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Population of Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongsangbuk

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population28,122people
Average age58.6yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+3778247637681,2732,5553,9242,6391,09018423337974985719931,8843,3992,6502,02655022

Male 14,399Female 13,723

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 5.4%Working age 49.0%Seniors 45.6%49.0%45.6%

Youth 5.4%Working age 49.0%Seniors 45.6%

60s is the largest group, at 7,323 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

30,478 in 202230,004 in 202329,249 in 202428,508 in 202528,122 in 202620222023202420252026

30,478 in 202228,122 in 2026

Down 7.7% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Bonghwa-eup has the largest population of the 10 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestSeokpo-myeon51.6 yrs
  • OldestSangun-myeon64.8 yrs

There is a 13.2-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Bonghwa-eup8,79831.3%53.3 yrs
Chunyang-myeon4,04914.4%59.4 yrs
Murya-myeon2,82010%63 yrs
Socheon-myeon2,0217.2%62.9 yrs
Myeongho-myeon2,0147.2%62.2 yrs
Bongseong-myeon1,8596.6%62.2 yrs
Beopjeon-myeon1,8156.5%62.6 yrs
Seokpo-myeon1,8016.4%51.6 yrs
Sangun-myeon1,5965.7%64.8 yrs
Jaesan-myeon1,3494.8%62.4 yrs

The top three areas hold 55.7% of the population of Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongsangbuk.

Other regions

Other districts in Gyeongsangbuk

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Frequently asked questions❓

Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongsangbuk has 28,122 residents as of June 2026., 386 fewer than a year earlier.
Bonghwa-eup, home to 8,798 residents — 31.3% of Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongsangbuk.
It is 58.6 as of June 2026., 13 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Seokpo-myeon is youngest at 51.6 and Sangun-myeon oldest at 64.8.
It fell 7.7% over 4 years, from 30,478 in 2022 to 28,122 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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