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Daejeon

Metropolitan City in South Korea

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NameStatusNativePopulation
Census
1980-11-01		Population
Census
1990-11-01		Population
Census
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
DaejeonMetropolitan City대전광역시803,9541,049,5781,368,2071,501,8591,538,3941,488,4351,469,299
Daedeok-guCity District대덕구75,631162,201233,778204,969198,463176,393168,313
Dong-gu [East District]City District동구260,425299,432247,381246,915247,975232,559230,681
Jung-gu [Central District]City District중구288,808296,942253,990255,486250,434231,959222,922
Seo-gu [West District]City District서구116,523211,698470,797500,984491,507478,629465,950
Yuseong-guCity District유성구62,56779,305162,261293,505350,015368,895381,433
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)
Males733,678
Females735,621
Age Groups (C 2025)
0-14 years151,432
15-64 years1,043,137
65+ years274,730
Age Distribution (C 2025)
90+ years9,196
80-89 years52,200
70-79 years114,306
60-69 years208,374
50-59 years241,186
40-49 years208,475
30-39 years196,064
20-29 years211,910
10-19 years141,146
0-9 years86,442
Citizenship (C 2025)
Korea1,436,576
Foreign Citizenship32,723

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