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Yeonggwang Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

53,719

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

+1.09%

+577 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 744.29 billion

≈ US$546.76 million

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 744,291,870,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within Jeonnam-Gwangju#1022 cities and counties
Share of parent population1.70%Jeonnam-Gwangju
Share of national population0.11%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Yeonggwang · people

Population
Aug 202653,719 people

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

Yeonggwang · 5-year monthly trend54,49553,57552,65551,73450,814Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Yeonggwang · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 202653,719
Jul 202653,752
Jun 202653,902
May 202653,933
Apr 202653,969
Mar 202653,957
Feb 202653,807
Jan 202653,713
Dec 202553,526
Nov 202553,308
Oct 202553,218
Sep 202553,191
Aug 202553,142
Jul 202553,033
Jun 202552,882
May 202552,724
Apr 202552,624
Mar 202552,487
Feb 202552,308
Jan 202552,272
Dec 202452,098
Nov 202451,999
Oct 202451,948
Sep 202451,688
Aug 202451,432
Jul 202451,340
Jun 202451,376
May 202451,408
Apr 202451,492
Mar 202451,552
Feb 202451,609
Jan 202451,670
Dec 202351,750
Nov 202351,840
Oct 202351,926
Sep 202352,010
Aug 202352,058
Jul 202352,163
Jun 202352,275
May 202352,311
Apr 202352,274
Mar 202352,258
Feb 202352,192
Jan 202352,179
Dec 202252,197
Nov 202252,169
Oct 202252,202
Sep 202252,204
Aug 202252,348
Jul 202252,292
Jun 202252,127
May 202252,033
Apr 202251,973
Mar 202251,947
Feb 202251,980
Jan 202252,045
Dec 202151,985
Nov 202152,024
Oct 202152,113
Sep 202152,119
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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