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Taebaek Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

36,680

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

-2.02%

-756 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 600.76 billion

≈ US$441.33 million

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 600,763,451,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within Gangwon#1118 cities and counties
Share of parent population2.43%Gangwon
Share of national population0.07%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Taebaek · people

Population
Aug 202636,680 people

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

Taebaek · 5-year monthly trend42,03840,47538,91337,35035,787Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Taebaek · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 202636,680
Jul 202636,755
Jun 202636,811
May 202636,853
Apr 202636,850
Mar 202636,859
Feb 202636,886
Jan 202636,972
Dec 202537,088
Nov 202537,149
Oct 202537,305
Sep 202537,376
Aug 202537,436
Jul 202537,499
Jun 202537,556
May 202537,584
Apr 202537,642
Mar 202537,715
Feb 202537,734
Jan 202537,875
Dec 202437,936
Nov 202437,997
Oct 202438,043
Sep 202438,103
Aug 202438,094
Jul 202438,137
Jun 202438,161
May 202438,206
Apr 202438,272
Mar 202438,354
Feb 202438,466
Jan 202438,613
Dec 202338,702
Nov 202338,708
Oct 202338,720
Sep 202338,729
Aug 202338,752
Jul 202338,860
Jun 202338,918
May 202338,929
Apr 202339,006
Mar 202339,050
Feb 202339,131
Jan 202339,286
Dec 202239,428
Nov 202239,503
Oct 202239,553
Sep 202239,637
Aug 202239,940
Jul 202240,029
Jun 202240,085
May 202240,163
Apr 202240,266
Mar 202240,331
Feb 202240,515
Jan 202240,750
Dec 202140,844
Nov 202140,982
Oct 202141,055
Sep 202141,145
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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