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Population of Jung-gu, Daejeon

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population224,273people
Average age47.2yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s👑 50s60s70s80s90s100+5,7539,85912,23013,66315,32619,40017,19410,8974,60956595,6399,41612,40112,67915,11118,96018,18813,6707,1841,48040

Male 109,505Female 114,768

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 9.4%Working age 65.6%Seniors 25.0%9.4%65.6%25.0%

Youth 9.4%Working age 65.6%Seniors 25.0%

50s is the largest group, at 38,360 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

229,570 in 2022224,799 in 2023223,304 in 2024225,910 in 2025224,273 in 202620222023202420252026

229,570 in 2022224,273 in 2026

Down 2.3% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Taepyeong-dong has the largest population of the 26 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestMok-dong39.1 yrs
  • OldestChimsan-dong64.8 yrs

There is a 25.7-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Taepyeong-dong35,07515.6%47.5 yrs
Munhwa-dong30,92413.8%47.9 yrs
Seonhwa-dong23,44710.5%39.5 yrs
Yucheon-dong18,0238%50.8 yrs
Mok-dong17,2467.7%39.1 yrs
Sanseong-dong16,5327.4%52 yrs
Jungchon-dong14,8856.6%46.5 yrs
Daeheung-dong11,9975.3%44.7 yrs
Yongdu-dong9,7744.4%44.4 yrs
Oryu-dong9,7574.4%48.8 yrs
Seokgyo-dong6,0172.7%54.5 yrs
Busa-dong5,8002.6%53.3 yrs
Sajeong-dong5,3342.4%48.1 yrs
Daesa-dong5,1352.3%50.4 yrs
Okgye-dong4,9322.2%53.7 yrs
Munchang-dong4,0241.8%54.9 yrs
Ho-dong2,4451.1%53.1 yrs
Anyeong-dong1,3540.6%52.7 yrs
Eunhaeng-dong6800.3%58 yrs
Eonam-dong2250.1%60.2 yrs
Jeongsaeng-dong1930.1%64.5 yrs
Chimsan-dong1280.1%64.8 yrs
Geum-dong1230.1%64.1 yrs
Mokdal-dong930%60.8 yrs
Musu-dong680%63.8 yrs
Guwan-dong620%59.2 yrs

The top three areas hold 39.9% of the population of Jung-gu, Daejeon.

Other regions

Other districts in Daejeon

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Frequently asked questions❓

Jung-gu, Daejeon has 224,273 residents as of June 2026., 1,637 fewer than a year earlier.
Taepyeong-dong, home to 35,075 residents — 15.6% of Jung-gu, Daejeon.
It is 47.2 as of June 2026., 1.6 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Mok-dong is youngest at 39.1 and Chimsan-dong oldest at 64.8.
It fell 2.3% over 4 years, from 229,570 in 2022 to 224,273 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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