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Daegu Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

2,346,277

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

-0.44%

-10,390 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 11.71 trillion

≈ US$8.6 billion

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 11,707,796,265,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Rank#8of 16 active regions
Share of national population4.59%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Daegu · people

Population
Aug 20262,346,277 people

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

Daegu · 5-year monthly trend2,402,0892,385,8112,369,5322,353,2542,336,975Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Daegu · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 20262,346,277
Jul 20262,347,389
Jun 20262,348,165
May 20262,349,305
Apr 20262,349,360
Mar 20262,350,042
Feb 20262,351,461
Jan 20262,352,249
Dec 20252,353,032
Nov 20252,354,398
Oct 20252,355,677
Sep 20252,356,372
Aug 20252,356,667
Jul 20252,357,040
Jun 20252,357,052
May 20252,357,997
Apr 20252,359,159
Mar 20252,360,493
Feb 20252,362,578
Jan 20252,363,281
Dec 20242,363,629
Nov 20242,364,334
Oct 20242,364,892
Sep 20242,365,523
Aug 20242,366,033
Jul 20242,366,660
Jun 20242,367,183
May 20242,367,803
Apr 20242,368,670
Mar 20242,369,962
Feb 20242,372,008
Jan 20242,373,844
Dec 20232,374,960
Nov 20232,376,044
Oct 20232,376,978
Sep 20232,377,801
Aug 20232,378,464
Jul 20232,379,086
Jun 20232,356,416
May 20232,357,032
Apr 20232,357,881
Mar 20232,358,988
Feb 20232,360,662
Jan 20232,362,880
Dec 20222,363,691
Nov 20222,365,619
Oct 20222,366,852
Sep 20222,367,735
Aug 20222,371,936
Jul 20222,374,120
Jun 20222,375,306
May 20222,376,676
Apr 20222,378,573
Mar 20222,380,494
Feb 20222,381,095
Jan 20222,383,858
Dec 20212,385,412
Nov 20212,388,230
Oct 20212,390,721
Sep 20212,392,787

Cities & Counties in Daegu

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

Population by Region
RegionPopulationYoY changeYoY change %
Dalseong251,789-3,795-1.48%
Gunwi22,493+148+0.66%

— 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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