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Population of Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population53,902people
Average age50.7yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+1,6542,0092,4282,5993,2924,8635,2023,3071,49416121,6741,9071,9992,5312,7083,7564,6893,8883,07864318

Male 27,011Female 26,891

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 9.8%Working age 57.7%Seniors 32.5%9.8%57.7%32.5%

Youth 9.8%Working age 57.7%Seniors 32.5%

60s is the largest group, at 9,891 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

52,127 in 202252,275 in 202351,376 in 202452,882 in 202553,902 in 202620222023202420252026

52,127 in 202253,902 in 2026

Up 3.4% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

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

Population by region

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  • YoungestYeonggwang-eup45 yrs
  • OldestGunnam-myeon61.7 yrs

There is a 16.7-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Yeonggwang-eup23,60543.8%45 yrs
Hongnong-eup7,09713.2%45.8 yrs
Beopseong-myeon4,8649%55.4 yrs
Baeksu-eup4,4568.3%58.5 yrs
Yeomsan-myeon3,8147.1%60.5 yrs
Gunseo-myeon2,2874.2%56.4 yrs
Gunnam-myeon2,2854.2%61.7 yrs
Myoryang-myeon1,7323.2%58 yrs
Daema-myeon1,6313%57 yrs
Bulgap-myeon1,4492.7%56.6 yrs
Nagwol-myeon6821.3%55.3 yrs

The top three areas hold 66.0% of the population of Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam.

Other regions

Other districts in Jeollanam

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Frequently asked questions❓

Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam has 53,902 residents as of June 2026., 1,020 more than a year earlier.
Yeonggwang-eup, home to 23,605 residents — 43.8% of Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam.
It is 50.7 as of June 2026., 5.1 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Yeonggwang-eup is youngest at 45 and Gunnam-myeon oldest at 61.7.
It rose 3.4% over 4 years, from 52,127 in 2022 to 53,902 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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