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Population of Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population65,849people
Average age53.3yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+1,3512,1802,7983,0783,4665,5808,4054,9711,90421981,3212,1311,8932,3083,1514,9397,6644,6503,03677321

Male 33,960Female 31,889

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 7.3%Working age 56.8%Seniors 35.9%56.8%35.9%

Youth 7.3%Working age 56.8%Seniors 35.9%

60s is the largest group, at 16,069 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

67,884 in 202267,632 in 202367,205 in 202466,412 in 202565,849 in 202620222023202420252026

67,884 in 202265,849 in 2026

Down 3% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Hongcheon-eup has the largest population of the 10 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestHongcheon-eup47.2 yrs
  • OldestNaechon-myeon62.8 yrs

There is a 15.6-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Hongcheon-eup33,29850.6%47.2 yrs
Nam-myeon5,4728.3%54.5 yrs
Hwachon-myeon4,0996.2%61.6 yrs
Yeonggwimi-myeon4,0236.1%60.8 yrs
Bukbang-myeon4,0076.1%59.6 yrs
Seo-myeon3,7895.8%59.8 yrs
Seoseok-myeon3,5555.4%59.1 yrs
Nae-myeon2,8524.3%60 yrs
Duchon-myeon2,3863.6%62.1 yrs
Naechon-myeon2,3683.6%62.8 yrs

The top three areas hold 65.1% of the population of Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon.

Other regions

Other districts in Gangwon

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Frequently asked questions❓

Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon has 65,849 residents as of June 2026., 563 fewer than a year earlier.
Hongcheon-eup, home to 33,298 residents — 50.6% of Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon.
It is 53.3 as of June 2026., 7.7 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Hongcheon-eup is youngest at 47.2 and Naechon-myeon oldest at 62.8.
It fell 3% over 4 years, from 67,884 in 2022 to 65,849 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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