Population of Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population37,415people
Average age57.6yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+5358911,2331,1781,7143,4215,5703,3721,32515514888518589281,3802,7564,7653,2142,23353413

Male 19,395Female 18,020

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 5.1%Working age 52.1%Seniors 42.8%52.1%42.8%

Youth 5.1%Working age 52.1%Seniors 42.8%

60s is the largest group, at 10,335 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

37,262 in 202236,756 in 202336,165 in 202435,968 in 202537,415 in 202620222023202420252026

37,262 in 202237,415 in 2026

Barely changed over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Goesan-eup has the largest population of the 11 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestGoesan-eup49.7 yrs
  • OldestBuljeong-myeon61.6 yrs

There is a 11.9-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Goesan-eup9,35225%49.7 yrs
Cheongcheon-myeon5,29714.2%61 yrs
Cheongan-myeon3,4209.1%59.5 yrs
Chilseong-myeon3,2468.7%58.2 yrs
Buljeong-myeon2,6997.2%61.6 yrs
Sari-myeon2,6497.1%59.9 yrs
Sosu-myeon2,3096.2%59.2 yrs
Yeonpung-myeon2,2436%61.5 yrs
Mungwang-myeon2,1835.8%59.5 yrs
Gammul-myeon2,0465.5%60 yrs
Jangyeon-myeon1,9715.3%61.4 yrs

The top three areas hold 48.3% of the population of Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk.

Other regions

Other districts in Chungcheongbuk

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Frequently asked questions❓

Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk has 37,415 residents as of June 2026., 1,447 more than a year earlier.
Goesan-eup, home to 9,352 residents — 25.0% of Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk.
It is 57.6 as of June 2026., 12 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Goesan-eup is youngest at 49.7 and Buljeong-myeon oldest at 61.6.
It rose 0.4% over 4 years, from 37,262 in 2022 to 37,415 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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