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Population of Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population24,531people
Average age58.2yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+3367127527301,1832,2183,3012,14182210343045804766449631,7732,6922,2241,98856916

Male 12,302Female 12,229

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 5.2%Working age 50.5%Seniors 44.3%50.5%44.3%

Youth 5.2%Working age 50.5%Seniors 44.3%

60s is the largest group, at 5,993 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

26,330 in 202225,806 in 202325,257 in 202424,854 in 202524,531 in 202620222023202420252026

26,330 in 202224,531 in 2026

Down 6.8% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Uiryeong-eup has the largest population of the 13 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestUiryeong-eup49.3 yrs
  • OldestGungnyu-myeon68.9 yrs

There is a 19.6-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Uiryeong-eup8,83036%49.3 yrs
Burim-myeon2,52710.3%60.3 yrs
Jijeong-myeon1,7077%63.7 yrs
Garye-myeon1,5536.3%63 yrs
Hwajeong-myeon1,4345.8%61.4 yrs
Yongdeok-myeon1,3665.6%63.4 yrs
Jeonggok-myeon1,2915.3%64 yrs
Chilgok-myeon1,1314.6%63.4 yrs
Yugok-myeon1,0714.4%65.9 yrs
Daeui-myeon1,0134.1%61.4 yrs
Gungnyu-myeon1,0124.1%68.9 yrs
Bongsu-myeon9383.8%63.2 yrs
Nakseo-myeon6582.7%65.2 yrs

The top three areas hold 53.3% of the population of Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam.

Other regions

Other districts in Gyeongsangnam

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Frequently asked questions❓

Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam has 24,531 residents as of June 2026., 323 fewer than a year earlier.
Uiryeong-eup, home to 8,830 residents — 36.0% of Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam.
It is 58.2 as of June 2026., 12.6 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Uiryeong-eup is youngest at 49.3 and Gungnyu-myeon oldest at 68.9.
It fell 6.8% over 4 years, from 26,330 in 2022 to 24,531 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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