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Population of Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population39,711people
Average age49.6yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+1,0981,5662,4872,3942,2783,2973,9762,1901,11010511,1061,4331,4541,7162,0982,8653,6882,6381,88531115

Male 20,502Female 19,209

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 9.3%Working age 60.2%Seniors 30.4%9.3%60.2%30.4%

Youth 9.3%Working age 60.2%Seniors 30.4%

60s is the largest group, at 7,664 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

42,789 in 202241,711 in 202340,888 in 202439,996 in 202539,711 in 202620222023202420252026

42,789 in 202239,711 in 2026

Down 7.2% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Dongsong-eup has the largest population of the 7 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestGimhwa-eup48.7 yrs
  • OldestGeunbuk-myeon66.4 yrs

There is a 17.7-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Dongsong-eup13,82834.8%49.3 yrs
Galmal-eup11,37328.6%48.9 yrs
Seo-myeon4,94012.4%50.4 yrs
Cheorwon-eup4,70711.9%50.1 yrs
Gimhwa-eup2,9477.4%48.7 yrs
Geunnam-myeon1,8254.6%54.2 yrs
Geunbuk-myeon910.2%66.4 yrs

The top three areas hold 75.9% of the population of Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon.

Other regions

Other districts in Gangwon

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Frequently asked questions❓

Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon has 39,711 residents as of June 2026., 285 fewer than a year earlier.
Dongsong-eup, home to 13,828 residents — 34.8% of Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon.
It is 49.6 as of June 2026., 4 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Gimhwa-eup is youngest at 48.7 and Geunbuk-myeon oldest at 66.4.
It fell 7.2% over 4 years, from 42,789 in 2022 to 39,711 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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