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Population of Goseong-gun, Gyeongsangnam

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population46,808people
Average age55.6yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+6032,0761,5021,4332,6494,4525,6573,7721,45619805561,6541,0261,0812,1993,6305,1424,1412,81176010

Male 23,798Female 23,010

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 6.5%Working age 53.9%Seniors 39.6%53.9%39.6%

Youth 6.5%Working age 53.9%Seniors 39.6%

60s is the largest group, at 10,799 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

49,987 in 202249,857 in 202348,660 in 202447,511 in 202546,808 in 202620222023202420252026

49,987 in 202246,808 in 2026

Down 6.4% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

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

Population by region

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  • YoungestGoseong-eup49.5 yrs
  • OldestYeonghyeon-myeon66.1 yrs

There is a 16.6-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Goseong-eup22,40847.9%49.5 yrs
Georyu-myeon3,9308.4%58.4 yrs
Hoehwa-myeon3,1936.8%57.5 yrs
Donghae-myeon2,8966.2%62 yrs
Hai-myeon2,4075.1%58.5 yrs
Hail-myeon1,6953.6%62.3 yrs
Samsan-myeon1,6783.6%61.8 yrs
Maam-myeon1,5963.4%64.3 yrs
Daega-myeon1,5313.3%64.5 yrs
Sangni-myeon1,4403.1%64.1 yrs
Yeongo-myeon1,2732.7%62.5 yrs
Gaecheon-myeon1,0182.2%63.5 yrs
Guman-myeon9222%63.9 yrs
Yeonghyeon-myeon8211.8%66.1 yrs

The top three areas hold 63.1% of the population of Goseong-gun, Gyeongsangnam.

Other regions

Other districts in Gyeongsangnam

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Frequently asked questions❓

Goseong-gun, Gyeongsangnam has 46,808 residents as of June 2026., 703 fewer than a year earlier.
Goseong-eup, home to 22,408 residents — 47.9% of Goseong-gun, Gyeongsangnam.
It is 55.6 as of June 2026., 10 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Goseong-eup is youngest at 49.5 and Yeonghyeon-myeon oldest at 66.1.
It fell 6.4% over 4 years, from 49,987 in 2022 to 46,808 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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