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Population of Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population54,445people
Average age55.8yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+8861,9731,5712,0382,9914,9896,7374,4081,61719017911,7741,0461,4622,5353,9676,3464,8633,43181711

Male 27,401Female 27,044

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 6.5%Working age 53.3%Seniors 40.2%53.3%40.2%

Youth 6.5%Working age 53.3%Seniors 40.2%

60s is the largest group, at 13,083 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

59,424 in 202257,767 in 202356,487 in 202455,377 in 202554,445 in 202620222023202420252026

59,424 in 202254,445 in 2026

Down 8.4% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Changnyeong-eup has the largest population of the 14 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestChangnyeong-eup50.3 yrs
  • OldestYueo-myeon63.8 yrs

There is a 13.5-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Changnyeong-eup14,95727.5%50.3 yrs
Namji-eup11,14220.5%52 yrs
Yeongsan-myeon4,7388.7%57.5 yrs
Daehap-myeon3,4286.3%60.6 yrs
Bugok-myeon3,3066.1%61.2 yrs
Docheon-myeon2,3944.4%59.9 yrs
Daeji-myeon2,2824.2%56 yrs
Ibang-myeon2,2614.2%58.2 yrs
Gyeseong-myeon2,0483.8%62.1 yrs
Goam-myeon1,7423.2%61.2 yrs
Jangma-myeon1,7053.1%62.9 yrs
Yueo-myeon1,5672.9%63.8 yrs
Seongsan-myeon1,4622.7%63.4 yrs
Gilgok-myeon1,4132.6%63.1 yrs

The top three areas hold 56.6% of the population of Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam.

Other regions

Other districts in Gyeongsangnam

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Frequently asked questions❓

Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam has 54,445 residents as of June 2026., 932 fewer than a year earlier.
Changnyeong-eup, home to 14,957 residents — 27.5% of Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam.
It is 55.8 as of June 2026., 10.2 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Changnyeong-eup is youngest at 50.3 and Yueo-myeon oldest at 63.8.
It fell 8.4% over 4 years, from 59,424 in 2022 to 54,445 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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