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Population of Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population35,714people
Average age54.9yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+6111,3241,3291,2151,8473,3334,7432,8311,14712645401,0629389961,6552,7604,1062,8121,9293988

Male 18,510Female 17,204

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 6.6%Working age 55.1%Seniors 38.3%55.1%38.3%

Youth 6.6%Working age 55.1%Seniors 38.3%

60s is the largest group, at 8,849 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

37,934 in 202237,600 in 202337,134 in 202436,361 in 202535,714 in 202620222023202420252026

37,934 in 202235,714 in 2026

Down 5.9% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

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

Population by region

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  • YoungestYeongwol-eup50.1 yrs
  • OldestSansol-myeon61.7 yrs

There is a 11.6-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Yeongwol-eup19,16353.7%50.1 yrs
Jucheon-myeon3,78410.6%60.1 yrs
Hanbando-myeon2,5567.2%60 yrs
Mureungdowon-myeon2,0985.9%61.5 yrs
Nam-myeon2,0795.8%61.2 yrs
Buk-myeon1,9375.4%60.4 yrs
Gimsatgat-myeon1,7795%59.7 yrs
Sansol-myeon1,3313.7%61.7 yrs
Sangdong-eup9872.8%60.4 yrs

The top three areas hold 71.4% of the population of Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon.

Other regions

Other districts in Gangwon

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Frequently asked questions❓

Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon has 35,714 residents as of June 2026., 647 fewer than a year earlier.
Yeongwol-eup, home to 19,163 residents — 53.7% of Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon.
It is 54.9 as of June 2026., 9.3 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Yeongwol-eup is youngest at 50.1 and Sansol-myeon oldest at 61.7.
It fell 5.9% over 4 years, from 37,934 in 2022 to 35,714 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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