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Population of Muan-gun, Jeollanam

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population95,659people
Average age44.3yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s👑 40s50s60s70s80s90s100+3,6895,5624,9555,6727,7197,7126,9504,0531,63216613,5465,4424,1765,6847,3836,5926,3634,4933,16568321

Male 48,111Female 47,548

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 13.3%Working age 64.9%Seniors 21.8%13.3%64.9%21.8%

Youth 13.3%Working age 64.9%Seniors 21.8%

40s is the largest group, at 15,102 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

91,078 in 202290,520 in 202390,544 in 202494,103 in 202595,659 in 202620222023202420252026

91,078 in 202295,659 in 2026

Up 5% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Samhyang-eup has the largest population of the 9 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestIllo-eup36.8 yrs
  • OldestMongtan-myeon62.3 yrs

There is a 25.5-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Samhyang-eup37,28039%39.6 yrs
Illo-eup25,62726.8%36.8 yrs
Muan-eup10,53211%48.4 yrs
Cheonggye-myeon6,3416.6%53.2 yrs
Haeje-myeon4,3844.6%61.5 yrs
Hyeongyeong-myeon4,1964.4%61.2 yrs
Unnam-myeon2,7512.9%59.3 yrs
Mongtan-myeon2,7262.8%62.3 yrs
Mangun-myeon1,8221.9%60.3 yrs

The top three areas hold 76.8% of the population of Muan-gun, Jeollanam.

Other regions

Other districts in Jeollanam

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Frequently asked questions❓

Muan-gun, Jeollanam has 95,659 residents as of June 2026., 1,556 more than a year earlier.
Samhyang-eup, home to 37,280 residents — 39.0% of Muan-gun, Jeollanam.
It is 44.3 as of June 2026., 1.3 years below the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Illo-eup is youngest at 36.8 and Mongtan-myeon oldest at 62.3.
It rose 5% over 4 years, from 91,078 in 2022 to 95,659 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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