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Population of Goseong-gun, Gangwon

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population27,204people
Average age52.9yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+6038661,3011,4221,5032,4503,0431,8228477455987318471,0641,2692,0332,8702,0131,52830510

Male 13,936Female 13,268

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 7.4%Working age 57.5%Seniors 35.1%57.5%35.1%

Youth 7.4%Working age 57.5%Seniors 35.1%

60s is the largest group, at 5,913 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

27,331 in 202227,311 in 202327,169 in 202426,812 in 202527,204 in 202620222023202420252026

27,331 in 202227,204 in 2026

Down 0.5% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Toseong-myeon has the largest population of the 5 neighborhoods.

Population by region

5
  • YoungestGanseong-eup46.1 yrs
  • OldestHyeonnae-myeon61.3 yrs

There is a 15.2-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Toseong-myeon9,23533.9%51 yrs
Ganseong-eup7,33026.9%46.1 yrs
Geojin-eup5,39919.8%59.3 yrs
Jugwang-myeon3,21211.8%57.5 yrs
Hyeonnae-myeon2,0287.5%61.3 yrs

The top three areas hold 80.7% of the population of Goseong-gun, Gangwon.

Other regions

Other districts in Gangwon

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Frequently asked questions❓

Goseong-gun, Gangwon has 27,204 residents as of June 2026., 392 more than a year earlier.
Toseong-myeon, home to 9,235 residents — 33.9% of Goseong-gun, Gangwon.
It is 52.9 as of June 2026., 7.3 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Ganseong-eup is youngest at 46.1 and Hyeonnae-myeon oldest at 61.3.
It fell 0.5% over 4 years, from 27,331 in 2022 to 27,204 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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