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Cheongju Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

860,215

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

+0.41%

+3,525 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 3.79 trillion

≈ US$2.78 billion

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 3,790,365,225,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

Source: Ministry of the Interior and Safety · Local Finance 365

Population rank within North Chungcheong#111 cities and counties
Share of parent population53.72%North Chungcheong
Share of national population1.68%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Cheongju · people

Population
Aug 2026860,215 people

Monthly resident registration population. Use the month control to inspect each value, or open the data table.

Cheongju · 5-year monthly trend862,562858,455854,349850,242846,135Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Cheongju · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 2026860,215
Jul 2026859,869
Jun 2026859,571
May 2026859,441
Apr 2026858,653
Mar 2026857,936
Feb 2026857,420
Jan 2026856,629
Dec 2025856,152
Nov 2025857,651
Oct 2025857,663
Sep 2025857,192
Aug 2025856,690
Jul 2025856,247
Jun 2025855,340
May 2025855,268
Apr 2025855,061
Mar 2025854,926
Feb 2025855,097
Jan 2025854,742
Dec 2024854,537
Nov 2024854,370
Oct 2024854,001
Sep 2024853,938
Aug 2024853,642
Jul 2024853,563
Jun 2024853,187
May 2024852,572
Apr 2024851,790
Mar 2024851,430
Feb 2024851,715
Jan 2024851,951
Dec 2023852,189
Nov 2023852,579
Oct 2023852,448
Sep 2023852,018
Aug 2023851,653
Jul 2023850,787
Jun 2023850,168
May 2023849,941
Apr 2023849,887
Mar 2023849,539
Feb 2023849,621
Jan 2023849,741
Dec 2022849,573
Nov 2022849,388
Oct 2022849,207
Sep 2022849,100
Aug 2022849,290
Jul 2022849,083
Jun 2022849,003
May 2022848,727
Apr 2022848,795
Mar 2022848,875
Feb 2022849,029
Jan 2022848,797
Dec 2021848,482
Nov 2021849,024
Oct 2021848,878
Sep 2021848,711
Definition

This population series is based on South Korea's resident registration statistics. Foreign residents are not included in this dataset.

Methodology
Source: KOSIS ↗ · Monthly resident registration populationLast updated: Sep 29, 2026

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