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Population of Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population50,076people
Average age52.3yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+9811,9332,3982,0593,6245,3015,5503,0391,36818669641,8271,5311,6332,5213,7874,4413,3832,84168617

Male 26,445Female 23,631

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 7.6%Working age 59.4%Seniors 33.0%59.4%33.0%

Youth 7.6%Working age 59.4%Seniors 33.0%

60s is the largest group, at 9,991 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

53,052 in 202252,670 in 202351,875 in 202450,789 in 202550,076 in 202620222023202420252026

53,052 in 202250,076 in 2026

Down 5.6% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

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

Population by region

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  • YoungestSamho-eup44.2 yrs
  • OldestGeumjeong-myeon62.7 yrs

There is a 18.5-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Samho-eup20,87841.7%44.2 yrs
Yeongam-eup7,65915.3%51 yrs
Sinbuk-myeon3,3216.6%60.3 yrs
Sijong-myeon3,1626.3%60.4 yrs
Gunseo-myeon2,9625.9%60.5 yrs
Haksan-myeon2,7545.5%58.4 yrs
Miam-myeon2,0364.1%60.7 yrs
Dopo-myeon2,0004%61 yrs
Geumjeong-myeon1,9263.8%62.7 yrs
Seoho-myeon1,7453.5%62.1 yrs
Deokjin-myeon1,6333.3%60.6 yrs

The top three areas hold 63.6% of the population of Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam.

Other regions

Other districts in Jeollanam

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Frequently asked questions❓

Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam has 50,076 residents as of June 2026., 713 fewer than a year earlier.
Samho-eup, home to 20,878 residents — 41.7% of Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam.
It is 52.3 as of June 2026., 6.7 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Samho-eup is youngest at 44.2 and Geumjeong-myeon oldest at 62.7.
It fell 5.6% over 4 years, from 53,052 in 2022 to 50,076 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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