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Wanju Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

100,642

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

+0.31%

+311 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 900.84 billion

≈ US$661.77 million

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 900,843,124,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within Jeonbuk#414 cities and counties
Share of parent population5.86%Jeonbuk
Share of national population0.20%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Wanju · people

Population
Aug 2026100,642 people

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

Wanju · 5-year monthly trend102,56899,19895,82992,45989,089Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Wanju · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 2026100,642
Jul 2026100,378
Jun 2026100,102
May 2026100,033
Apr 2026100,092
Mar 2026100,119
Feb 2026100,355
Jan 2026100,372
Dec 2025100,444
Nov 2025100,520
Oct 2025100,490
Sep 2025100,376
Aug 2025100,331
Jul 2025100,229
Jun 2025100,131
May 2025100,040
Apr 202599,923
Mar 202599,819
Feb 202599,675
Jan 202599,668
Dec 202499,279
Nov 202499,105
Oct 202499,078
Sep 202499,042
Aug 202499,023
Jul 202498,950
Jun 202498,878
May 202498,784
Apr 202498,770
Mar 202498,656
Feb 202498,584
Jan 202498,272
Dec 202397,827
Nov 202397,605
Oct 202397,304
Sep 202397,115
Aug 202396,887
Jul 202396,338
Jun 202395,629
May 202395,186
Apr 202394,776
Mar 202394,265
Feb 202393,538
Jan 202393,041
Dec 202292,422
Nov 202291,776
Oct 202291,711
Sep 202291,663
Aug 202291,719
Jul 202291,545
Jun 202291,134
May 202291,079
Apr 202291,015
Mar 202291,041
Feb 202291,072
Jan 202291,060
Dec 202191,142
Nov 202191,137
Oct 202191,093
Sep 202191,146
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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