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Population of Buan-gun, Jeonbuk

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population46,946people
Average age55.6yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+8311,6081,6941,6272,5324,3365,3413,7021,66221007201,4701,1951,3382,1603,4204,9184,2133,16878912

Male 23,543Female 23,403

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 6.6%Working age 53.2%Seniors 40.2%53.2%40.2%

Youth 6.6%Working age 53.2%Seniors 40.2%

60s is the largest group, at 10,259 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

50,486 in 202249,817 in 202348,591 in 202447,580 in 202546,946 in 202620222023202420252026

50,486 in 202246,946 in 2026

Down 7% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Buan-eup has the largest population of the 13 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestBuan-eup48.3 yrs
  • OldestBoan-myeon64 yrs

There is a 15.7-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Buan-eup19,80342.2%48.3 yrs
Byeonsan-myeon4,0378.6%56.9 yrs
Gyehwa-myeon2,8986.2%61.1 yrs
Dongjin-myeon2,4425.2%62.4 yrs
Julpo-myeon2,3655%60.7 yrs
Haseo-myeon2,3285%62.2 yrs
Baeksan-myeon2,2214.7%63.3 yrs
Boan-myeon2,1404.6%64 yrs
Jinseo-myeon2,0584.4%60.2 yrs
Haengan-myeon1,9664.2%58 yrs
Sangseo-myeon1,9394.1%62.2 yrs
Jusan-myeon1,6883.6%62.8 yrs
Wido-myeon1,0612.3%62.1 yrs

The top three areas hold 57.0% of the population of Buan-gun, Jeonbuk.

Other regions

Other districts in Jeonbuk

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Frequently asked questions❓

Buan-gun, Jeonbuk has 46,946 residents as of June 2026., 634 fewer than a year earlier.
Buan-eup, home to 19,803 residents — 42.2% of Buan-gun, Jeonbuk.
It is 55.6 as of June 2026., 10 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Buan-eup is youngest at 48.3 and Boan-myeon oldest at 64.
It fell 7% over 4 years, from 50,486 in 2022 to 46,946 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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