Current population
1,442,838
Data period: Aug 2026
KOREA, IN NUMBERS Population
Daejeon Population
Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS
MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026
YoY change
+0.09%
+1,242 people · Year-over-year
Annual Local Government Budget
KRW 7.06 trillion
≈ US$5.19 billion
General and special accounts · Excludes funds
View exact KRW amount
KRW 7,058,230,000,000
FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion
Source: Ministry of the Interior and Safety · Local Finance 365
Rank#13of 16 active regions
Share of national population2.82%Aug 2026
5-year monthly trend
Daejeon · people
Aug 20261,442,838 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 | 1,442,838 |
| Jul 2026 | 1,442,190 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,442,034 |
| May 2026 | 1,442,213 |
| Apr 2026 | 1,441,687 |
| Mar 2026 | 1,441,779 |
| Feb 2026 | 1,441,405 |
| Jan 2026 | 1,440,550 |
| Dec 2025 | 1,440,729 |
| Nov 2025 | 1,441,886 |
| Oct 2025 | 1,442,046 |
| Sep 2025 | 1,442,228 |
| Aug 2025 | 1,441,596 |
| Jul 2025 | 1,440,682 |
| Jun 2025 | 1,439,764 |
| May 2025 | 1,439,607 |
| Apr 2025 | 1,439,393 |
| Mar 2025 | 1,439,482 |
| Feb 2025 | 1,439,809 |
| Jan 2025 | 1,438,974 |
| Dec 2024 | 1,439,157 |
| Nov 2024 | 1,439,687 |
| Oct 2024 | 1,440,094 |
| Sep 2024 | 1,440,456 |
| Aug 2024 | 1,439,926 |
| Jul 2024 | 1,439,889 |
| Jun 2024 | 1,440,558 |
| May 2024 | 1,441,119 |
| Apr 2024 | 1,441,272 |
| Mar 2024 | 1,441,689 |
| Feb 2024 | 1,441,536 |
| Jan 2024 | 1,441,562 |
| Dec 2023 | 1,442,216 |
| Nov 2023 | 1,443,106 |
| Oct 2023 | 1,443,965 |
| Sep 2023 | 1,444,595 |
| Aug 2023 | 1,444,837 |
| Jul 2023 | 1,444,898 |
| Jun 2023 | 1,445,126 |
| May 2023 | 1,445,221 |
| Apr 2023 | 1,445,214 |
| Mar 2023 | 1,445,519 |
| Feb 2023 | 1,445,875 |
| Jan 2023 | 1,445,806 |
| Dec 2022 | 1,446,072 |
| Nov 2022 | 1,446,749 |
| Oct 2022 | 1,446,863 |
| Sep 2022 | 1,446,602 |
| Aug 2022 | 1,448,240 |
| Jul 2022 | 1,448,182 |
| Jun 2022 | 1,448,401 |
| May 2022 | 1,448,933 |
| Apr 2022 | 1,449,360 |
| Mar 2022 | 1,450,057 |
| Feb 2022 | 1,450,862 |
| Jan 2022 | 1,451,272 |
| Dec 2021 | 1,452,251 |
| Nov 2021 | 1,453,675 |
| Oct 2021 | 1,454,228 |
| Sep 2021 | 1,455,058 |
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