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Population of Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population487,008people
Average age47.1yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+14,26923,96224,39630,46235,71341,95342,36225,5497,3406661013,22221,92217,94424,06733,99541,60744,88227,76312,3532,52149

Male 246,682Female 240,326

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 10.4%Working age 65.0%Seniors 24.6%10.4%65.0%24.6%

Youth 10.4%Working age 65.0%Seniors 24.6%

60s is the largest group, at 87,244 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

499,854 in 2022493,665 in 2023492,518 in 2024489,898 in 2025487,008 in 202620222023202420252026

499,854 in 2022487,008 in 2026

Down 2.6% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Buk-gu has the largest population of the 2 districts.

Population by region

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RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Buk-gu274,71056.4%46.6 yrs
Nam-gu212,29843.6%47.7 yrs

The top three areas hold 100.0% of the population of Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk.

Other regions

Other districts in Gyeongsangbuk

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Frequently asked questions❓

Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk has 487,008 residents as of June 2026., 2,890 fewer than a year earlier.
Buk-gu, home to 274,710 residents — 56.4% of Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk.
It is 47.1 as of June 2026., 1.5 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its districts, Buk-gu is youngest at 46.6 and Nam-gu oldest at 47.7.
It fell 2.6% over 4 years, from 499,854 in 2022 to 487,008 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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