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Population of Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population229,029people
Average age44.3yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s👑 50s60s70s80s90s100+6,97514,91010,36411,67923,40424,69017,8328,3032,08022636,45813,7487,42810,24420,31420,68216,5218,4443,77492822

Male 120,466Female 108,563

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 12.1%Working age 70.0%Seniors 17.9%12.1%70.0%17.9%

Youth 12.1%Working age 70.0%Seniors 17.9%

50s is the largest group, at 45,372 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

238,423 in 2022234,690 in 2023232,973 in 2024231,887 in 2025229,029 in 202620222023202420252026

238,423 in 2022229,029 in 2026

Down 3.9% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Gohyeon-dong has the largest population of the 23 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestSangdong-dong37 yrs
  • OldestNambu-myeon62.3 yrs

There is a 25.3-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Gohyeon-dong35,60015.5%42.9 yrs
Okpo-dong28,53612.5%45.8 yrs
Sangdong-dong28,08512.3%37 yrs
Aju-dong24,48910.7%37.5 yrs
Jangpyeong-dong19,0268.3%43.6 yrs
Yangjeong-dong13,9806.1%38.8 yrs
Sadeung-myeon11,5725.1%48.5 yrs
Yeoncho-myeon9,4954.1%49.6 yrs
Suwol-dong8,1763.6%39.3 yrs
Neungpo-dong8,0113.5%51.4 yrs
Irun-myeon7,8083.4%51.9 yrs
Geoje-myeon6,7262.9%54.7 yrs
Mundong-dong6,1102.7%38.7 yrs
Jangseungpo-dong4,7142.1%50.2 yrs
Hacheong-myeon3,8431.7%58.8 yrs
Jangmok-myeon3,8211.7%61.1 yrs
Dongbu-myeon2,7411.2%59.9 yrs
Dundeok-myeon2,5041.1%61.2 yrs
Deokpo-dong1,8280.8%46.5 yrs
Nambu-myeon1,3750.6%62.3 yrs
Dumo-dong3150.1%41 yrs
Samgeo-dong2370.1%57.4 yrs
Ayang-dong370%55.6 yrs

The top three areas hold 40.3% of the population of Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam.

Other regions

Other districts in Gyeongsangnam

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Frequently asked questions❓

Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam has 229,029 residents as of June 2026., 2,858 fewer than a year earlier.
Gohyeon-dong, home to 35,600 residents — 15.5% of Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam.
It is 44.3 as of June 2026., 1.3 years below the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Sangdong-dong is youngest at 37 and Nambu-myeon oldest at 62.3.
It fell 3.9% over 4 years, from 238,423 in 2022 to 229,029 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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