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Population of Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population27,584people
Average age54.6yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+5311,0371,0908471,4172,6303,1341,94392314515109438818491,3202,0062,6822,2082,00247113

Male 13,698Female 13,886

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 7.4%Working age 54.2%Seniors 38.5%54.2%38.5%

Youth 7.4%Working age 54.2%Seniors 38.5%

60s is the largest group, at 5,816 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

26,799 in 202226,849 in 202326,785 in 202426,792 in 202527,584 in 202620222023202420252026

26,799 in 202227,584 in 2026

Up 2.9% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

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

Population by region

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  • YoungestSunchang-eup46.1 yrs
  • OldestYudeung-myeon61.9 yrs

There is a 15.8-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Sunchang-eup10,84739.3%46.1 yrs
Gurim-myeon2,2238.1%61.7 yrs
Bokheung-myeon2,0707.5%57.7 yrs
Ssangchi-myeon1,9547.1%58.8 yrs
Donggye-myeon1,9327%61.5 yrs
Geumgwa-myeon1,7676.4%61.2 yrs
Pungsan-myeon1,5845.7%60.7 yrs
Ingye-myeon1,5035.4%58.9 yrs
Paldeok-myeon1,4385.2%59.2 yrs
Jeokseong-myeon1,2414.5%60.6 yrs
Yudeung-myeon1,0253.7%61.9 yrs

The top three areas hold 54.9% of the population of Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk.

Other regions

Other districts in Jeonbuk

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Frequently asked questions❓

Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk has 27,584 residents as of June 2026., 792 more than a year earlier.
Sunchang-eup, home to 10,847 residents — 39.3% of Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk.
It is 54.6 as of June 2026., 9 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Sunchang-eup is youngest at 46.1 and Yudeung-myeon oldest at 61.9.
It rose 2.9% over 4 years, from 26,799 in 2022 to 27,584 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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