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Gokseong Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

27,686

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

+4.11%

+1,094 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 467.96 billion

≈ US$343.77 million

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 467,958,815,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within Jeonnam-Gwangju#2122 cities and counties
Share of parent population0.88%Jeonnam-Gwangju
Share of national population0.05%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Gokseong · people

Population
Aug 202627,686 people

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

Gokseong · 5-year monthly trend27,91427,51627,11726,71926,320Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Gokseong · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 202627,686
Jul 202627,663
Jun 202627,657
May 202627,643
Apr 202627,644
Mar 202627,582
Feb 202627,499
Jan 202627,426
Dec 202527,287
Nov 202526,694
Oct 202526,621
Sep 202526,597
Aug 202526,592
Jul 202526,591
Jun 202526,613
May 202526,607
Apr 202526,609
Mar 202526,581
Feb 202526,553
Jan 202526,548
Dec 202426,566
Nov 202426,590
Oct 202426,630
Sep 202426,638
Aug 202426,635
Jul 202426,689
Jun 202426,715
May 202426,749
Apr 202426,769
Mar 202426,768
Feb 202426,803
Jan 202426,844
Dec 202326,905
Nov 202326,920
Oct 202326,893
Sep 202326,957
Aug 202326,964
Jul 202327,036
Jun 202327,097
May 202327,110
Apr 202327,066
Mar 202327,007
Feb 202327,002
Jan 202327,070
Dec 202227,060
Nov 202227,085
Oct 202227,114
Sep 202227,158
Aug 202227,283
Jul 202227,348
Jun 202227,396
May 202227,443
Apr 202227,466
Mar 202227,432
Feb 202227,475
Jan 202227,508
Dec 202127,535
Nov 202127,581
Oct 202127,616
Sep 202127,655
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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