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Gwangju Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

401,246

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

+0.92%

+3,657 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 1.6 trillion

≈ US$1.17 billion

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 1,597,028,035,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within Gyeonggi#1531 cities and counties
Share of parent population2.91%Gyeonggi
Share of national population0.79%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Gwangju · people

Population
Aug 2026401,246 people

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

Gwangju · 5-year monthly trend404,235399,004393,774388,543383,312Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Gwangju · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 2026401,246
Jul 2026400,323
Jun 2026399,111
May 2026398,250
Apr 2026397,402
Mar 2026397,166
Feb 2026397,174
Jan 2026397,364
Dec 2025397,346
Nov 2025397,363
Oct 2025397,502
Sep 2025397,494
Aug 2025397,589
Jul 2025397,365
Jun 2025397,310
May 2025397,076
Apr 2025396,950
Mar 2025396,930
Feb 2025397,041
Jan 2025397,410
Dec 2024397,605
Nov 2024397,756
Oct 2024397,269
Sep 2024396,055
Aug 2024395,011
Jul 2024394,164
Jun 2024393,286
May 2024392,998
Apr 2024392,858
Mar 2024392,381
Feb 2024392,067
Jan 2024391,866
Dec 2023391,377
Nov 2023391,432
Oct 2023391,760
Sep 2023391,917
Aug 2023391,986
Jul 2023391,791
Jun 2023391,477
May 2023391,053
Apr 2023390,863
Mar 2023390,949
Feb 2023390,950
Jan 2023391,225
Dec 2022391,462
Nov 2022391,704
Oct 2022391,722
Sep 2022391,460
Aug 2022391,131
Jul 2022390,246
Jun 2022389,876
May 2022389,483
Apr 2022388,893
Mar 2022388,213
Feb 2022387,646
Jan 2022387,563
Dec 2021387,289
Nov 2021386,573
Oct 2021386,496
Sep 2021386,301
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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