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Population of Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population39,897people
Average age54.9yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+5691,2931,5711,4202,1133,8705,3623,1061,27410826231,1811,0611,1031,8543,2494,7793,0911,88237115

Male 20,688Female 19,209

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 6.1%Working age 56.5%Seniors 37.4%56.5%37.4%

Youth 6.1%Working age 56.5%Seniors 37.4%

60s is the largest group, at 10,141 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

41,150 in 202240,724 in 202340,505 in 202439,963 in 202539,897 in 202620222023202420252026

41,150 in 202239,897 in 2026

Down 3% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Jinbu-myeon has the largest population of the 8 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestDaegwallyeong-myeon51.8 yrs
  • OldestMitan-myeon61.1 yrs

There is a 9.3-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Jinbu-myeon8,38821%54.4 yrs
Pyeongchang-eup8,27420.7%53.2 yrs
Daegwallyeong-myeon5,85514.7%51.8 yrs
Bongpyeong-myeon5,55313.9%53.9 yrs
Daehwa-myeon4,91912.3%57.1 yrs
Yongpyeong-myeon2,9607.4%57.3 yrs
Bangnim-myeon2,4896.2%60.3 yrs
Mitan-myeon1,4593.7%61.1 yrs

The top three areas hold 56.4% of the population of Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon.

Other regions

Other districts in Gangwon

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Frequently asked questions❓

Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon has 39,897 residents as of June 2026., 66 fewer than a year earlier.
Jinbu-myeon, home to 8,388 residents — 21.0% of Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon.
It is 54.9 as of June 2026., 9.3 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Daegwallyeong-myeon is youngest at 51.8 and Mitan-myeon oldest at 61.1.
It fell 3% over 4 years, from 41,150 in 2022 to 39,897 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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