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Mokpo Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

198,981

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

-3.05%

-6,260 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 1.03 trillion

≈ US$754.24 million

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 1,026,721,850,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within Jeonnam-Gwangju#322 cities and counties
Share of parent population6.31%Jeonnam-Gwangju
Share of national population0.39%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Mokpo · people

Population
Aug 2026198,981 people

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

Mokpo · 5-year monthly trend223,667216,467209,267202,066194,866Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Mokpo · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 2026198,981
Jul 2026199,230
Jun 2026199,524
May 2026199,813
Apr 2026200,116
Mar 2026200,442
Feb 2026201,025
Jan 2026201,544
Dec 2025202,003
Nov 2025202,761
Oct 2025203,987
Sep 2025204,832
Aug 2025205,241
Jul 2025205,782
Jun 2025206,439
May 2025206,880
Apr 2025207,218
Mar 2025207,708
Feb 2025208,332
Jan 2025209,289
Dec 2024209,890
Nov 2024210,261
Oct 2024210,491
Sep 2024210,806
Aug 2024211,257
Jul 2024212,144
Jun 2024212,502
May 2024212,946
Apr 2024213,172
Mar 2024213,376
Feb 2024213,659
Jan 2024213,983
Dec 2023214,156
Nov 2023214,294
Oct 2023214,448
Sep 2023214,534
Aug 2023214,580
Jul 2023214,858
Jun 2023215,040
May 2023215,253
Apr 2023215,591
Mar 2023215,956
Feb 2023216,329
Jan 2023216,640
Dec 2022216,939
Nov 2022217,041
Oct 2022216,994
Sep 2022216,909
Aug 2022217,257
Jul 2022217,470
Jun 2022217,604
May 2022217,912
Apr 2022218,024
Mar 2022218,241
Feb 2022218,605
Jan 2022218,700
Dec 2021218,589
Nov 2021218,785
Oct 2021219,150
Sep 2021219,552
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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