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Samcheok Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

60,041

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

-1.51%

-923 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 784.54 billion

≈ US$576.33 million

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 784,539,440,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within Gangwon#718 cities and counties
Share of parent population3.99%Gangwon
Share of national population0.12%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Samcheok · people

Population
Aug 202660,041 people

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

Samcheok · 5-year monthly trend65,14763,65862,16960,67959,190Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Samcheok · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 202660,041
Jul 202660,139
Jun 202660,294
May 202660,408
Apr 202660,461
Mar 202660,450
Feb 202660,135
Jan 202660,307
Dec 202560,518
Nov 202560,704
Oct 202560,819
Sep 202560,932
Aug 202560,964
Jul 202561,110
Jun 202561,311
May 202561,428
Apr 202561,485
Mar 202561,552
Feb 202561,236
Jan 202561,464
Dec 202461,735
Nov 202461,952
Oct 202461,993
Sep 202462,111
Aug 202462,210
Jul 202462,330
Jun 202462,354
May 202462,460
Apr 202462,501
Mar 202462,522
Feb 202462,078
Jan 202462,309
Dec 202362,651
Nov 202362,819
Oct 202362,937
Sep 202363,063
Aug 202363,086
Jul 202363,202
Jun 202363,270
May 202363,359
Apr 202363,444
Mar 202363,487
Feb 202363,028
Jan 202363,202
Dec 202263,455
Nov 202263,607
Oct 202263,687
Sep 202263,753
Aug 202263,760
Jul 202264,046
Jun 202264,165
May 202264,216
Apr 202264,296
Mar 202264,264
Feb 202263,730
Jan 202263,458
Dec 202163,429
Nov 202163,682
Oct 202163,833
Sep 202163,864
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

Other cities and counties in Gangwon

HongcheonHoengseongYeongwolPyeongchang