Provinces
The population of the provinces and metropolitan cities in South Korea by census years.
Name | Abbr. | Status | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1980-11-01 | Population Census (C) 1990-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2000-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2010-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2015-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2020-11-01 | |||
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South Korea | KOR | Rep | 대한민국 | Seoul | 100,222 | 37,436,315 | 43,410,899 | 46,136,101 | 48,580,293 | 51,269,554 | ... | → | ||
Busan | BUS | MetCity | 부산광역시 | Busan | 768 | 3,248,232 | 3,854,960 | 3,662,884 | 3,414,950 | 3,448,737 | 3,349,016 | 76800 | → | |
Chungcheongbuk-do [North Chungcheong] | CCB | Prov | 충청북도 | Cheongju | 7,405 | 1,424,083 | 1,389,686 | 1,466,567 | 1,512,157 | 1,589,347 | 1,632,088 | 740500 | → | |
Chungcheongnam-do [South Chungcheong] | CCN | Prov | 충청남도 | Daejeon | 8,192 | 2,054,903 | 1,923,424 | 1,765,290 | 1,946,555 | 2,107,802 | 2,176,636 | 819200 | → | |
Daegu | DAG | MetCity | 대구광역시 | Daegu | 884 | 1,852,499 | 2,322,838 | 2,480,578 | 2,446,418 | 2,466,052 | 2,410,700 | 88400 | → | |
Daejeon | DAJ | MetCity | 대전광역시 | Daejeon | 540 | 803,954 | 1,049,578 | 1,368,207 | 1,501,859 | 1,538,394 | 1,488,435 | 54000 | → | |
Gangwon-do | GAW | Prov | 강원도 | Chuncheon | 16,866 | 1,790,954 | 1,580,430 | 1,487,011 | 1,471,513 | 1,518,040 | 1,521,763 | 1686600 | → | |
Gwangju | GWA | MetCity | 광주광역시 | Gwangju | 501 | 856,545 | 1,139,003 | 1,352,797 | 1,475,745 | 1,502,881 | 1,477,573 | 50100 | → | |
Gyeonggi-do | GYG | Prov | 경기도 | Suwon | 10,170 | 3,703,761 | 6,050,943 | 8,984,134 | 11,379,459 | 12,479,061 | 13,511,676 | 1017000 | → | |
Gyeongsangbuk-do [North Gyeongsang] | GSB | Prov | 경상북도 | Daegu | 19,030 | 3,102,060 | 2,766,797 | 2,724,931 | 2,600,032 | 2,680,294 | 2,644,757 | 1903000 | → | |
Gyeongsangnam-do [South Gyeongsang] | GSN | Prov | 경상남도 | Changwon | 10,533 | 2,689,376 | 2,810,194 | 2,978,502 | 3,160,154 | 3,334,524 | 3,333,056 | 1053300 | → | |
Incheon | INC | MetCity | 인천광역시 | Incheon | 1,032 | 1,230,101 | 1,922,608 | 2,475,139 | 2,662,509 | 2,890,451 | 2,945,454 | 103200 | → | |
Jeju-do | JEJ | AProv | 제주특별자치도 | Jeju | 1,849 | 462,941 | 514,605 | 513,260 | 531,905 | 605,619 | 670,858 | 184900 | → | |
Jeollabuk-do [North Jeolla] | JEB | Prov | 전라북도 | Jeonju | 8,067 | 2,287,689 | 2,069,960 | 1,890,669 | 1,777,220 | 1,834,114 | 1,802,766 | 806700 | → | |
Jeollanam-do [South Jeolla] | JEN | Prov | 전라남도 | Gwangju | 12,252 | 2,923,191 | 2,507,439 | 1,996,456 | 1,741,499 | 1,799,044 | 1,788,807 | 1225200 | → | |
Sejong | SEJ | ACity | 세종특별자치시 | Sejong | 465 | 97,357 | 90,502 | 80,031 | 81,447 | 204,088 | 353,933 | 46500 | → | |
Seoul | SEO | MetCity | 서울특별시 | Seoul | 605 | 8,364,379 | 10,612,577 | 9,895,217 | 9,794,304 | 9,904,312 | 9,586,195 | 60500 | → | |
Ulsan | ULS | MetCity | 울산광역시 | Ulsan | 1,060 | 544,290 | 805,355 | 1,014,428 | 1,082,567 | 1,166,615 | 1,135,423 | 106000 | → |
- Since 2015, a register-based census is performed.
- National Statistical Office of the Republic of Korea (web).
