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Population of Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population32,560people
Average age58.4yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+4279078629971,5452,8783,8932,7431,24516714638056587921,3962,3093,7743,3482,70563410

Male 15,665Female 16,895

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 5.4%Working age 49.5%Seniors 45.1%49.5%45.1%

Youth 5.4%Working age 49.5%Seniors 45.1%

60s is the largest group, at 7,667 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

35,034 in 202234,351 in 202333,518 in 202432,958 in 202532,560 in 202620222023202420252026

35,034 in 202232,560 in 2026

Down 7.1% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

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

Population by region

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  • YoungestYeongdeok-eup51.7 yrs
  • OldestChangsu-myeon67.5 yrs

There is a 15.8-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Yeongdeok-eup10,06230.9%51.7 yrs
Yeonghae-myeon5,71617.6%57.2 yrs
Ganggu-myeon5,40916.6%59.2 yrs
Byeonggok-myeon2,4567.5%64.3 yrs
Chuksan-myeon2,3307.2%62.8 yrs
Namjeong-myeon2,1716.7%64.2 yrs
Jipum-myeon1,8875.8%64.4 yrs
Changsu-myeon1,4744.5%67.5 yrs
Dalsan-myeon1,0553.2%65.7 yrs

The top three areas hold 65.1% of the population of Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk.

Other regions

Other districts in Gyeongsangbuk

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Frequently asked questions❓

Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk has 32,560 residents as of June 2026., 398 fewer than a year earlier.
Yeongdeok-eup, home to 10,062 residents — 30.9% of Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk.
It is 58.4 as of June 2026., 12.8 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Yeongdeok-eup is youngest at 51.7 and Changsu-myeon oldest at 67.5.
It fell 7.1% over 4 years, from 35,034 in 2022 to 32,560 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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