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Population of Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population80,832people
Average age41.4yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s👑 40s50s60s70s80s90s100+4,1334,2434,0785,9986,4605,6475,2202,44695317043,9684,0884,0506,4836,6016,2415,4832,7051,45039615

Male 39,352Female 41,480

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 15.2%Working age 68.1%Seniors 16.7%15.2%68.1%16.7%

Youth 15.2%Working age 68.1%Seniors 16.7%

40s is the largest group, at 13,061 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

78,532 in 202279,820 in 202384,921 in 202481,981 in 202580,832 in 202620222023202420252026

78,532 in 202280,832 in 2026

Up 2.9% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Galhyeon-dong has the largest population of the 10 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestGalhyeon-dong35.1 yrs
  • OldestMakgye-dong49 yrs

There is a 13.9-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Galhyeon-dong21,30826.4%35.1 yrs
Wonmun-dong14,29217.7%40.9 yrs
Byeoryang-dong14,00117.3%42.2 yrs
Jungang-dong11,34614%45.4 yrs
Burim-dong7,2729%43.4 yrs
Munwon-dong6,5488.1%46.5 yrs
Gwacheon-dong4,8426%46.7 yrs
Juam-dong1,0341.3%48.3 yrs
Makgye-dong960.1%49 yrs
Gwanmun-dong930.1%46.4 yrs

The top three areas hold 61.4% of the population of Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi.

Other regions

Other districts in Gyeonggi

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Frequently asked questions❓

Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi has 80,832 residents as of June 2026., 1,149 fewer than a year earlier.
Galhyeon-dong, home to 21,308 residents — 26.4% of Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi.
It is 41.4 as of June 2026., 4.2 years below the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Galhyeon-dong is youngest at 35.1 and Makgye-dong oldest at 49.
It rose 2.9% over 4 years, from 78,532 in 2022 to 80,832 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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