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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
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
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
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).