Population of Guro-gu, Seoul

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population382,633people
Average age46.1yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s👑 30s40s50s60s70s80s90s100+9,82713,49321,42531,56027,65329,64627,47418,0346,95466489,23813,21123,62430,35526,45329,87330,34221,7079,4531,60237

Male 186,738Female 195,895

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 8.5%Working age 68.7%Seniors 22.8%68.7%22.8%

Youth 8.5%Working age 68.7%Seniors 22.8%

30s is the largest group, at 61,915 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

394,850 in 2022394,833 in 2023390,169 in 2024386,031 in 2025382,633 in 202620222023202420252026

394,850 in 2022382,633 in 2026

Down 3.1% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Guro-dong has the largest population of the 10 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestHang-dong39.8 yrs
  • OldestGaribong-dong48.5 yrs

There is an 8.7-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Guro-dong110,33728.8%46.5 yrs
Gaebong-dong80,76921.1%47.9 yrs
Gocheok-dong50,98613.3%46.2 yrs
Oryu-dong42,97011.2%46.3 yrs
Sindorim-dong35,6839.3%42 yrs
Hang-dong15,9464.2%39.8 yrs
Cheonwang-dong15,4004%45 yrs
Gung-dong13,4863.5%48.5 yrs
Garibong-dong8,8552.3%48.5 yrs
Onsu-dong8,2012.1%48 yrs

The top three areas hold 63.3% of the population of Guro-gu, Seoul.

Other regions

Other districts in Seoul

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Frequently asked questions❓

Guro-gu, Seoul has 382,633 residents as of June 2026., 3,398 fewer than a year earlier.
Guro-dong, home to 110,337 residents — 28.8% of Guro-gu, Seoul.
It is 46.1 as of June 2026., 0.5 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Hang-dong is youngest at 39.8 and Garibong-dong oldest at 48.5.
It fell 3.1% over 4 years, from 394,850 in 2022 to 382,633 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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