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Gwangju

Metropolitan City in South Korea

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NameStatusNativePopulation
Census
1980-11-01		Population
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1990-11-01		Population
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2000-11-01		Population
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2010-11-01		Population
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2015-11-01		Population
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2020-11-01		Population
Census
2025-11-01
GwangjuMetropolitan City광주광역시856,5451,139,0031,352,7971,475,7451,502,8811,477,5731,431,903
Buk-gu [North Distrikt]City District북구223,894353,063477,962480,020459,715439,352428,572
Dong-gu [East District]City District동구213,761191,843116,519104,639104,173106,005110,816
Gwangsan-guCity District광산구103,607101,854248,015370,586411,722422,502408,705
Nam-gu [South District]City District남구181,968281,566229,491215,270221,759214,860209,183
Seo-gu [West District]City District서구133,315210,677280,810305,230305,512294,854274,627
Daehan Minguk [South Korea]Republic대한민국37,436,31543,410,89946,136,10148,580,29351,069,37551,829,13651,817,499

Source: National Statistical Office of the Republic of Korea.

Explanation: Since 2015, a register-based census is performed. Nevertheless, the results are not consistent with the population figures from the resident registration that are higher by about 3.5% on average.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2025)
Males710,045
Females721,858
Age Groups (C 2025)
0-14 years157,590
15-64 years1,008,831
65+ years265,482
Age Distribution (C 2025)
90+ years8,755
80-89 years52,816
70-79 years111,120
60-69 years197,955
50-59 years244,831
40-49 years216,718
30-39 years180,235
20-29 years187,108
10-19 years144,881
0-9 years87,484
Citizenship (C 2025)
Korea1,395,271
Foreign Citizenship36,632

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