Last recorded population
1,385,460
Data period: Jun 2026
KOREA, IN NUMBERS Population
Gwangju Population
Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS
MonthlyLatest available: Jun 2026
YoY change
-0.97%
-13,622 people · Year-over-year
Annual Local Government Budget
KRW 7.68 trillion
≈ US$5.64 billion
General and special accounts · Excludes funds
View exact KRW amount
KRW 7,680,905,471,000
FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion
Source: Ministry of the Interior and Safety · Local Finance 365
Share of national population2.71%Jun 2026
5-year monthly trend
Gwangju · people
Jun 20261,385,460 people
Monthly resident registration population. Use the month control to inspect each value, or open the data table.
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| Data period | Population |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 1,385,460 |
| May 2026 | 1,386,379 |
| Apr 2026 | 1,386,567 |
| Mar 2026 | 1,387,619 |
| Feb 2026 | 1,389,235 |
| Jan 2026 | 1,390,658 |
| Dec 2025 | 1,392,013 |
| Nov 2025 | 1,394,301 |
| Oct 2025 | 1,395,869 |
| Sep 2025 | 1,397,122 |
| Aug 2025 | 1,397,772 |
| Jul 2025 | 1,398,538 |
| Jun 2025 | 1,399,082 |
| May 2025 | 1,399,880 |
| Apr 2025 | 1,400,827 |
| Mar 2025 | 1,402,478 |
| Feb 2025 | 1,405,226 |
| Jan 2025 | 1,407,097 |
| Dec 2024 | 1,408,422 |
| Nov 2024 | 1,409,624 |
| Oct 2024 | 1,410,548 |
| Sep 2024 | 1,411,357 |
| Aug 2024 | 1,412,063 |
| Jul 2024 | 1,412,986 |
| Jun 2024 | 1,413,606 |
| May 2024 | 1,414,254 |
| Apr 2024 | 1,414,862 |
| Mar 2024 | 1,415,774 |
| Feb 2024 | 1,417,031 |
| Jan 2024 | 1,418,241 |
| Dec 2023 | 1,419,237 |
| Nov 2023 | 1,420,822 |
| Oct 2023 | 1,421,760 |
| Sep 2023 | 1,422,999 |
| Aug 2023 | 1,423,810 |
| Jul 2023 | 1,424,305 |
| Jun 2023 | 1,424,818 |
| May 2023 | 1,425,739 |
| Apr 2023 | 1,426,625 |
| Mar 2023 | 1,427,508 |
| Feb 2023 | 1,428,927 |
| Jan 2023 | 1,429,816 |
| Dec 2022 | 1,431,050 |
| Nov 2022 | 1,432,049 |
| Oct 2022 | 1,432,651 |
| Sep 2022 | 1,432,856 |
| Aug 2022 | 1,434,397 |
| Jul 2022 | 1,434,703 |
| Jun 2022 | 1,435,378 |
| May 2022 | 1,436,012 |
| Apr 2022 | 1,436,916 |
| Mar 2022 | 1,438,463 |
| Feb 2022 | 1,440,032 |
| Jan 2022 | 1,441,636 |
| Dec 2021 | 1,441,611 |
| Nov 2021 | 1,442,138 |
| Oct 2021 | 1,442,454 |
| Sep 2021 | 1,442,827 |
| Aug 2021 | 1,441,970 |
Definition
This population series is based on South Korea's resident registration statistics. Foreign residents are not included in this dataset.
MethodologySource: KOSIS ↗ · Monthly resident registration populationLast updated: Sep 29, 2026