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Population of Nam-gu, Daegu

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population141,344people
Average age49.2yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+2,8854,2427,7269,8998,75811,49611,1367,5003,12740732,6944,2048,6318,5368,52411,81112,97510,1535,5221,09421

Male 67,179Female 74,165

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 6.9%Working age 64.8%Seniors 28.2%64.8%28.2%

Youth 6.9%Working age 64.8%Seniors 28.2%

60s is the largest group, at 24,111 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

141,285 in 2022141,212 in 2023136,893 in 2024136,559 in 2025141,344 in 202620222023202420252026

141,285 in 2022141,344 in 2026

Barely changed over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Daemyeong-dong has the largest population of the 3 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Daemyeong-dong92,52365.5%49.1 yrs
Bongdeok-dong34,58224.5%50.3 yrs
Icheon-dong14,23910.1%47.6 yrs

The top three areas hold 100.0% of the population of Nam-gu, Daegu.

Other regions

Other districts in Daegu

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Frequently asked questions❓

Nam-gu, Daegu has 141,344 residents as of June 2026., 4,785 more than a year earlier.
Daemyeong-dong, home to 92,523 residents — 65.5% of Nam-gu, Daegu.
It is 49.2 as of June 2026., 3.6 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Icheon-dong is youngest at 47.6 and Bongdeok-dong oldest at 50.3.
It has held steady over the past 4 years, at 141,344 as of 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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