Daegu
Explore Daegu's yearly and monthly population, households, and growth rates in detail.
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Population trend (total/male/female)
Period-over-period change and growth rate
Households and people per household
Source: Statistics Korea KOSIS · Resident registration population and households
Reading population change in Daegu
Comparing resident registration data for 1992–2025. This commentary uses annual data independently of the period selected in the chart.
At the end of 2025, the registered population of Daegu was 2,353,032 people.
Annual change and the longer view
Population changed by -10,597 people (-0.4%) between 2024 and 2025.
Between 2020 and 2025, the five-year population change was -65,314 people (-2.7%). Compare this with the annual change to distinguish longer trends.
Among the years available on this page, the highest population was 2,529,544 people in 2003. The latest total differs from that level by -176,512 people. The first year is shown when a maximum is repeated.
Population and registered households
In 2025, there were 1,112,508 households, with an average of 2.1 people per household.
The change in registered households from the preceding year was +8,378 households.
Population and households can move in opposite directions. People per household is an average, not the share of one-person households or the most common household size. Registered households also differ from census households.
Compare with the same year nationally
This region accounted for 4.6% of Korea’s registered population in 2025.
In 2025, annual population change was -0.2% nationally and -0.4% in this region. Compare both counts and rates when regions differ in size.
Births, deaths, migration and boundary changes can affect population totals. These totals alone do not identify a cause or a policy effect. Check original table notes when administrative boundaries change.
Calculation and original data
Annual observations are year-end totals. Change is (comparison population ÷ baseline population − 1) × 100; national share is regional population ÷ national population in the same year × 100. Missing comparisons and zero denominators are not calculated. Averages and percentages are displayed to one decimal place.
- KOSIS population by administrative district and sex (DT_1B040A3)
- KOSIS registered households by administrative district (DT_1B040B3)
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Annual population and households
Annual values behind the charts. A dash means missing or not calculable, not zero.
Expand annual data table
| Year | Registered population | Registered households | People per household |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,353,032 people | 1,112,508 households | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 2,363,629 people | 1,104,130 households | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 2,374,960 people | 1,094,148 households | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 2,363,691 people | 1,070,873 households | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 2,385,412 people | 1,063,893 households | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 2,418,346 people | 1,056,627 households | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 2,438,031 people | 1,031,251 households | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 2,461,769 people | 1,021,266 households | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 2,475,231 people | 1,006,753 households | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2,484,557 people | 994,220 households | 2.5 |
| 2015 | 2,487,829 people | 982,360 households | 2.5 |
| 2014 | 2,493,264 people | 970,618 households | 2.6 |
| 2013 | 2,501,588 people | 960,265 households | 2.6 |
| 2012 | 2,505,644 people | 948,652 households | 2.6 |
| 2011 | 2,507,271 people | 940,770 households | 2.7 |
| 2010 | 2,511,676 people | 934,598 households | 2.7 |
| 2009 | 2,489,781 people | 906,470 households | 2.7 |
| 2008 | 2,492,724 people | 894,969 households | 2.8 |
| 2007 | 2,493,261 people | 883,920 households | 2.8 |
| 2006 | 2,496,115 people | 875,173 households | 2.9 |
| 2005 | 2,511,306 people | 865,766 households | 2.9 |
| 2004 | 2,524,712 people | 853,142 households | 3.0 |
| 2003 | 2,529,544 people | 845,242 households | 3.0 |
| 2002 | 2,525,803 people | 827,177 households | 3.1 |
| 2001 | 2,525,109 people | 815,709 households | 3.1 |
| 2000 | 2,524,253 people | 805,779 households | 3.1 |
| 1999 | 2,505,710 people | 789,891 households | 3.2 |
| 1998 | 2,493,440 people | 779,433 households | 3.2 |
| 1997 | 2,488,346 people | 769,904 households | 3.2 |
| 1996 | 2,480,345 people | 758,850 households | 3.3 |
| 1995 | 2,478,589 people | 751,475 households | 3.3 |
| 1994 | 2,342,680 people | 699,609 households | 3.3 |
| 1993 | 2,312,166 people | 681,531 households | 3.4 |
| 1992 | 2,284,191 people | 662,577 households | 3.4 |