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Population of Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population43,011people
Average age55.8yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+6521,4001,5651,4662,0074,0395,4423,4751,49718626271,2711,2611,1641,7473,2605,0333,6782,63259116

Male 21,731Female 21,280

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 6.1%Working age 53.7%Seniors 40.3%53.7%40.3%

Youth 6.1%Working age 53.7%Seniors 40.3%

60s is the largest group, at 10,475 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

45,345 in 202244,617 in 202343,848 in 202443,050 in 202543,011 in 202620222023202420252026

45,345 in 202243,011 in 2026

Down 5.1% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

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

Population by region

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  • YoungestYeongdong-eup49.1 yrs
  • OldestSangchon-myeon63.5 yrs

There is a 14.4-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Yeongdong-eup19,21844.7%49.1 yrs
Hwanggan-myeon3,8529%58.7 yrs
Yongsan-myeon3,1357.3%60.2 yrs
Yanggang-myeon2,8806.7%59.4 yrs
Simcheon-myeon2,8736.7%62.7 yrs
Haksan-myeon2,5616%63.3 yrs
Sangchon-myeon2,1254.9%63.5 yrs
Chupungnyeong-myeon2,0774.8%61.1 yrs
Maegok-myeon1,7434.1%61.7 yrs
Yangsan-myeon1,6663.9%63.2 yrs
Yonghwa-myeon8812%62.7 yrs

The top three areas hold 60.9% of the population of Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk.

Other regions

Other districts in Chungcheongbuk

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Frequently asked questions❓

Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk has 43,011 residents as of June 2026., 39 fewer than a year earlier.
Yeongdong-eup, home to 19,218 residents — 44.7% of Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk.
It is 55.8 as of June 2026., 10.2 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Yeongdong-eup is youngest at 49.1 and Sangchon-myeon oldest at 63.5.
It fell 5.1% over 4 years, from 45,345 in 2022 to 43,011 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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