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Population of Chungcheongbuk

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population1,600,787people
Average age46.6yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+46,94673,69491,254107,955114,902138,736138,51873,17727,7103,3955144,40269,42573,70686,786104,879131,470133,99680,42647,79711,293260

Male 816,339Female 784,448

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 10.2%Working age 66.1%Seniors 23.8%10.2%66.1%23.8%

Youth 10.2%Working age 66.1%Seniors 23.8%

60s is the largest group, at 272,514 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

1,597,118 in 20221,593,931 in 20231,591,485 in 20241,591,045 in 20251,600,787 in 202620222023202420252026

1,597,118 in 20221,600,787 in 2026

Barely changed over the past 4 years.

Explore regions

Region map

Cheongju-siChungju-siJecheon-siBoeun-gunOkcheon-gunYeongdong-gunJeungpyeong-gunJincheon-gunGoesan-gunEumseong-gunDanyang-gun

Population ranking

Cheongju-si has the largest population of the 11 districts.

Population by region

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There is a 14.2-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Cheongju-si859,57153.7%43.4 yrs
Chungju-si205,97812.9%48.3 yrs
Jecheon-si128,1928%49.6 yrs
Eumseong-gun95,9546%49.5 yrs
Jincheon-gun85,5695.3%45.7 yrs
Okcheon-gun50,5473.2%53.9 yrs
Yeongdong-gun43,0112.7%55.8 yrs
Goesan-gun37,4152.3%57.6 yrs
Jeungpyeong-gun36,7412.3%46.6 yrs
Boeun-gun31,1811.9%56.8 yrs
Danyang-gun26,6281.7%56.6 yrs

The top three areas hold 74.6% of the population of Chungcheongbuk.

Other regions

Other regions

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Frequently asked questions❓

Chungcheongbuk has 1,600,787 residents as of June 2026., 9,742 more than a year earlier.
Cheongju-si, home to 859,571 residents — 53.7% of Chungcheongbuk.
It is 46.6 as of June 2026., 1 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its districts, Cheongju-si is youngest at 43.4 and Goesan-gun oldest at 57.6.
It rose 0.2% over 4 years, from 1,597,118 in 2022 to 1,600,787 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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