Major Cities
Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2020-11-01 | |
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1 | Seoul | SEO | 9,586,195 |
2 | Busan | BUS | 3,349,016 |
3 | Incheon | INC | 2,945,454 |
4 | Daegu | DAG | 2,410,700 |
5 | Daejeon | DAJ | 1,488,435 |
6 | Gwangju | GWA | 1,477,573 |
7 | Suwon | GYG | 1,210,150 |
8 | Ulsan | ULS | 1,135,423 |
9 | Yongin | GYG | 1,066,975 |
10 | Goyang | GYG | 1,045,497 |
11 | Changwon | GSN | 1,029,389 |
Contents: Cities
The population of the South Korean cities by census years.
Name | Native | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1980-11-01 | Population Census (C) 1990-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2000-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2010-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2015-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2020-11-01 | Area | ||
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Andong | 안동시 | GSB | 237,558 | 197,228 | 182,098 | 166,197 | 168,581 | 159,412 | 152182 | → | |
Ansan | 안산시 | GYG | 37,517 | 240,972 | 562,920 | 728,775 | 747,035 | 717,345 | 14906 | → | |
Anseong | 안성시 | GYG | 127,934 | 118,285 | 133,421 | 179,782 | 194,765 | 203,030 | 55347 | → | |
Anyang | 안양시 | GYG | 253,560 | 481,291 | 580,544 | 602,122 | 585,177 | 542,336 | 5846 | → | |
Asan | 아산시 | CCN | 157,979 | 164,989 | 180,763 | 278,676 | 319,929 | 340,518 | 54219 | → | |
Boryeong | 보령시 | CCN | 151,243 | 146,008 | 109,535 | 97,770 | 101,852 | 99,088 | 56901 | → | |
Bucheon | 부천시 | GYG | 221,463 | 667,993 | 761,389 | 853,039 | 843,794 | 833,148 | 5344 | → | |
Busan | 부산광역시 | BUS | 3,248,232 | 3,854,960 | 3,662,884 | 3,414,950 | 3,448,737 | 3,349,016 | 76843 | ||
Changwon (incl. Masan, Jinhae) | 창원시 | GSN | 693,685 | 1,009,380 | 1,079,359 | 1,058,021 | 1,059,241 | 1,029,389 | 74515 | → | |
Cheonan | 천안시 | CCN | 231,018 | 313,737 | 417,835 | 574,623 | 629,062 | 682,199 | 63622 | → | |
Cheongju (incl. Cheongwon-gun) | 청주시 | CCB | 426,646 | 592,430 | 702,829 | 810,686 | 833,276 | 855,326 | 93979 | → | |
Chuncheon | 춘천시 | GAW | 211,018 | 217,869 | 252,547 | 276,232 | 281,596 | 284,645 | 111645 | → | |
Chungju | 충주시 | CCB | 217,154 | 193,608 | 217,927 | 203,212 | 211,005 | 218,412 | 98367 | → | |
Daegu | 대구광역시 | DAG | 1,852,499 | 2,322,838 | 2,480,578 | 2,446,418 | 2,466,052 | 2,410,700 | 88368 | ||
Daejeon | 대전광역시 | DAJ | 803,954 | 1,049,578 | 1,368,207 | 1,501,859 | 1,538,394 | 1,488,435 | 53997 | ||
Dangjin | 당진시 | CCN | 150,825 | 131,763 | 117,652 | 137,006 | 163,762 | 168,955 | 69475 | → | |
Dongducheon | 동두천시 | GYG | 60,144 | 71,449 | 73,502 | 91,828 | 97,424 | 95,239 | 9566 | → | |
Donghae | 동해시 | GAW | 104,310 | 89,162 | 96,679 | 90,574 | 90,255 | 87,801 | 18019 | → | |
Gangneung | 강릉시 | GAW | 203,379 | 229,039 | 228,232 | 218,471 | 215,677 | 216,542 | 103999 | → | |
Geoje | 거제시 | GSN | 109,641 | 143,184 | 168,022 | 231,271 | 261,371 | 246,965 | 40201 | → | |
Gimcheon | 김천시 | GSB | 177,939 | 151,995 | 147,855 | 127,889 | 137,540 | 139,145 | 100915 | → | |
