Population of Okcheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population50,547people
Average age53.9yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+8561,8392,1641,8832,7254,5986,0933,8661,43423268011,6531,6391,5752,5174,1075,3983,9292,54267711

Male 25,696Female 24,851

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 6.7%Working age 56.8%Seniors 36.5%56.8%36.5%

Youth 6.7%Working age 56.8%Seniors 36.5%

60s is the largest group, at 11,491 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

49,914 in 202249,232 in 202348,586 in 202448,373 in 202550,547 in 202620222023202420252026

49,914 in 202250,547 in 2026

Up 1.3% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Okcheon-eup has the largest population of the 9 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestOkcheon-eup48.3 yrs
  • OldestCheongseong-myeon65.1 yrs

There is a 16.8-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Okcheon-eup30,14159.6%48.3 yrs
Iwon-myeon3,9097.7%61.3 yrs
Dongi-myeon3,0666.1%61.3 yrs
Gunbuk-myeon2,9635.9%60.4 yrs
Cheongsan-myeon2,8425.6%63.5 yrs
Cheongseong-myeon2,2824.5%65.1 yrs
Gunseo-myeon2,1484.2%61.8 yrs
Annae-myeon1,8713.7%63.5 yrs
Annam-myeon1,3252.6%62.5 yrs

The top three areas hold 73.4% of the population of Okcheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk.

Other regions

Other districts in Chungcheongbuk

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Frequently asked questions❓

Okcheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk has 50,547 residents as of June 2026., 2,174 more than a year earlier.
Okcheon-eup, home to 30,141 residents — 59.6% of Okcheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk.
It is 53.9 as of June 2026., 8.3 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Okcheon-eup is youngest at 48.3 and Cheongseong-myeon oldest at 65.1.
It rose 1.3% over 4 years, from 49,914 in 2022 to 50,547 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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