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Population of Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population27,657people
Average age56.8yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+3678651,0239381,2772,5733,4802,1081,00117843897327758731,0982,0812,9262,2332,08462526

Male 13,814Female 13,843

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 5.6%Working age 52.9%Seniors 41.4%52.9%41.4%

Youth 5.6%Working age 52.9%Seniors 41.4%

60s is the largest group, at 6,406 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

27,396 in 202227,097 in 202326,715 in 202426,613 in 202527,657 in 202620222023202420252026

27,396 in 202227,657 in 2026

Up 1% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

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

Population by region

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  • YoungestGokseong-eup51.7 yrs
  • OldestGodal-myeon63.1 yrs

There is a 11.4-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Gokseong-eup8,04929.1%51.7 yrs
Okgwa-myeon4,11714.9%52.3 yrs
Ip-myeon2,3368.4%57.3 yrs
Seokgok-myeon2,1717.8%61.4 yrs
Jukgok-myeon1,9607.1%61.1 yrs
Ogok-myeon1,7486.3%59.9 yrs
Gyeom-myeon1,6696%60.5 yrs
Samgi-myeon1,6646%62.4 yrs
Osan-myeon1,5285.5%59 yrs
Moksadong-myeon1,3444.9%62.6 yrs
Godal-myeon1,0713.9%63.1 yrs

The top three areas hold 52.4% of the population of Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam.

Other regions

Other districts in Jeollanam

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Frequently asked questions❓

Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam has 27,657 residents as of June 2026., 1,044 more than a year earlier.
Gokseong-eup, home to 8,049 residents — 29.1% of Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam.
It is 56.8 as of June 2026., 11.2 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Gokseong-eup is youngest at 51.7 and Godal-myeon oldest at 63.1.
It rose 1% over 4 years, from 27,396 in 2022 to 27,657 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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