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Population of Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population31,666people
Average age55.3yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+6711,0581,1761,1471,5762,6803,5842,3741,19013527019848939891,3652,1603,3102,6712,38559718

Male 15,593Female 16,073

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 7.6%Working age 52.0%Seniors 40.5%52.0%40.5%

Youth 7.6%Working age 52.0%Seniors 40.5%

60s is the largest group, at 6,894 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

33,428 in 202232,983 in 202332,478 in 202431,876 in 202531,666 in 202620222023202420252026

33,428 in 202231,666 in 2026

Down 5.3% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Gangjin-eup has the largest population of the 11 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestGangjin-eup49.4 yrs
  • OldestDoam-myeon63 yrs

There is a 13.6-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Gangjin-eup12,37339.1%49.4 yrs
Gundong-myeon4,72214.9%51.5 yrs
Seongjeon-myeon2,5568.1%60.6 yrs
Doam-myeon2,2467.1%63 yrs
Chillyang-myeon1,9926.3%61.6 yrs
Jakcheon-myeon1,6275.1%62.3 yrs
Sinjeon-myeon1,5895%61.7 yrs
Maryang-myeon1,5885%59.5 yrs
Byeongyeong-myeon1,4224.5%61 yrs
Daegu-myeon9863.1%62.6 yrs
Omcheon-myeon5651.8%61.9 yrs

The top three areas hold 62.1% of the population of Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam.

Other regions

Other districts in Jeollanam

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Frequently asked questions❓

Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam has 31,666 residents as of June 2026., 210 fewer than a year earlier.
Gangjin-eup, home to 12,373 residents — 39.1% of Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam.
It is 55.3 as of June 2026., 9.7 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Gangjin-eup is youngest at 49.4 and Doam-myeon oldest at 63.
It fell 5.3% over 4 years, from 33,428 in 2022 to 31,666 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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