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Population of Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population45,575people
Average age55.1yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+7881,7151,5801,5242,2433,9106,3433,8021,54616107141,4911,1621,2571,9173,4005,7153,4942,25953717

Male 23,612Female 21,963

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 6.8%Working age 54.0%Seniors 39.2%54.0%39.2%

Youth 6.8%Working age 54.0%Seniors 39.2%

60s is the largest group, at 12,058 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

46,546 in 202246,611 in 202346,327 in 202445,870 in 202545,575 in 202620222023202420252026

46,546 in 202245,575 in 2026

Down 2.1% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Hoengseong-eup has the largest population of the 9 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestHoengseong-eup49.3 yrs
  • OldestCheongil-myeon63.4 yrs

There is a 14.1-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Hoengseong-eup20,26544.5%49.3 yrs
Dunnae-myeon5,90613%57.1 yrs
Ucheon-myeon4,2959.4%59.3 yrs
Gonggeun-myeon3,3547.4%62.4 yrs
Anheung-myeon3,1456.9%55.3 yrs
Gapcheon-myeon2,4815.4%62.4 yrs
Cheongil-myeon2,3805.2%63.4 yrs
Seowon-myeon2,0044.4%61.6 yrs
Gangnim-myeon1,7453.8%62.5 yrs

The top three areas hold 66.8% of the population of Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon.

Other regions

Other districts in Gangwon

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Frequently asked questions❓

Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon has 45,575 residents as of June 2026., 295 fewer than a year earlier.
Hoengseong-eup, home to 20,265 residents — 44.5% of Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon.
It is 55.1 as of June 2026., 9.5 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Hoengseong-eup is youngest at 49.3 and Cheongil-myeon oldest at 63.4.
It fell 2.1% over 4 years, from 46,546 in 2022 to 45,575 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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