Current population
1,506,662
Data period: Aug 2026
KOREA, IN NUMBERS Population
Gangwon Population
Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS
MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026
YoY change
-0.20%
-3,008 people · Year-over-year
Annual Local Government Budget
KRW 8.37 trillion
≈ US$6.15 billion
General and special accounts · Excludes funds
View exact KRW amount
KRW 8,373,061,000,000
FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion
Source: Ministry of the Interior and Safety · Local Finance 365
Rank#12of 16 active regions
Share of national population2.95%Aug 2026
5-year monthly trend
Gangwon · people
Aug 20261,506,662 people
Monthly resident registration population. Use the month control to inspect each value, or open the data table.
View monthly data
| Data period | Population |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 1,506,662 |
| Jul 2026 | 1,507,224 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,507,217 |
| May 2026 | 1,507,237 |
| Apr 2026 | 1,507,199 |
| Mar 2026 | 1,506,843 |
| Feb 2026 | 1,506,699 |
| Jan 2026 | 1,507,634 |
| Dec 2025 | 1,508,500 |
| Nov 2025 | 1,508,951 |
| Oct 2025 | 1,509,064 |
| Sep 2025 | 1,509,396 |
| Aug 2025 | 1,509,670 |
| Jul 2025 | 1,510,181 |
| Jun 2025 | 1,510,615 |
| May 2025 | 1,511,341 |
| Apr 2025 | 1,512,088 |
| Mar 2025 | 1,512,969 |
| Feb 2025 | 1,513,735 |
| Jan 2025 | 1,515,822 |
| Dec 2024 | 1,517,766 |
| Nov 2024 | 1,518,700 |
| Oct 2024 | 1,519,545 |
| Sep 2024 | 1,520,410 |
| Aug 2024 | 1,521,066 |
| Jul 2024 | 1,521,877 |
| Jun 2024 | 1,522,542 |
| May 2024 | 1,522,952 |
| Apr 2024 | 1,523,661 |
| Mar 2024 | 1,524,198 |
| Feb 2024 | 1,524,624 |
| Jan 2024 | 1,526,243 |
| Dec 2023 | 1,527,807 |
| Nov 2023 | 1,528,635 |
| Oct 2023 | 1,529,500 |
| Sep 2023 | 1,530,712 |
| Aug 2023 | 1,531,390 |
| Jul 2023 | 1,532,050 |
| Jun 2023 | 1,532,617 |
| May 2023 | 1,533,081 |
| Apr 2023 | 1,533,356 |
| Mar 2023 | 1,533,719 |
| Feb 2023 | 1,534,067 |
| Jan 2023 | 1,535,373 |
| Dec 2022 | 1,536,498 |
| Nov 2022 | 1,536,863 |
| Oct 2022 | 1,537,339 |
| Sep 2022 | 1,537,396 |
| Aug 2022 | 1,538,801 |
| Jul 2022 | 1,539,178 |
| Jun 2022 | 1,539,064 |
| May 2022 | 1,539,005 |
| Apr 2022 | 1,539,038 |
| Mar 2022 | 1,539,036 |
| Feb 2022 | 1,539,051 |
| Jan 2022 | 1,538,660 |
| Dec 2021 | 1,538,492 |
| Nov 2021 | 1,538,273 |
| Oct 2021 | 1,537,717 |
| Sep 2021 | 1,536,765 |
Cities & Counties in Gangwon
All regions are compared using the same data month. Equal values share a rank.
| Region | Population | YoY change | YoY change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wonju | 365,379 | +2,604 | +0.72% |
| Chuncheon | 284,783 | -399 | -0.14% |
| Gangneung | 205,440 | -1,441 | -0.70% |
| Donghae | 85,534 | -1,183 | -1.36% |
| Sokcho | 78,788 | -1,261 | -1.58% |
| Hongcheon | 65,817 | -511 | -0.77% |
| Samcheok | 60,041 | -923 | -1.51% |
| Hoengseong | 45,465 | -358 | -0.78% |
| Pyeongchang | 39,849 | -64 | -0.16% |
| Cheorwon | 39,598 | -408 | -1.02% |
| Taebaek | 36,680 | -756 | -2.02% |
| Yeongwol | 35,651 | -683 | -1.88% |
| Jeongseon | 35,137 | +1,858 | +5.58% |
| Inje | 30,692 | -218 | -0.71% |
| Yangyang | 27,350 | +32 | +0.12% |
| Goseong | 27,196 | +445 | +1.66% |
| Hwacheon | 22,908 | +383 | +1.70% |
| Yanggu | 20,354 | -125 | -0.61% |
— 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.
MethodologySource: KOSIS ↗ · Monthly resident registration populationLast updated: Sep 29, 2026