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Population of Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population303,666people
Average age44yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s👑 50s60s70s80s90s100+9,79514,25316,78823,24223,33825,18521,03711,1163,491391129,30213,76316,30722,19223,68826,41123,04713,0835,8711,31539

Male 148,648Female 155,018

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 10.9%Working age 70.2%Seniors 18.9%10.9%70.2%18.9%

Youth 10.9%Working age 70.2%Seniors 18.9%

50s is the largest group, at 51,596 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

290,501 in 2022281,821 in 2023278,458 in 2024286,090 in 2025303,666 in 202620222023202420252026

290,501 in 2022303,666 in 2026

Up 4.5% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Gwangmyeong-dong has the largest population of the 8 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestIljik-dong38.2 yrs
  • OldestOkgil-dong57.9 yrs

There is a 19.7-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Gwangmyeong-dong87,54628.8%45.1 yrs
Cheolsan-dong72,93424%42.1 yrs
Haan-dong65,60721.6%45.2 yrs
Soha-dong54,33417.9%45 yrs
Iljik-dong21,0946.9%38.2 yrs
Noonsa-dong9770.3%57.2 yrs
Gahak-dong6410.2%56.5 yrs
Okgil-dong5330.2%57.9 yrs

The top three areas hold 74.5% of the population of Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi.

Other regions

Other districts in Gyeonggi

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Frequently asked questions❓

Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi has 303,666 residents as of June 2026., 17,576 more than a year earlier.
Gwangmyeong-dong, home to 87,546 residents — 28.8% of Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi.
It is 44 as of June 2026., 1.6 years below the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Iljik-dong is youngest at 38.2 and Okgil-dong oldest at 57.9.
It rose 4.5% over 4 years, from 290,501 in 2022 to 303,666 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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