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Population of Daedeok-gu, Daejeon

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population164,047people
Average age47.4yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s👑 50s60s70s80s90s100+3,7186,77710,03610,88410,95215,78114,8097,3792,56831043,6206,3198,1858,4579,85915,48115,0348,6474,31089026

Male 83,218Female 80,829

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 8.5%Working age 67.7%Seniors 23.8%67.7%23.8%

Youth 8.5%Working age 67.7%Seniors 23.8%

50s is the largest group, at 31,262 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

174,612 in 2022170,869 in 2023170,090 in 2024166,628 in 2025164,047 in 202620222023202420252026

174,612 in 2022164,047 in 2026

Down 6.1% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Songchon-dong has the largest population of the 24 neighborhoods.

Population by region

24
  • YoungestMunpyeong-dong39.6 yrs
  • OldestGaljeon-dong63.7 yrs

There is a 24.1-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Songchon-dong26,65016.2%43.7 yrs
Beop-dong26,19616%49.6 yrs
Jungni-dong17,39410.6%49.2 yrs
Seokbong-dong15,6229.5%41.7 yrs
Sintanjin-dong15,2989.3%46.3 yrs
Birae-dong14,1928.7%49.7 yrs
Ojeong-dong13,0007.9%49.3 yrs
Deogam-dong8,0444.9%48.4 yrs
Moksang-dong5,3713.3%44.8 yrs
Daehwa-dong5,2063.2%51.6 yrs
Eumnae-dong5,1083.1%51.9 yrs
Wa-dong4,1682.5%45.2 yrs
Pyeongchon-dong2,8711.8%48.2 yrs
Sangseo-dong1,2880.8%50.4 yrs
Sindae-dong1,1260.7%54.7 yrs
Yeonchuk-dong1,0800.7%52.8 yrs
Jang-dong5070.3%59.6 yrs
Sinil-dong3630.2%50 yrs
Miho-dong2090.1%58 yrs
Samjeong-dong1170.1%60.4 yrs
Ihyeon-dong980.1%60.6 yrs
Yongho-dong880.1%63.6 yrs
Galjeon-dong340%63.7 yrs
Munpyeong-dong170%39.6 yrs

The top three areas hold 42.8% of the population of Daedeok-gu, Daejeon.

Other regions

Other districts in Daejeon

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Frequently asked questions❓

Daedeok-gu, Daejeon has 164,047 residents as of June 2026., 2,581 fewer than a year earlier.
Songchon-dong, home to 26,650 residents — 16.2% of Daedeok-gu, Daejeon.
It is 47.4 as of June 2026., 1.8 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Munpyeong-dong is youngest at 39.6 and Galjeon-dong oldest at 63.7.
It fell 6.1% over 4 years, from 174,612 in 2022 to 164,047 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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