Gimhae | 김해시 | GSN | 150,787 | 185,139 | 331,979 | 494,510 | 534,124 | 552,427 | 46281 | → | |
Gimje | 김제시 | JEB | 193,188 | 149,791 | 102,589 | 83,302 | 84,269 | 79,733 | 54488 | → | |
Gimpo | 김포시 | GYG | 74,973 | 96,750 | 150,194 | 224,350 | 352,683 | 474,546 | 27665 | → | |
Gongju | 공주시 | CCN | 167,379 | 158,067 | 130,376 | 122,153 | 113,542 | 108,333 | 86431 | → | |
Goyang | 고양시 | GYG | 155,601 | 244,975 | 763,971 | 905,076 | 990,073 | 1,045,497 | 26741 | → | |
Gumi | 구미시 | GSB | 177,400 | 268,546 | 341,550 | 402,607 | 421,075 | 416,603 | 61552 | → | |
Gunpo | 군포시 | GYG | 40,253 | 124,313 | 263,760 | 278,083 | 285,721 | 275,571 | 3636 | → | |
Gunsan | 군산시 | JEB | 271,175 | 287,055 | 272,715 | 260,546 | 275,155 | 269,023 | 39551 | → | |
Guri | 구리시 | GYG | 66,490 | 109,374 | 160,839 | 185,550 | 180,063 | 192,051 | 3330 | → | |
Gwacheon | 과천시 | GYG | 16,074 | 72,353 | 66,706 | 66,704 | 64,817 | 58,018 | 3586 | → | |
Gwangju | 광주시 | GYG | 57,367 | 76,593 | 125,943 | 228,747 | 310,278 | 385,141 | 43096 | → | |
Gwangju | 광주광역시 | GWA | 856,545 | 1,139,003 | 1,352,797 | 1,475,745 | 1,502,881 | 1,477,573 | 50124 | ||
Gwangmyeong | 광명시 | GYG | 145,870 | 328,593 | 334,089 | 329,010 | 338,509 | 298,116 | 3850 | → | |
Gwangyang | 광양시 | JEN | 78,635 | 150,291 | 132,639 | 137,810 | 144,414 | 143,928 | 45635 | → | |
Gyeongju | 경주시 | GSB | 289,234 | 267,491 | 275,842 | 256,150 | 262,310 | 261,778 | 132441 | → | |
Gyeongsan | 경산시 | GSB | 134,110 | 145,074 | 228,206 | 266,036 | 278,500 | 283,733 | 41176 | → | |
Gyeryong | 계룡시 | CCN | 10,592 | 11,684 | 27,122 | 41,528 | 39,243 | 40,854 | 6070 | → | |
Hanam | 하남시 | GYG | 49,379 | 101,325 | 120,513 | 138,829 | 154,838 | 279,795 | 9304 | → | |
Hwaseong | 화성시 | GYG | 160,067 | 170,779 | 189,467 | 488,758 | 608,725 | 880,859 | 68948 | → | |
Icheon | 이천시 | GYG | 109,219 | 148,719 | 179,719 | 195,175 | 209,003 | 226,212 | 46129 | → | |
Iksan | 익산시 | JEB | 301,312 | 309,380 | 323,687 | 296,366 | 301,723 | 285,312 | 50664 | → | |
Incheon | 인천광역시 | INC | 1,230,101 | 1,922,608 | 2,475,139 | 2,662,509 | 2,890,451 | 2,945,454 | 103241 | ||
Jecheon | 제천시 | CCB | 161,973 | 137,765 | 143,710 | 134,698 | 136,350 | 134,768 | 88318 | → | |
Jeju | 제주시 | JEJ | 290,116 | 341,482 | 367,364 | 401,192 | 451,758 | 492,306 | 97798 | → | |
Jeongeup | 정읍시 | JEB | 220,950 | 185,323 | 129,152 | 110,352 | 110,627 | 106,706 | 69264 | → | |
Jeonju | 전주시 | JEB | 387,645 | 517,059 | 616,468 | 649,728 | 658,172 | 666,517 | 20603 | → | |
Jinju | 진주시 | GSN | 303,523 | 328,700 | 339,791 | 337,896 | 349,788 | 352,403 | 71284 | → | |
Miryang | 밀양시 | GSN | 161,564 | 133,043 | 115,962 | 99,128 | 103,069 | 103,228 | 79857 | → | |
Mokpo | 목포시 | JEN | 221,814 | 243,064 | 250,480 | 249,960 | 239,524 | 224,509 | 5012 | → | |
Mungyeong | 문경시 | GSB | 147,242 | 119,416 | 90,846 | 69,021 | 71,863 | 68,212 | 91161 | → | |
Naju | 나주시 | JEN | 186,005 | 158,634 | 99,533 | 78,679 | 92,582 | 113,293 | 60858 | → | |
Namwon | 남원시 | JEB | 155,088 | 124,524 | 94,926 | 78,770 | 80,499 | 78,097 | 75264 | → | |
Namyangju | 남양주시 | GYG | 124,989 | 200,312 | 340,932 | 529,898 | 629,061 | 696,033 | 45806 | → | |
