KOREA, IN NUMBERS Population
Explore South Korea's regions
16 provinces and metropolitan cities active in the data month
MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026
Metropolitan Cities & Provinces
Gyeonggi
13,773,918people
+0.39%Year-over-year
Seoul
9,281,625people
-0.43%Year-over-year
Busan
3,229,467people
-0.63%Year-over-year
South Gyeongsang
3,191,645people
-0.63%Year-over-year
Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
3,155,803people
-0.71%Year-over-year
Combined comparison
Incheon
3,066,185people
+0.76%Year-over-year
North Gyeongsang
2,492,677people
-0.86%Year-over-year
Daegu
2,346,277people
-0.44%Year-over-year
South Chungcheong
2,138,938people
+0.13%Year-over-year
Jeonbuk
1,716,965people
-0.66%Year-over-year
North Chungcheong
1,601,367people
+0.59%Year-over-year
Gangwon
1,506,662people
-0.20%Year-over-year
Daejeon
1,442,838people
+0.09%Year-over-year
Ulsan
1,086,373people
-0.61%Year-over-year
Jeju
662,681people
-0.49%Year-over-year
Sejong
390,738people
-0.32%Year-over-year
Source: KOSIS ↗ · Monthly resident registration populationLast updated: Sep 29, 2026