ga2,1972.2%60.1 yrs
Bongnaedong3-ga1,7071.7%55.5 yrs
Sinseondong3-ga1,6571.6%58.2 yrs
Sinseondong1-ga1,6151.6%58.9 yrs
Daepyeongdong1-ga1,6021.6%55.9 yrs
Namhangdong3-ga1,5841.6%58.6 yrs
Yeongseondong3-ga1,4871.5%57.2 yrs
Bongnaedong1-ga1,3491.3%54.7 yrs
Daegyodong2-ga1,3321.3%51.9 yrs
Daegyodong1-ga1,1571.2%49 yrs
Yeongseondong1-ga1,1121.1%54.9 yrs
Namhangdong2-ga9661%57.8 yrs
Daepyeongdong2-ga2720.3%60.6 yrs

The top three areas hold 65.8% of the population of Yeongdo-gu, Busan.

Other regions

Other districts in Busan

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Frequently asked questions❓

Yeongdo-gu, Busan has 100,570 residents as of June 2026., 1,939 fewer than a year earlier.
Dongsam-dong, home to 40,274 residents — 40.0% of Yeongdo-gu, Busan.
It is 52.9 as of June 2026., 7.3 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Bongnaedong4-ga is youngest at 46.7 and Daepyeongdong2-ga oldest at 60.6.
It fell 8.1% over 4 years, from 109,395 in 2022 to 100,570 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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