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Population of Buk-gu, Daegu

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population406,915people
Average age45.6yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s👑 50s60s70s80s90s100+10,76119,13926,67425,85027,81136,99231,65115,8955,807590610,19418,36123,03221,84827,76038,62833,45220,18110,3421,89348

Male 201,176Female 205,739

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 9.8%Working age 68.8%Seniors 21.5%9.8%68.8%21.5%

Youth 9.8%Working age 68.8%Seniors 21.5%

50s is the largest group, at 75,620 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

435,131 in 2022426,284 in 2023416,442 in 2024411,316 in 2025406,915 in 202620222023202420252026

435,131 in 2022406,915 in 2026

Down 6.5% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Taejeon-dong has the largest population of the 31 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestGoseongdong1-ga32.1 yrs
  • OldestChilseongdong1-ga63.1 yrs

There is a 31.0-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Taejeon-dong42,79510.5%47.2 yrs
Chimsan-dong39,0419.6%45.1 yrs
Bokhyeon-dong35,9188.8%43.3 yrs
Sangyeok-dong32,1707.9%50.9 yrs
Guam-dong30,2947.4%45.2 yrs
Dongcheon-dong24,6746.1%43.6 yrs
Eumnae-dong24,6326.1%47.3 yrs
Chilseongdong2-ga22,6435.6%43 yrs
Gugu-dong19,2804.7%42.6 yrs
Daehyeon-dong15,6543.8%48.3 yrs
Sasu-dong14,7553.6%41.9 yrs
Gwaneum-dong13,6743.4%50.6 yrs
Seobyeon-dong12,4163.1%46.8 yrs
Maecheon-dong11,8412.9%43.9 yrs
Dongbyeon-dong9,8832.4%47.2 yrs
Goseongdong1-ga9,3552.3%32.1 yrs
Yeongyeong-dong9,2042.3%40.7 yrs
Hakjeong-dong8,0972%40.3 yrs
Geomdan-dong5,4221.3%54.3 yrs
Nowondong3-ga4,4281.1%50.3 yrs
Paldal-dong4,0441%50.2 yrs
Goseongdong3-ga3,8671%41 yrs
Nowondong2-ga3,4260.8%56.2 yrs
Nowondong1-ga3,1160.8%45.8 yrs
Donam-dong1,6320.4%48.9 yrs
Goseongdong2-ga1,3420.3%56.8 yrs
Joya-dong1,0550.3%56.5 yrs
Geumho-dong7290.2%46.1 yrs
Chilseongdong1-ga7230.2%63.1 yrs
Nogok-dong6410.2%60.9 yrs
Dongho-dong1640%60.7 yrs

The top three areas hold 28.9% of the population of Buk-gu, Daegu.

Other regions

Other districts in Daegu

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Frequently asked questions❓

Buk-gu, Daegu has 406,915 residents as of June 2026., 4,401 fewer than a year earlier.
Taejeon-dong, home to 42,795 residents — 10.5% of Buk-gu, Daegu.
It is 45.6 as of June 2026., close to the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Goseongdong1-ga is youngest at 32.1 and Chilseongdong1-ga oldest at 63.1.
It fell 6.5% over 4 years, from 435,131 in 2022 to 406,915 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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