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Gyeongju Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

242,512

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

-0.71%

-1,735 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 2.1 trillion

≈ US$1.54 billion

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 2,100,000,000,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within North Gyeongsang#422 cities and counties
Share of parent population9.73%North Gyeongsang
Share of national population0.47%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Gyeongju · people

Population
Aug 2026242,512 people

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

Gyeongju · 5-year monthly trend254,431250,955247,478244,002240,525Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Gyeongju · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 2026242,512
Jul 2026242,880
Jun 2026243,051
May 2026243,141
Apr 2026243,183
Mar 2026243,282
Feb 2026243,462
Jan 2026243,781
Dec 2025244,055
Nov 2025244,248
Oct 2025244,345
Sep 2025244,215
Aug 2025244,247
Jul 2025244,342
Jun 2025244,411
May 2025244,495
Apr 2025244,486
Mar 2025244,408
Feb 2025244,334
Jan 2025244,589
Dec 2024244,769
Nov 2024245,127
Oct 2024245,285
Sep 2024245,365
Aug 2024245,475
Jul 2024245,601
Jun 2024245,669
May 2024245,920
Apr 2024246,081
Mar 2024246,371
Feb 2024246,708
Jan 2024247,124
Dec 2023247,489
Nov 2023247,762
Oct 2023248,058
Sep 2023248,244
Aug 2023248,335
Jul 2023248,453
Jun 2023248,510
May 2023248,726
Apr 2023248,737
Mar 2023248,794
Feb 2023248,893
Jan 2023249,320
Dec 2022249,607
Nov 2022249,845
Oct 2022249,928
Sep 2022250,108
Aug 2022250,453
Jul 2022250,743
Jun 2022250,857
May 2022251,021
Apr 2022251,133
Mar 2022251,154
Feb 2022251,505
Jan 2022251,627
Dec 2021251,889
Nov 2021252,162
Oct 2021252,403
Sep 2021252,444
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 North Gyeongsang

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