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Suncheon Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

273,399

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

-0.63%

-1,745 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 1.57 trillion

≈ US$1.15 billion

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 1,566,995,942,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within Jeonnam-Gwangju#122 cities and counties
Share of parent population8.66%Jeonnam-Gwangju
Share of national population0.54%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Suncheon · people

Population
Aug 2026273,399 people

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

Suncheon · 5-year monthly trend283,693280,691277,688274,686271,683Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Suncheon · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 2026273,399
Jul 2026273,733
Jun 2026274,131
May 2026274,685
Apr 2026274,914
Mar 2026274,529
Feb 2026274,763
Jan 2026275,014
Dec 2025275,492
Nov 2025275,776
Oct 2025275,473
Sep 2025275,071
Aug 2025275,144
Jul 2025275,324
Jun 2025275,352
May 2025275,409
Apr 2025275,563
Mar 2025275,655
Feb 2025275,848
Jan 2025276,153
Dec 2024276,329
Nov 2024276,126
Oct 2024276,148
Sep 2024276,375
Aug 2024276,551
Jul 2024276,801
Jun 2024276,986
May 2024277,193
Apr 2024277,342
Mar 2024277,539
Feb 2024277,646
Jan 2024277,950
Dec 2023278,137
Nov 2023278,259
Oct 2023278,402
Sep 2023278,587
Aug 2023278,807
Jul 2023278,810
Jun 2023278,808
May 2023278,751
Apr 2023278,709
Mar 2023278,649
Feb 2023278,578
Jan 2023278,712
Dec 2022278,737
Nov 2022278,809
Oct 2022279,069
Sep 2022279,222
Aug 2022279,593
Jul 2022279,980
Jun 2022280,195
May 2022280,386
Apr 2022280,478
Mar 2022280,719
Feb 2022280,607
Jan 2022280,699
Dec 2021281,436
Nov 2021281,587
Oct 2021281,787
Sep 2021281,977
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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