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Busan Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

3,229,467

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

-0.63%

-20,508 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 17.93 trillion

≈ US$13.17 billion

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 17,931,126,799,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Rank#3of 16 active regions
Share of national population6.32%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Busan · people

Population
Aug 20263,229,467 people

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

Busan · 5-year monthly trend3,384,6233,339,3693,294,1153,248,8613,203,607Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Busan · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 20263,229,467
Jul 20263,230,982
Jun 20263,232,370
May 20263,234,293
Apr 20263,235,361
Mar 20263,237,227
Feb 20263,239,016
Jan 20263,239,711
Dec 20253,241,600
Nov 20253,243,759
Oct 20253,246,304
Sep 20253,248,359
Aug 20253,249,975
Jul 20253,251,625
Jun 20253,252,830
May 20253,254,457
Apr 20253,256,408
Mar 20253,259,219
Feb 20253,262,337
Jan 20253,263,891
Dec 20243,266,598
Nov 20243,268,993
Oct 20243,271,062
Sep 20243,273,473
Aug 20243,275,593
Jul 20243,278,280
Jun 20243,280,749
May 20243,282,751
Apr 20243,284,947
Mar 20243,287,292
Feb 20243,289,401
Jan 20243,290,964
Dec 20233,293,362
Nov 20233,295,496
Oct 20233,298,213
Sep 20233,300,836
Aug 20233,302,740
Jul 20233,305,052
Jun 20233,306,993
May 20233,309,261
Apr 20233,311,402
Mar 20233,313,539
Feb 20233,315,516
Jan 20233,316,107
Dec 20223,317,812
Nov 20223,320,276
Oct 20223,322,286
Sep 20223,323,826
Aug 20223,331,444
Jul 20223,334,595
Jun 20223,336,737
May 20223,338,167
Apr 20223,340,214
Mar 20223,343,504
Feb 20223,347,396
Jan 20223,348,874
Dec 20213,350,380
Nov 20213,353,627
Oct 20213,356,311
Sep 20213,358,763

Cities & Counties in Busan

All regions are compared using the same data month. Equal values share a rank.

Population by Region
RegionPopulationYoY changeYoY change %
Gijang175,482+602+0.34%

— means unavailable. Missing values are never treated as zero.

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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