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Pohang Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

486,930

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

-0.51%

-2,488 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 3.09 trillion

≈ US$2.27 billion

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 3,088,000,000,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within North Gyeongsang#122 cities and counties
Share of parent population19.53%North Gyeongsang
Share of national population0.95%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Pohang · people

Population
Aug 2026486,930 people

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

Pohang · 5-year monthly trend507,237501,314495,391489,468483,545Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Pohang · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 2026486,930
Jul 2026487,018
Jun 2026487,008
May 2026487,055
Apr 2026487,380
Mar 2026487,769
Feb 2026488,435
Jan 2026488,683
Dec 2025488,707
Nov 2025488,855
Oct 2025488,963
Sep 2025489,064
Aug 2025489,418
Jul 2025489,657
Jun 2025489,898
May 2025490,140
Apr 2025490,269
Mar 2025490,448
Feb 2025490,857
Jan 2025491,439
Dec 2024491,581
Nov 2024491,673
Oct 2024491,868
Sep 2024492,041
Aug 2024492,256
Jul 2024492,435
Jun 2024492,518
May 2024492,514
Apr 2024492,574
Mar 2024492,342
Feb 2024492,663
Jan 2024492,949
Dec 2023493,033
Nov 2023492,936
Oct 2023492,941
Sep 2023493,102
Aug 2023493,261
Jul 2023493,561
Jun 2023493,665
May 2023493,817
Apr 2023493,914
Mar 2023494,452
Feb 2023495,229
Jan 2023496,052
Dec 2022496,650
Nov 2022497,197
Oct 2022497,546
Sep 2022497,900
Aug 2022498,597
Jul 2022499,363
Jun 2022499,854
May 2022500,324
Apr 2022500,947
Mar 2022501,691
Feb 2022502,704
Jan 2022503,404
Dec 2021503,852
Nov 2021503,388
Oct 2021503,179
Sep 2021503,146
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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