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Gwangyang Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

156,052

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

+0.51%

+791 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 1.15 trillion

≈ US$847.68 million

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 1,153,921,613,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within Jeonnam-Gwangju#422 cities and counties
Share of parent population4.94%Jeonnam-Gwangju
Share of national population0.31%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Gwangyang · people

Population
Aug 2026156,052 people

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

Gwangyang · 5-year monthly trend157,239155,163153,087151,010148,934Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Gwangyang · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 2026156,052
Jul 2026155,979
Jun 2026155,975
May 2026155,909
Apr 2026155,815
Mar 2026155,699
Feb 2026155,672
Jan 2026155,497
Dec 2025155,259
Nov 2025155,183
Oct 2025155,281
Sep 2025155,297
Aug 2025155,261
Jul 2025155,303
Jun 2025155,317
May 2025155,199
Apr 2025155,073
Mar 2025154,968
Feb 2025154,970
Jan 2025154,914
Dec 2024154,692
Nov 2024154,592
Oct 2024154,376
Sep 2024154,266
Aug 2024154,019
Jul 2024153,596
Jun 2024153,164
May 2024152,905
Apr 2024152,770
Mar 2024152,779
Feb 2024152,818
Jan 2024152,853
Dec 2023152,666
Nov 2023152,452
Oct 2023152,327
Sep 2023152,160
Aug 2023152,007
Jul 2023152,108
Jun 2023152,052
May 2023152,098
Apr 2023152,044
Mar 2023152,070
Feb 2023152,144
Jan 2023152,163
Dec 2022152,168
Nov 2022152,184
Oct 2022152,145
Sep 2022152,082
Aug 2022152,102
Jul 2022151,825
Jun 2022151,669
May 2022151,527
Apr 2022151,460
Mar 2022151,410
Feb 2022151,637
Jan 2022151,796
Dec 2021150,531
Nov 2021150,493
Oct 2021150,154
Sep 2021150,121
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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