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Population of Goryeong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population29,545people
Average age56.4yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+4368619751,0341,5532,9673,9372,48591212844077496708351,2572,2183,3462,5571,7644428

Male 15,292Female 14,253

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 5.6%Working age 54.0%Seniors 40.4%54.0%40.4%

Youth 5.6%Working age 54.0%Seniors 40.4%

60s is the largest group, at 7,283 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

30,377 in 202230,225 in 202330,254 in 202429,874 in 202529,545 in 202620222023202420252026

30,377 in 202229,545 in 2026

Down 2.7% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Daegaya-eup has the largest population of the 8 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestDasan-myeon52.2 yrs
  • OldestUgok-myeon63.3 yrs

There is a 11.1-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Daegaya-eup9,17331%52.6 yrs
Dasan-myeon8,40628.5%52.2 yrs
Ssangnim-myeon3,10410.5%62.7 yrs
Seongsan-myeon2,4348.2%60.2 yrs
Gaejin-myeon1,7876%62.4 yrs
Unsu-myeon1,7075.8%63 yrs
Ugok-myeon1,5345.2%63.3 yrs
Deokgok-myeon1,4004.7%63 yrs

The top three areas hold 70.0% of the population of Goryeong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk.

Other regions

Other districts in Gyeongsangbuk

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Frequently asked questions❓

Goryeong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk has 29,545 residents as of June 2026., 329 fewer than a year earlier.
Daegaya-eup, home to 9,173 residents — 31.0% of Goryeong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk.
It is 56.4 as of June 2026., 10.8 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Dasan-myeon is youngest at 52.2 and Ugok-myeon oldest at 63.3.
It fell 2.7% over 4 years, from 30,377 in 2022 to 29,545 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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