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Yeosu Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

259,857

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

-1.84%

-4,867 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 1.48 trillion

≈ US$1.09 billion

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 1,481,488,140,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

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

Population rank within Jeonnam-Gwangju#222 cities and counties
Share of parent population8.23%Jeonnam-Gwangju
Share of national population0.51%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Yeosu · people

Population
Aug 2026259,857 people

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

Yeosu · 5-year monthly trend280,856274,731268,607262,482256,357Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Yeosu · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 2026259,857
Jul 2026260,190
Jun 2026260,502
May 2026260,913
Apr 2026261,208
Mar 2026261,649
Feb 2026262,218
Jan 2026262,832
Dec 2025263,284
Nov 2025263,653
Oct 2025263,999
Sep 2025264,298
Aug 2025264,724
Jul 2025265,101
Jun 2025265,496
May 2025265,755
Apr 2025266,021
Mar 2025266,317
Feb 2025266,694
Jan 2025267,338
Dec 2024267,816
Nov 2024268,120
Oct 2024268,522
Sep 2024268,823
Aug 2024269,096
Jul 2024269,593
Jun 2024270,047
May 2024270,204
Apr 2024270,634
Mar 2024270,786
Feb 2024271,098
Jan 2024271,413
Dec 2023271,696
Nov 2023271,949
Oct 2023272,151
Sep 2023272,375
Aug 2023272,503
Jul 2023272,826
Jun 2023273,070
May 2023273,367
Apr 2023273,659
Mar 2023273,917
Feb 2023274,165
Jan 2023274,495
Dec 2022274,765
Nov 2022274,914
Oct 2022275,011
Sep 2022275,197
Aug 2022275,642
Jul 2022275,489
Jun 2022275,544
May 2022275,618
Apr 2022275,812
Mar 2022276,145
Feb 2022276,544
Jan 2022276,957
Dec 2021276,762
Nov 2021276,747
Oct 2021277,008
Sep 2021277,356
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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