Nonsan | 논산시 | CCN | 196,700 | 175,752 | 137,452 | 119,222 | 124,246 | 119,707 | 55484 | → | |
Osan | 오산시 | GYG | 44,840 | 59,482 | 102,697 | 183,890 | 213,840 | 240,645 | 4277 | → | |
Paju | 파주시 | GYG | 165,098 | 185,028 | 178,434 | 328,128 | 415,345 | 460,541 | 67261 | → | |
Pocheon | 포천시 | GYG | 107,653 | 110,958 | 138,654 | 140,997 | 163,388 | 157,939 | 82648 | → | |
Pohang | 포항시 | GSB | 396,383 | 482,836 | 515,714 | 511,390 | 511,804 | 501,109 | 112940 | → | |
Pyeongtaek | 평택시 | GYG | 234,356 | 271,826 | 345,306 | 388,508 | 457,873 | 542,522 | 45738 | → | |
Sacheon | 사천시 | GSN | 135,596 | 115,933 | 111,078 | 107,524 | 113,335 | 111,184 | 39827 | → | |
Samcheok | 삼척시 | GAW | 139,627 | 110,557 | 75,647 | 67,454 | 69,509 | 65,939 | 118648 | → | |
Sangju | 상주시 | GSB | 191,716 | 148,200 | 116,493 | 98,103 | 98,760 | 95,473 | 125482 | → | |
Sejong | 세종특별자치시 | SEJ | 97,357 | 90,502 | 80,031 | 81,447 | 204,088 | 353,933 | 46523 | ||
Seogwipo | 서귀포시 | JEJ | 172,825 | 173,123 | 145,896 | 130,713 | 153,861 | 178,552 | 87087 | → | |
Seongnam | 성남시 | GYG | 376,840 | 540,754 | 914,590 | 949,964 | 948,757 | 922,025 | 14172 | → | |
Seosan | 서산시 | CCN | 150,623 | 148,538 | 143,154 | 156,843 | 169,221 | 176,379 | 74065 | → | |
Seoul | 서울특별시 | SEO | 8,364,379 | 10,612,577 | 9,895,217 | 9,794,304 | 9,904,312 | 9,586,195 | 60521 | ||
Siheung | 시흥시 | GYG | 53,874 | 99,209 | 305,268 | 407,090 | 425,184 | 535,147 | 13503 | → | |
Sokcho | 속초시 | GAW | 65,792 | 73,805 | 87,985 | 80,791 | 79,846 | 80,054 | 10542 | → | |
Suncheon | 순천시 | JEN | 238,159 | 271,558 | 265,930 | 258,670 | 265,390 | 272,449 | 90744 | → | |
Suwon | 수원시 | GYG | 322,659 | 661,396 | 946,704 | 1,071,913 | 1,194,313 | 1,210,150 | 12102 | → | |
Taebaek | 태백시 | GAW | 111,825 | 89,779 | 54,196 | 51,558 | 46,715 | 41,494 | 30340 | → | |
Tongyeong | 통영시 | GSN | 141,146 | 138,365 | 123,842 | 129,366 | 137,208 | 127,984 | 23917 | → | |
Uijeongbu | 의정부시 | GYG | 133,177 | 212,352 | 355,380 | 417,412 | 421,579 | 449,572 | 8154 | → | |
Uiwang | 의왕시 | GYG | 32,842 | 96,892 | 117,821 | 144,501 | 154,879 | 160,230 | 5401 | → | |
Ulsan | 울산광역시 | ULS | 544,290 | 805,355 | 1,014,428 | 1,082,567 | 1,166,615 | 1,135,423 | 106000 | ||
Wonju | 원주시 | GAW | 198,650 | 214,579 | 268,352 | 311,449 | 330,854 | 352,429 | 87245 | → | |
Yangju | 양주시 | GYG | 73,780 | 84,672 | 110,299 | 187,911 | 205,988 | 233,286 | 31022 | → | |
Yangsan | 양산시 | GSN | 65,707 | 103,022 | 191,975 | 252,507 | 297,532 | 351,206 | 48522 | → | |
Yeoju | 여주시 | GYG | 98,236 | 96,895 | 97,612 | 101,203 | 109,937 | 113,352 | 0 | → | |
Yeongcheon | 영천시 | GSB | 157,859 | 120,565 | 111,392 | 95,256 | 97,669 | 100,353 | 92037 | → | |
Yeongju | 영주시 | GSB | 163,397 | 140,889 | 126,507 | 108,888 | 109,266 | 103,818 | 66904 | → | |
Yeosu | 여수시 | JEN | 306,977 | 305,532 | 303,233 | 269,937 | 273,761 | 271,505 | 50333 | → | |
Yongin | 용인시 | GYG | 135,572 | 187,993 | 386,124 | 856,765 | 971,327 | 1,066,975 | 59134 | → |
- Since 2015, a register-based census is performed.
- National Statistical Office of the Republic of Korea (web).