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Gangneung Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

205,440

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

-0.70%

-1,441 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 1.51 trillion

≈ US$1.11 billion

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 1,512,410,443,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within Gangwon#318 cities and counties
Share of parent population13.64%Gangwon
Share of national population0.40%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Gangneung · people

Population
Aug 2026205,440 people

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

Gangneung · 5-year monthly trend214,698211,998209,298206,597203,897Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Gangneung · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 2026205,440
Jul 2026205,593
Jun 2026205,666
May 2026205,790
Apr 2026205,849
Mar 2026205,891
Feb 2026205,895
Jan 2026205,966
Dec 2025206,237
Nov 2025206,492
Oct 2025206,780
Sep 2025206,942
Aug 2025206,881
Jul 2025206,901
Jun 2025206,904
May 2025207,069
Apr 2025207,108
Mar 2025207,274
Feb 2025207,419
Jan 2025207,543
Dec 2024207,731
Nov 2024207,737
Oct 2024207,988
Sep 2024208,161
Aug 2024208,101
Jul 2024208,251
Jun 2024208,434
May 2024208,565
Apr 2024208,627
Mar 2024208,800
Feb 2024208,939
Jan 2024209,174
Dec 2023209,439
Nov 2023209,625
Oct 2023209,843
Sep 2023210,080
Aug 2023210,122
Jul 2023210,294
Jun 2023210,456
May 2023210,558
Apr 2023210,630
Mar 2023210,678
Feb 2023210,940
Jan 2023211,159
Dec 2022211,381
Nov 2022211,541
Oct 2022211,742
Sep 2022211,867
Aug 2022212,099
Jul 2022212,260
Jun 2022212,277
May 2022212,414
Apr 2022212,526
Mar 2022212,642
Feb 2022212,767
Jan 2022212,907
Dec 2021212,965
Nov 2021213,093
Oct 2021213,155
Sep 2021213,151
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

Other cities and counties in Gangwon

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