Current population
9,281,625
Data period: Aug 2026
KOREA, IN NUMBERS Population
Seoul Population
Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS
MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026
YoY change
-0.43%
-40,238 people · Year-over-year
Annual Local Government Budget
KRW 51.48 trillion
≈ US$37.82 billion
General and special accounts · Excludes funds
View exact KRW amount
KRW 51,477,818,482,000
FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion
Source: Ministry of the Interior and Safety · Local Finance 365
Rank#2of 16 active regions
Share of national population18.17%Aug 2026
5-year monthly trend
Seoul · people
Aug 20269,281,625 people
Monthly resident registration population. Use the month control to inspect each value, or open the data table.
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| Data period | Population |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 9,281,625 |
| Jul 2026 | 9,284,263 |
| Jun 2026 | 9,289,813 |
| May 2026 | 9,295,082 |
| Apr 2026 | 9,298,673 |
| Mar 2026 | 9,304,400 |
| Feb 2026 | 9,304,129 |
| Jan 2026 | 9,299,701 |
| Dec 2025 | 9,299,548 |
| Nov 2025 | 9,305,678 |
| Oct 2025 | 9,313,532 |
| Sep 2025 | 9,318,500 |
| Aug 2025 | 9,321,863 |
| Jul 2025 | 9,323,492 |
| Jun 2025 | 9,325,616 |
| May 2025 | 9,328,042 |
| Apr 2025 | 9,331,860 |
| Mar 2025 | 9,335,734 |
| Feb 2025 | 9,334,828 |
| Jan 2025 | 9,330,658 |
| Dec 2024 | 9,331,828 |
| Nov 2024 | 9,335,495 |
| Oct 2024 | 9,343,304 |
| Sep 2024 | 9,350,995 |
| Aug 2024 | 9,355,801 |
| Jul 2024 | 9,360,400 |
| Jun 2024 | 9,366,283 |
| May 2024 | 9,371,930 |
| Apr 2024 | 9,378,269 |
| Mar 2024 | 9,384,739 |
| Feb 2024 | 9,386,705 |
| Jan 2024 | 9,384,325 |
| Dec 2023 | 9,386,034 |
| Nov 2023 | 9,390,925 |
| Oct 2023 | 9,400,249 |
| Sep 2023 | 9,407,540 |
| Aug 2023 | 9,409,466 |
| Jul 2023 | 9,411,260 |
| Jun 2023 | 9,414,093 |
| May 2023 | 9,418,885 |
| Apr 2023 | 9,422,710 |
| Mar 2023 | 9,426,404 |
| Feb 2023 | 9,427,583 |
| Jan 2023 | 9,424,873 |
| Dec 2022 | 9,428,372 |
| Nov 2022 | 9,436,836 |
| Oct 2022 | 9,443,722 |
| Sep 2022 | 9,450,768 |
| Aug 2022 | 9,488,454 |
| Jul 2022 | 9,493,211 |
| Jun 2022 | 9,494,807 |
| May 2022 | 9,496,887 |
| Apr 2022 | 9,500,480 |
| Mar 2022 | 9,506,778 |
| Feb 2022 | 9,508,451 |
| Jan 2022 | 9,505,926 |
| Dec 2021 | 9,509,458 |
| Nov 2021 | 9,520,880 |
| Oct 2021 | 9,532,428 |
| Sep 2021 | 9,542,256 |
Definition
This population series is based on South Korea's resident registration statistics. Foreign residents are not included in this dataset.
MethodologySource: KOSIS ↗ · Monthly resident registration populationLast updated: Sep 29, 2026