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Population of Goheung-gun, Jeollanam

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population58,976people
Average age59yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+8591,6251,7121,6772,7475,1737,1525,4102,54338748751,4221,1931,3932,1193,6696,3366,0695,1551,40947

Male 29,289Female 29,687

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 5.5%Working age 47.4%Seniors 47.1%47.4%47.1%

Youth 5.5%Working age 47.4%Seniors 47.1%

60s is the largest group, at 13,488 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

62,442 in 202261,523 in 202360,672 in 202459,898 in 202558,976 in 202620222023202420252026

62,442 in 202258,976 in 2026

Down 5.6% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Goheung-eup has the largest population of the 16 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestGoheung-eup47.7 yrs
  • OldestDuwon-myeon65.7 yrs

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

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Goheung-eup12,27920.8%47.7 yrs
Doyang-eup9,81116.6%55.8 yrs
Podu-myeon4,4247.5%63.1 yrs
Geumsan-myeon3,8766.6%63.9 yrs
Dohwa-myeon3,4875.9%63.3 yrs
Gwayeok-myeon2,9955.1%63.2 yrs
Pungyang-myeon2,8694.9%65.3 yrs
Donggang-myeon2,8024.8%61.9 yrs
Duwon-myeon2,7924.7%65.7 yrs
Dodeok-myeon2,6544.5%63.8 yrs
Jeomam-myeon2,5334.3%64 yrs
Namyang-myeon2,1243.6%62.9 yrs
Daeseo-myeon2,0513.5%64.1 yrs
Bongnae-myeon1,7703%62.7 yrs
Dongil-myeon1,3622.3%62.8 yrs
Yeongnam-myeon1,1471.9%64.8 yrs

The top three areas hold 45.0% of the population of Goheung-gun, Jeollanam.

Other regions

Other districts in Jeollanam

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Frequently asked questions❓

Goheung-gun, Jeollanam has 58,976 residents as of June 2026., 922 fewer than a year earlier.
Goheung-eup, home to 12,279 residents — 20.8% of Goheung-gun, Jeollanam.
It is 59 as of June 2026., 13.4 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Goheung-eup is youngest at 47.7 and Duwon-myeon oldest at 65.7.
It fell 5.6% over 4 years, from 62,442 in 2022 to 58,976 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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