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Sunchang Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

27,654

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

+3.39%

+908 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 577.67 billion

≈ US$424.36 million

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 577,674,000,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within Jeonbuk#1014 cities and counties
Share of parent population1.61%Jeonbuk
Share of national population0.05%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Sunchang · people

Population
Aug 202627,654 people

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

Sunchang · 5-year monthly trend27,92027,56027,20126,84126,481Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Sunchang · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 202627,654
Jul 202627,642
Jun 202627,584
May 202627,611
Apr 202627,607
Mar 202627,627
Feb 202627,687
Jan 202627,665
Dec 202527,714
Nov 202527,582
Oct 202527,078
Sep 202526,741
Aug 202526,746
Jul 202526,760
Jun 202526,792
May 202526,804
Apr 202526,828
Mar 202526,799
Feb 202526,831
Jan 202526,788
Dec 202426,822
Nov 202426,756
Oct 202426,764
Sep 202426,803
Aug 202426,819
Jul 202426,813
Jun 202426,785
May 202426,772
Apr 202426,804
Mar 202426,805
Feb 202426,806
Jan 202426,744
Dec 202326,764
Nov 202326,750
Oct 202326,751
Sep 202326,760
Aug 202326,760
Jul 202326,812
Jun 202326,849
May 202326,855
Apr 202326,823
Mar 202326,760
Feb 202326,757
Jan 202326,687
Dec 202226,727
Nov 202226,707
Oct 202226,707
Sep 202226,690
Aug 202226,743
Jul 202226,791
Jun 202226,799
May 202226,786
Apr 202226,721
Mar 202226,689
Feb 202226,730
Jan 202226,768
Dec 202126,855
Nov 202126,922
Oct 202126,980
Sep 202127,033
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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