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Population of Gunwi-gun, Daegu

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population22,622people
Average age60.6yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+2494425306899192,0043,4992,36796612901963563794597041,5072,8182,3011,6844213

Male 11,794Female 10,828

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 3.7%Working age 47.5%Seniors 48.8%47.5%48.8%

Youth 3.7%Working age 47.5%Seniors 48.8%

60s is the largest group, at 6,317 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

23,405 in 202223,186 in 202322,707 in 202422,394 in 202522,622 in 202620222023202420252026

23,405 in 202222,622 in 2026

Down 3.3% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Gunwi-eup has the largest population of the 8 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestGunwi-eup54.2 yrs
  • OldestSanseong-myeon65.7 yrs

There is a 11.5-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Gunwi-eup7,90735%54.2 yrs
Hyoryeong-myeon3,65916.2%62.4 yrs
Sobo-myeon2,2279.8%64.8 yrs
Uiheung-myeon2,2279.8%65 yrs
Bugye-myeon2,1119.3%62.9 yrs
Ubo-myeon1,9538.6%64.6 yrs
Samgugyusa-myeon1,3365.9%65.6 yrs
Sanseong-myeon1,2025.3%65.7 yrs

The top three areas hold 61.0% of the population of Gunwi-gun, Daegu.

Other regions

Other districts in Daegu

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Frequently asked questions❓

Gunwi-gun, Daegu has 22,622 residents as of June 2026., 228 more than a year earlier.
Gunwi-eup, home to 7,907 residents — 35.0% of Gunwi-gun, Daegu.
It is 60.6 as of June 2026., 15 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Gunwi-eup is youngest at 54.2 and Sanseong-myeon oldest at 65.7.
It fell 3.3% over 4 years, from 23,405 in 2022 to 22,622 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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