Population of Ulju-gun, Ulsan

Resident registration data, June 2026 (MOIS)

Total population218,285people
Average age46.7yrs

Population structure

Population by age

10-year bands · by sex

Population by age and sex

Unit: people

Under 1010s20s30s40s👑 50s60s70s80s90s100+5,80810,59012,03513,11515,93622,02920,8259,9072,83629835,6879,9028,79610,57614,27820,79918,55810,1005,0091,17226

Male 113,382Female 104,903

Age structure

Unit: %

Youth 10.0%Working age 67.6%Seniors 22.5%10.0%67.6%22.5%

Youth 10.0%Working age 67.6%Seniors 22.5%

50s is the largest group, at 42,828 people.

Population change

Change over time

4-year trend

Unit: people

221,663 in 2022220,665 in 2023218,935 in 2024218,509 in 2025218,285 in 202620222023202420252026

221,663 in 2022218,285 in 2026

Down 1.5% over the past 4 years.

Population ranking

Beomseo-eup has the largest population of the 12 neighborhoods.

Population by region

12
  • YoungestBeomseo-eup42.6 yrs
  • OldestDuseo-myeon62.6 yrs

There is a 20.0-year gap in average age between the youngest and the oldest area.

RegionPopulationShareAverage age
Beomseo-eup66,83930.6%42.6 yrs
Eonyang-eup29,07913.3%46 yrs
Onyang-eup27,73412.7%45.5 yrs
Cheongnyang-eup22,05610.1%44.2 yrs
Samnam-eup21,92610%48.5 yrs
Onsan-eup18,4838.5%47.4 yrs
Seosaeng-myeon8,3703.8%52.7 yrs
Sangbuk-myeon7,8603.6%57.3 yrs
Ungchon-myeon7,1623.3%56 yrs
Dudong-myeon4,2031.9%58.5 yrs
Duseo-myeon2,8891.3%62.6 yrs
Samdong-myeon1,6840.8%62.4 yrs

The top three areas hold 56.6% of the population of Ulju-gun, Ulsan.

Other regions

Other districts in Ulsan

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Frequently asked questions❓

Ulju-gun, Ulsan has 218,285 residents as of June 2026., 224 fewer than a year earlier.
Beomseo-eup, home to 66,839 residents — 30.6% of Ulju-gun, Ulsan.
It is 46.7 as of June 2026., 1.1 years above the national average of 45.6. Among its neighborhoods, Beomseo-eup is youngest at 42.6 and Duseo-myeon oldest at 62.6.
It fell 1.5% over 4 years, from 221,663 in 2022 to 218,285 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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