Current population
3,191,645
Data period: Aug 2026
KOREA, IN NUMBERS Population
South Gyeongsang Population
Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS
MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026
YoY change
-0.63%
-20,356 people · Year-over-year
Annual Local Government Budget
KRW 14.29 trillion
≈ US$10.49 billion
General and special accounts · Excludes funds
View exact KRW amount
KRW 14,285,083,460,000
FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion
Source: Ministry of the Interior and Safety · Local Finance 365
Rank#4of 16 active regions
Share of national population6.25%Aug 2026
5-year monthly trend
South Gyeongsang · people
Aug 20263,191,645 people
Monthly resident registration population. Use the month control to inspect each value, or open the data table.
View monthly data
| Data period | Population |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 3,191,645 |
| Jul 2026 | 3,193,742 |
| Jun 2026 | 3,195,351 |
| May 2026 | 3,196,632 |
| Apr 2026 | 3,197,859 |
| Mar 2026 | 3,198,787 |
| Feb 2026 | 3,201,389 |
| Jan 2026 | 3,205,787 |
| Dec 2025 | 3,207,383 |
| Nov 2025 | 3,208,860 |
| Oct 2025 | 3,209,853 |
| Sep 2025 | 3,210,425 |
| Aug 2025 | 3,212,001 |
| Jul 2025 | 3,214,016 |
| Jun 2025 | 3,216,105 |
| May 2025 | 3,217,584 |
| Apr 2025 | 3,218,731 |
| Mar 2025 | 3,219,574 |
| Feb 2025 | 3,221,132 |
| Jan 2025 | 3,226,599 |
| Dec 2024 | 3,228,380 |
| Nov 2024 | 3,230,071 |
| Oct 2024 | 3,231,132 |
| Sep 2024 | 3,232,297 |
| Aug 2024 | 3,233,629 |
| Jul 2024 | 3,235,125 |
| Jun 2024 | 3,236,224 |
| May 2024 | 3,237,140 |
| Apr 2024 | 3,239,224 |
| Mar 2024 | 3,241,374 |
| Feb 2024 | 3,244,232 |
| Jan 2024 | 3,248,703 |
| Dec 2023 | 3,251,158 |
| Nov 2023 | 3,253,619 |
| Oct 2023 | 3,255,239 |
| Sep 2023 | 3,257,009 |
| Aug 2023 | 3,258,309 |
| Jul 2023 | 3,261,361 |
| Jun 2023 | 3,263,251 |
| May 2023 | 3,265,018 |
| Apr 2023 | 3,267,369 |
| Mar 2023 | 3,269,228 |
| Feb 2023 | 3,272,381 |
| Jan 2023 | 3,277,672 |
| Dec 2022 | 3,280,493 |
| Nov 2022 | 3,282,849 |
| Oct 2022 | 3,284,495 |
| Sep 2022 | 3,286,470 |
| Aug 2022 | 3,290,991 |
| Jul 2022 | 3,293,709 |
| Jun 2022 | 3,295,615 |
| May 2022 | 3,298,016 |
| Apr 2022 | 3,300,692 |
| Mar 2022 | 3,303,274 |
| Feb 2022 | 3,307,005 |
| Jan 2022 | 3,311,438 |
| Dec 2021 | 3,314,183 |
| Nov 2021 | 3,316,365 |
| Oct 2021 | 3,318,161 |
| Sep 2021 | 3,319,271 |
Cities & Counties in South Gyeongsang
All regions are compared using the same data month. Equal values share a rank.
| Region | Population | YoY change | YoY change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changwon | 985,013 | -8,517 | -0.86% |
| Gimhae | 532,854 | +118 | +0.02% |
| Yangsan | 361,044 | +633 | +0.18% |
| Jinju | 334,017 | -2,982 | -0.88% |
| Geoje | 228,774 | -2,665 | -1.15% |
| Tongyeong | 115,975 | -1,265 | -1.08% |
| Sacheon | 107,796 | -430 | -0.40% |
| Miryang | 98,305 | -1,324 | -1.33% |
| Geochang | 58,737 | -460 | -0.78% |
| Haman | 56,655 | -1,196 | -2.07% |
| Changnyeong | 54,173 | -910 | -1.65% |
| Goseong | 46,712 | -586 | -1.24% |
| Namhae | 41,073 | +1,791 | +4.56% |
| Hadong | 39,565 | -678 | -1.68% |
| Hapcheon | 38,732 | -741 | -1.88% |
| Hamyang | 35,074 | -543 | -1.52% |
| Sancheong | 32,628 | -364 | -1.10% |
| Uiryeong | 24,518 | -237 | -0.96% |
— means unavailable. Missing values are never treated as zero.
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