Population of Haman-gun, Gyeongsangnam

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population56,867people
Average age52.7yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+1,0072,6182,1682,0853,5425,6746,5844,0971,31716019202,4701,3541,6353,3404,4985,7154,1372,8606778

Male 29,253Female 27,614

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 7.9%Working age 58.0%Seniors 34.1%58.0%34.1%

Youth 7.9%Working age 58.0%Seniors 34.1%

60s is the largest group, at 12,299 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

61,989 in 202260,760 in 202359,408 in 202458,138 in 202556,867 in 202620222023202420252026

61,989 in 202256,867 in 2026

Down 8.3% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Chirwon-eup has the largest population of the 10 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestChirwon-eup46.3 yrs
  • OldestChilbuk-myeon64.3 yrs

There is a 18.0-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Chirwon-eup17,33530.5%46.3 yrs
Gaya-eup16,37728.8%49.8 yrs
Gunbuk-myeon5,5199.7%57.5 yrs
Chilseo-myeon4,7498.4%54.6 yrs
Daesan-myeon2,9835.2%63.8 yrs
Beopsu-myeon2,5784.5%62.1 yrs
Sanin-myeon2,4694.3%60.3 yrs
Haman-myeon2,2353.9%61.3 yrs
Chilbuk-myeon1,7453.1%64.3 yrs
Yeohang-myeon8771.5%64.1 yrs

The top three areas hold 69.0% of the population of Haman-gun, Gyeongsangnam.

Other regions

Other districts in Gyeongsangnam

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Frequently asked questions❓

Haman-gun, Gyeongsangnam has 56,867 residents as of June 2026., 1,271 fewer than a year earlier.
Chirwon-eup, home to 17,335 residents — 30.5% of Haman-gun, Gyeongsangnam.
It is 52.7 as of June 2026., 7.1 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Chirwon-eup is youngest at 46.3 and Chilbuk-myeon oldest at 64.3.
It fell 8.3% over 4 years, from 61,989 in 2022 to 56,867 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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