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Population of Daegu

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population2,348,165people
Average age46.2yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s👑 50s60s70s80s90s100+67,231108,935129,542152,192165,993199,030182,448102,32137,4304,2204663,692103,858117,716133,629165,813209,378199,411128,53363,96512,521257

Male 1,149,388Female 1,198,777

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 10.1%Working age 66.9%Seniors 23.0%10.1%66.9%23.0%

Youth 10.1%Working age 66.9%Seniors 23.0%

50s is the largest group, at 408,408 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

2,398,711 in 20222,379,602 in 20232,367,183 in 20242,357,052 in 20252,348,165 in 202620222023202420252026

2,398,711 in 20222,348,165 in 2026

Down 2.1% over the past 4 years.

Explore regions

Region map

Jung-guDong-guSeo-guNam-guBuk-guSuseong-guDalseo-guDalseong-gunGunwi-gun

Population ranking

Dalseo-gu has the largest population of the 9 districts.

Population by region

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There is a 18.0-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Dalseo-gu513,39921.9%45.9 yrs
Suseong-gu408,14717.4%45.1 yrs
Buk-gu406,91517.3%45.6 yrs
Dong-gu338,47614.4%47.5 yrs
Dalseong-gun252,00010.7%43.7 yrs
Seo-gu163,5087%50.5 yrs
Nam-gu141,3446%49.2 yrs
Jung-gu101,7544.3%42.6 yrs
Gunwi-gun22,6221%60.6 yrs

The top three areas hold 56.6% of the population of Daegu.

Other regions

Other regions

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Frequently asked questions❓

Daegu has 2,348,165 residents as of June 2026., 8,887 fewer than a year earlier.
Dalseo-gu, home to 513,399 residents — 21.9% of Daegu.
It is 46.2 as of June 2026., 0.6 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its districts, Jung-gu is youngest at 42.6 and Gunwi-gun oldest at 60.6.
It fell 2.1% over 4 years, from 2,398,711 in 2022 to 2,348,165 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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