Population of Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population101,566people
Average age48.6yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+3,0844,8624,5335,7686,7698,6968,7005,7322,35241742,9154,6103,7104,9176,5297,6298,5576,3454,2431,17221

Male 50,917Female 50,649

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 10.6%Working age 61.0%Seniors 28.5%10.6%61.0%28.5%

Youth 10.6%Working age 61.0%Seniors 28.5%

60s is the largest group, at 17,257 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

98,767 in 202296,881 in 202398,437 in 2024100,164 in 2025101,566 in 202620222023202420252026

98,767 in 2022101,566 in 2026

Up 2.8% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

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

Population by region

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  • YoungestHongbuk-eup38.3 yrs
  • OldestEunha-myeon65.3 yrs

There is a 27.0-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Hongbuk-eup38,62438%38.3 yrs
Hongseong-eup33,78933.3%48.8 yrs
Gwangcheon-eup7,0767%60.8 yrs
Galsan-myeon3,2223.2%63.1 yrs
Geumma-myeon3,1833.1%62 yrs
Hongdong-myeon3,1763.1%59.1 yrs
Guhang-myeon3,1283.1%61.6 yrs
Seobu-myeon2,8882.8%62.9 yrs
Janggok-myeon2,6472.6%63.4 yrs
Eunha-myeon1,9431.9%65.3 yrs
Gyeolseong-myeon1,8901.9%64.9 yrs

The top three areas hold 78.3% of the population of Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam.

Other regions

Other districts in Chungcheongnam

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Frequently asked questions❓

Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam has 101,566 residents as of June 2026., 1,402 more than a year earlier.
Hongbuk-eup, home to 38,624 residents — 38.0% of Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam.
It is 48.6 as of June 2026., 3 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Hongbuk-eup is youngest at 38.3 and Eunha-myeon oldest at 65.3.
It rose 2.8% over 4 years, from 98,767 in 2022 to 101,566 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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