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Population of Jung-gu, Seoul

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population117,558people
Average age46.9yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s👑 30s40s50s60s70s80s90s100+2,4502,9166,85810,5648,0818,8578,7755,4122,22227562,3782,9258,51310,6788,0658,8428,9856,3523,62076420

Male 56,416Female 61,142

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 6.6%Working age 70.0%Seniors 23.4%70.0%23.4%

Youth 6.6%Working age 70.0%Seniors 23.4%

30s is the largest group, at 21,242 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

122,088 in 2022121,441 in 2023121,475 in 2024119,097 in 2025117,558 in 202620222023202420252026

122,088 in 2022117,558 in 2026

Down 3.7% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Sindang-dong has the largest population of the 68 neighborhoods.

Population by region

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  • YoungestJeodong2-ga34 yrs
  • OldestSogong-dong74 yrs

There is a 40.0-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Sindang-dong63,46054%48.4 yrs
Hwanghak-dong13,19811.2%44 yrs
Jungnim-dong6,0695.2%48.9 yrs
Mallidong2-ga4,5303.9%40 yrs
Hoehyeondong1-ga3,0722.6%50.1 yrs
Jangchungdong2-ga2,8832.5%43.5 yrs
Heungin-dong2,4032%39.9 yrs
Jangchungdong1-ga1,6851.4%46.6 yrs
Ipjeong-dong1,5571.3%38.7 yrs
Chungmuro4-ga1,4731.3%50 yrs
Mallidong1-ga1,2791.1%42.7 yrs
Mukjeong-dong1,2401.1%40.5 yrs
Sunhwa-dong1,1991%41.6 yrs
Inhyeondong2-ga1,1211%43.6 yrs
Pildong3-ga9540.8%44.1 yrs
Pildong2-ga8310.7%48.1 yrs
Hoehyeondong2-ga8230.7%49.4 yrs
Gwanghuidong2-ga8080.7%49 yrs
Yejang-dong7570.6%46.3 yrs
Ojang-dong7010.6%37.7 yrs
Chungmuro5-ga6130.5%39.6 yrs
Namdaemullo5-ga5850.5%57.9 yrs
Ssangnim-dong5680.5%50.5 yrs
Myeongdong2-ga5040.4%63.6 yrs
Jeong-dong5010.4%43.5 yrs
Namsandong2-ga4860.4%49.3 yrs
Euljiro5-ga4070.3%43.2 yrs
Namchang-dong3630.3%57.1 yrs
Gwanghuidong1-ga3570.3%47 yrs
Chungmuro2-ga2610.2%35.4 yrs
Jeodong2-ga2530.2%34 yrs
Chungmuro3-ga2500.2%43.9 yrs
Uijuro1-ga2500.2%38.1 yrs
Jugyo-dong2360.2%62.2 yrs
Muhak-dong1960.2%45.9 yrs
Euljiro6-ga1880.2%39.8 yrs
Euljiro3-ga1870.2%52 yrs
Pildong1-ga1780.2%44.1 yrs
Bukchang-dong1370.1%46.1 yrs
Sallim-dong1320.1%60.8 yrs

The top three areas hold 70.4% of the population of Jung-gu, Seoul.

Other regions

Other districts in Seoul

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Frequently asked questions❓

Jung-gu, Seoul has 117,558 residents as of June 2026., 1,539 fewer than a year earlier.
Sindang-dong, home to 63,460 residents — 54.0% of Jung-gu, Seoul.
It is 46.9 as of June 2026., 1.3 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Jeodong2-ga is youngest at 34 and Sogong-dong oldest at 74.
It fell 3.7% over 4 years, from 122,088 in 2022 to 117,558 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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