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Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

3,155,803

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

-0.71%

-22,615 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

Budget data under review

The scope of this merged local government's initial budget has not been verified for this fiscal year.

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

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

Derived YoY comparison: the previous-year value combines Gwangju and Jeollanam-do populations for the same month.

Rank#5of 16 active regions
Share of national population6.18%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City · people

Population
Aug 20263,155,803 peopleOfficial KOSIS value

Before July 2026, this comparable series is the sum of Gwangju and Jeollanam-do populations from the same KOSIS table and unit. These combined values were calculated by KOR2OOL, not published by KOSIS as Jeonnam-Gwangju observations. From July 2026, the series uses official Jeonnam-Gwangju values.

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

Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City · 5-year monthly trend3,303,0603,260,1103,217,1603,174,2103,131,260Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulationValue basis
Aug 20263,155,803Official KOSIS value
Jul 20263,157,777Official KOSIS value
Jun 20263,159,106Combined predecessor populations
May 20263,160,461Combined predecessor populations
Apr 20263,161,598Combined predecessor populations
Mar 20263,162,745Combined predecessor populations
Feb 20263,165,782Combined predecessor populations
Jan 20263,168,829Combined predecessor populations
Dec 20253,171,148Combined predecessor populations
Nov 20253,173,543Combined predecessor populations
Oct 20253,175,132Combined predecessor populations
Sep 20253,176,721Combined predecessor populations
Aug 20253,178,418Combined predecessor populations
Jul 20253,180,721Combined predecessor populations
Jun 20253,182,566Combined predecessor populations
May 20253,183,996Combined predecessor populations
Apr 20253,185,830Combined predecessor populations
Mar 20253,187,671Combined predecessor populations
Feb 20253,190,713Combined predecessor populations
Jan 20253,194,689Combined predecessor populations
Dec 20243,197,241Combined predecessor populations
Nov 20243,199,234Combined predecessor populations
Oct 20243,200,969Combined predecessor populations
Sep 20243,202,853Combined predecessor populations
Aug 20243,204,453Combined predecessor populations
Jul 20243,206,733Combined predecessor populations
Jun 20243,208,573Combined predecessor populations
May 20243,209,971Combined predecessor populations
Apr 20243,212,061Combined predecessor populations
Mar 20243,214,209Combined predecessor populations
Feb 20243,217,383Combined predecessor populations
Jan 20243,220,913Combined predecessor populations
Dec 20233,223,454Combined predecessor populations
Nov 20233,225,697Combined predecessor populations
Oct 20233,227,583Combined predecessor populations
Sep 20233,230,294Combined predecessor populations
Aug 20233,232,149Combined predecessor populations
Jul 20233,234,376Combined predecessor populations
Jun 20233,236,372Combined predecessor populations
May 20233,238,214Combined predecessor populations
Apr 20233,240,064Combined predecessor populations
Mar 20233,241,380Combined predecessor populations
Feb 20233,243,785Combined predecessor populations
Jan 20233,246,523Combined predecessor populations
Dec 20223,248,747Combined predecessor populations
Nov 20223,250,533Combined predecessor populations
Oct 20223,251,808Combined predecessor populations
Sep 20223,253,314Combined predecessor populations
Aug 20223,258,501Combined predecessor populations
Jul 20223,260,237Combined predecessor populations
Jun 20223,261,818Combined predecessor populations
May 20223,263,686Combined predecessor populations
Apr 20223,265,466Combined predecessor populations
Mar 20223,267,964Combined predecessor populations
Feb 20223,271,483Combined predecessor populations
Jan 20223,274,240Combined predecessor populations
Dec 20213,274,414Combined predecessor populations
Nov 20213,276,002Combined predecessor populations
Oct 20213,277,107Combined predecessor populations
Sep 20213,278,517Combined predecessor populations

Cities & Counties in Jeonnam-Gwangju

All regions are compared using the same data month. Equal values share a rank.

Population by Region
RegionPopulationYoY changeYoY change %
Suncheon273,399-1,745-0.63%
Yeosu259,857-4,867-1.84%
Mokpo198,981-6,260-3.05%
Gwangyang156,052+791+0.51%
Naju116,667-528-0.45%
Muan95,537+274+0.29%
Haenam61,883-518-0.83%
Hwasun59,860-510-0.84%
Goheung59,011-701-1.17%
Yeonggwang53,719+577+1.09%
Yeongam49,984-345-0.69%
Wando44,071-837-1.86%
Damyang43,880-392-0.89%
Jangseong43,079+240+0.56%
Sinan42,384+3,454+8.87%
Boseong38,162+1,442+3.93%
Jangheung33,877-335-0.98%
Gangjin31,603-164-0.52%
Hampyeong29,753+157+0.53%
Jindo27,773-390-1.38%
Gokseong27,686+1,094+4.11%
Gurye24,627+762+3.19%

— means unavailable. Missing values are never treated as zero.

Historical predecessor regions

Historical regions remain available through their original pages.

Gwangju ↗Jeollanam-do ↗
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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