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Buan Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

46,952

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

-1.04%

-494 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 833.98 billion

≈ US$612.65 million

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 833,984,680,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within Jeonbuk#914 cities and counties
Share of parent population2.73%Jeonbuk
Share of national population0.09%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Buan · people

Population
Aug 202646,952 people

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

Buan · 5-year monthly trend51,87950,43448,99047,54546,100Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Buan · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 202646,952
Jul 202646,926
Jun 202646,946
May 202647,009
Apr 202647,031
Mar 202647,038
Feb 202647,100
Jan 202647,193
Dec 202547,220
Nov 202547,318
Oct 202547,416
Sep 202547,439
Aug 202547,446
Jul 202547,486
Jun 202547,580
May 202547,651
Apr 202547,698
Mar 202547,790
Feb 202547,860
Jan 202547,989
Dec 202448,066
Nov 202448,151
Oct 202448,219
Sep 202448,299
Aug 202448,407
Jul 202448,551
Jun 202448,591
May 202448,659
Apr 202448,734
Mar 202448,815
Feb 202448,917
Jan 202449,056
Dec 202349,187
Nov 202349,255
Oct 202349,390
Sep 202349,545
Aug 202349,626
Jul 202349,727
Jun 202349,817
May 202349,905
Apr 202350,020
Mar 202350,122
Feb 202350,106
Jan 202350,019
Dec 202250,094
Nov 202250,173
Oct 202250,217
Sep 202250,257
Aug 202250,358
Jul 202250,451
Jun 202250,486
May 202250,527
Apr 202250,556
Mar 202250,615
Feb 202250,690
Jan 202250,772
Dec 202150,795
Nov 202150,852
Oct 202150,918
Sep 202151,053
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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