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Population of Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population35,128people
Average age54.5yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+4831,0791,3321,3312,2323,8264,5522,5461,0019075299951,0469651,6722,8063,9252,6781,69931519

Male 18,479Female 16,649

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 5.8%Working age 58.3%Seniors 35.9%58.3%35.9%

Youth 5.8%Working age 58.3%Seniors 35.9%

60s is the largest group, at 8,477 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

35,334 in 202234,622 in 202333,808 in 202433,346 in 202535,128 in 202620222023202420252026

35,334 in 202235,128 in 2026

Down 0.6% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

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

Population by region

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  • YoungestGohan-eup49.8 yrs
  • OldestImgye-myeon61.6 yrs

There is a 11.8-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Jeongseon-eup10,29329.3%51.2 yrs
Gohan-eup4,70813.4%49.8 yrs
Sabuk-eup4,38112.5%52.2 yrs
Imgye-myeon3,3599.6%61.6 yrs
Sindong-eup3,2619.3%57.5 yrs
Nam-myeon3,1939.1%55.9 yrs
Bukpyeong-myeon2,5017.1%57.2 yrs
Yeoryang-myeon1,8965.4%60.9 yrs
Hwaam-myeon1,5364.4%60.1 yrs

The top three areas hold 55.2% of the population of Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon.

Other regions

Other districts in Gangwon

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Frequently asked questions❓

Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon has 35,128 residents as of June 2026., 1,782 more than a year earlier.
Jeongseon-eup, home to 10,293 residents — 29.3% of Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon.
It is 54.5 as of June 2026., 8.9 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Gohan-eup is youngest at 49.8 and Imgye-myeon oldest at 61.6.
It fell 0.6% over 4 years, from 35,334 in 2022 to 35,128 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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