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Population of Gangwon

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population1,507,217people
Average age48.5yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+40,37864,43681,40685,78598,014131,280141,44078,57533,1893,6629638,62860,18163,83973,52894,125123,666140,41387,24854,95112,021351

Male 758,261Female 748,956

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 9.4%Working age 63.4%Seniors 27.3%9.4%63.4%27.3%

Youth 9.4%Working age 63.4%Seniors 27.3%

60s is the largest group, at 281,853 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

1,539,064 in 20221,532,617 in 20231,522,542 in 20241,510,615 in 20251,507,217 in 202620222023202420252026

1,539,064 in 20221,507,217 in 2026

Down 2.1% over the past 4 years.

Explore regions

Region map

Chuncheon-siWonju-siGangneung-siDonghae-siTaebaek-siSokcho-siSamcheok-siHongcheon-gunHoengseong-gunYeongwol-gunPyeongchang-gunJeongseon-gunCheorwon-gunHwacheon-gunYanggu-gunInje-gunGoseong-gunYangyang-gun

Population ranking

Wonju-si has the largest population of the 18 districts.

Population by region

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There is a 10.0-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Wonju-si364,81124.2%45.1 yrs
Chuncheon-si285,02718.9%45.8 yrs
Gangneung-si205,66613.6%49.1 yrs
Donghae-si85,5895.7%48.6 yrs
Sokcho-si78,8935.2%48.6 yrs
Hongcheon-gun65,8494.4%53.3 yrs
Samcheok-si60,2944%51.3 yrs
Hoengseong-gun45,5753%55.1 yrs
Pyeongchang-gun39,8972.6%54.9 yrs
Cheorwon-gun39,7112.6%49.6 yrs
Taebaek-si36,8112.4%51.8 yrs
Yeongwol-gun35,7142.4%54.9 yrs
Jeongseon-gun35,1282.3%54.5 yrs
Inje-gun30,7712%48.2 yrs
Yangyang-gun27,3261.8%54.1 yrs
Goseong-gun27,2041.8%52.9 yrs
Hwacheon-gun22,5791.5%49.2 yrs
Yanggu-gun20,3721.4%48.3 yrs

The top three areas hold 56.8% of the population of Gangwon.

Other regions

Other regions

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Frequently asked questions❓

Gangwon has 1,507,217 residents as of June 2026., 3,398 fewer than a year earlier.
Wonju-si, home to 364,811 residents — 24.2% of Gangwon.
It is 48.5 as of June 2026., 2.9 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its districts, Wonju-si is youngest at 45.1 and Hoengseong-gun oldest at 55.1.
It fell 2.1% over 4 years, from 1,539,064 in 2022 to 1,507,217 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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