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Population of Yecheon-gun, Gyeongsangbuk

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population53,422people
Average age51.2yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+1,7212,4171,7842,5083,3804,0555,0433,6361,66425911,7002,2861,3332,3693,2683,3234,6994,0753,00687817

Male 26,468Female 26,954

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 10.8%Working age 54.7%Seniors 34.5%10.8%54.7%34.5%

Youth 10.8%Working age 54.7%Seniors 34.5%

60s is the largest group, at 9,742 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

55,572 in 202255,672 in 202354,954 in 202454,117 in 202553,422 in 202620222023202420252026

55,572 in 202253,422 in 2026

Down 3.9% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Homyeong-eup has the largest population of the 12 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestHomyeong-eup37.7 yrs
  • OldestGaepo-myeon67 yrs

There is a 29.3-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Homyeong-eup20,83439%37.7 yrs
Yecheon-eup13,38325.1%53.9 yrs
Pungyang-myeon2,6805%64.7 yrs
Jibo-myeon2,4424.6%65.4 yrs
Gamcheon-myeon2,3554.4%65.1 yrs
Yucheon-myeon2,3154.3%57.3 yrs
Yonggung-myeon2,1474%64.2 yrs
Yongmun-myeon2,0383.8%64.6 yrs
Bomun-myeon1,4752.8%64.5 yrs
Gaepo-myeon1,3962.6%67 yrs
Eunpung-myeon1,2142.3%63.9 yrs
Hyoja-myeon1,1432.1%62.8 yrs

The top three areas hold 69.1% of the population of Yecheon-gun, Gyeongsangbuk.

Other regions

Other districts in Gyeongsangbuk

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Frequently asked questions❓

Yecheon-gun, Gyeongsangbuk has 53,422 residents as of June 2026., 695 fewer than a year earlier.
Homyeong-eup, home to 20,834 residents — 39.0% of Yecheon-gun, Gyeongsangbuk.
It is 51.2 as of June 2026., 5.6 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Homyeong-eup is youngest at 37.7 and Gaepo-myeon oldest at 67.
It fell 3.9% over 4 years, from 55,572 in 2022 to 53,422 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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