Population of Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population998,746people
Average age39.6yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s👑 40s50s60s70s80s90s100+45,12960,26757,84988,34197,46681,54554,79623,4637,6159101043,13858,15050,56177,37489,06272,29750,34925,24712,1942,90971

Male 517,392Female 481,354

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 14.8%Working age 72.7%Seniors 12.5%14.8%72.7%12.5%

Youth 14.8%Working age 72.7%Seniors 12.5%

40s is the largest group, at 186,528 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

896,147 in 2022930,603 in 2023953,615 in 2024979,683 in 2025998,746 in 202620222023202420252026

896,147 in 2022998,746 in 2026

Up 11.4% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Dongtan-gu has the largest population of the 4 districts.

Population by region

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There is an 8.0-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Dongtan-gu428,98943%36.1 yrs
Manse-gu234,48223.5%44.1 yrs
Byeongjeom-gu174,79417.5%40 yrs
Hyohaeng-gu160,48116.1%42 yrs

The top three areas hold 83.9% of the population of Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi.

Other regions

Other districts in Gyeonggi

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Frequently asked questions❓

Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi has 998,746 residents as of June 2026., 19,063 more than a year earlier.
Dongtan-gu, home to 428,989 residents — 43.0% of Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi.
It is 39.6 as of June 2026., 6 years below the national average of 45.6. Among its districts, Dongtan-gu is youngest at 36.1 and Manse-gu oldest at 44.1.
It rose 11.4% over 4 years, from 896,147 in 2022 to 998,746 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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