Population of Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population40,021people
Average age59yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+4911,0149211,1681,9073,3795,5443,9521,47421534859507069231,5792,7964,8424,1822,71475818

Male 20,068Female 19,953

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 4.9%Working age 48.9%Seniors 46.2%48.9%46.2%

Youth 4.9%Working age 48.9%Seniors 46.2%

60s is the largest group, at 10,386 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

41,654 in 202241,538 in 202340,984 in 202440,286 in 202540,021 in 202620222023202420252026

41,654 in 202240,021 in 2026

Down 3.9% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

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

Population by region

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  • YoungestHwayang-eup53.7 yrs
  • OldestUnmun-myeon64 yrs

There is a 10.3-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Cheongdo-eup10,89727.2%56.6 yrs
Hwayang-eup7,87019.7%53.7 yrs
Iseo-myeon4,42511.1%59.6 yrs
Maejeon-myeon3,7039.3%63.8 yrs
Punggak-myeon3,6479.1%60.9 yrs
Geumcheon-myeon3,1898%63.9 yrs
Gakbuk-myeon2,2745.7%62.6 yrs
Gangnam-myeon2,1055.3%63 yrs
Unmun-myeon1,9114.8%64 yrs

The top three areas hold 57.9% of the population of Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk.

Other regions

Other districts in Gyeongsangbuk

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Frequently asked questions❓

Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk has 40,021 residents as of June 2026., 265 fewer than a year earlier.
Cheongdo-eup, home to 10,897 residents — 27.2% of Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk.
It is 59 as of June 2026., 13.4 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Hwayang-eup is youngest at 53.7 and Unmun-myeon oldest at 64.
It fell 3.9% over 4 years, from 41,654 in 2022 to 40,021 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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