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Population of Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population100,102people
Average age48.5yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s50s👑 60s70s80s90s100+2,8734,4484,7335,9096,7989,1329,3985,7382,10829622,7114,1503,7465,4116,1867,6898,3365,6723,74798633

Male 51,435Female 48,667

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 9.9%Working age 62.7%Seniors 27.4%9.9%62.7%27.4%

Youth 9.9%Working age 62.7%Seniors 27.4%

60s is the largest group, at 17,734 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

91,134 in 202295,629 in 202398,878 in 2024100,131 in 2025100,102 in 202620222023202420252026

91,134 in 2022100,102 in 2026

Up 9.8% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

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

Population by region

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  • YoungestSamnye-eup44 yrs
  • OldestGyeongcheon-myeon62.9 yrs

There is a 18.9-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Bongdong-eup24,08524.1%44.6 yrs
Samnye-eup22,33222.3%44 yrs
Iseo-myeon15,37115.4%44.1 yrs
Yongjin-eup10,98611%49.3 yrs
Soyang-myeon5,5945.6%58.1 yrs
Gui-myeon5,5085.5%57 yrs
Gosan-myeon4,2364.2%56.8 yrs
Sanggwan-myeon3,9624%53.8 yrs
Hwasan-myeon2,4872.5%57.6 yrs
Unju-myeon1,8581.9%62.4 yrs
Bibong-myeon1,7291.7%59.8 yrs
Dongsang-myeon1,0361%59.4 yrs
Gyeongcheon-myeon9180.9%62.9 yrs

The top three areas hold 61.7% of the population of Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk.

Other regions

Other districts in Jeonbuk

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Frequently asked questions❓

Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk has 100,102 residents as of June 2026., 29 fewer than a year earlier.
Bongdong-eup, home to 24,085 residents — 24.1% of Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk.
It is 48.5 as of June 2026., 2.9 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Samnye-eup is youngest at 44 and Gyeongcheon-myeon oldest at 62.9.
It rose 9.8% over 4 years, from 91,134 in 2022 to 100,102 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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