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Population of Wando-gun, Jeollanam

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population44,175people
Average age54.7yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+9751,6631,5261,5122,8894,0594,6653,3601,65117939011,4781,1051,1972,1522,9394,3683,7263,16065115

Male 22,482Female 21,693

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 7.8%Working age 53.1%Seniors 39.1%53.1%39.1%

Youth 7.8%Working age 53.1%Seniors 39.1%

60s is the largest group, at 9,033 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

48,079 in 202247,153 in 202346,103 in 202445,108 in 202544,175 in 202620222023202420252026

48,079 in 202244,175 in 2026

Down 8.1% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Wando-eup has the largest population of the 12 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestWando-eup48.6 yrs
  • OldestGunoe-myeon62 yrs

There is a 13.4-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Wando-eup16,70437.8%48.6 yrs
Nohwa-eup4,3599.9%54.7 yrs
Gogeum-myeon3,6888.3%60.5 yrs
Geumil-eup3,2987.5%56.8 yrs
Sinji-myeon3,0056.8%59.3 yrs
Gunoe-myeon2,8426.4%62 yrs
Bogil-myeon2,3775.4%53 yrs
Soan-myeon2,2075%58.8 yrs
Yaksan-myeon2,1364.8%60.9 yrs
Cheongsan-myeon2,0534.6%61.6 yrs
Geumdang-myeon7931.8%59.5 yrs
Saengil-myeon7131.6%58.8 yrs

The top three areas hold 56.0% of the population of Wando-gun, Jeollanam.

Other regions

Other districts in Jeollanam

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Frequently asked questions❓

Wando-gun, Jeollanam has 44,175 residents as of June 2026., 933 fewer than a year earlier.
Wando-eup, home to 16,704 residents — 37.8% of Wando-gun, Jeollanam.
It is 54.7 as of June 2026., 9.1 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Wando-eup is youngest at 48.6 and Gunoe-myeon oldest at 62.
It fell 8.1% over 4 years, from 48,079 in 2022 to 44,175 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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