Gwangju
Explore Gwangju'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 Gwangju
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 Gwangju was 1,392,013 people.
Annual change and the longer view
Population changed by -16,409 people (-1.2%) between 2024 and 2025.
Between 2020 and 2025, the five-year population change was -58,049 people (-4.0%). Compare this with the annual change to distinguish longer trends.
Among the years available on this page, the highest population was 1,475,884 people in 2014. The latest total differs from that level by -83,871 people. The first year is shown when a maximum is repeated.
Population and registered households
In 2025, there were 658,450 households, with an average of 2.1 people per household.
The change in registered households from the preceding year was +375 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 2.7% of Korea’s registered population in 2025.
In 2025, annual population change was -0.2% nationally and -1.2% 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 | 1,392,013 people | 658,450 households | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 1,408,422 people | 658,075 households | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 1,419,237 people | 655,433 households | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 1,431,050 people | 652,355 households | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 1,441,611 people | 645,712 households | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 1,450,062 people | 633,582 households | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 1,456,468 people | 616,485 households | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1,459,336 people | 603,107 households | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 1,463,770 people | 592,818 households | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1,469,214 people | 586,464 households | 2.5 |
| 2015 | 1,472,199 people | 580,427 households | 2.5 |
| 2014 | 1,475,884 people | 573,043 households | 2.6 |
| 2013 | 1,472,910 people | 563,599 households | 2.6 |
| 2012 | 1,469,216 people | 555,538 households | 2.6 |
| 2011 | 1,463,464 people | 549,105 households | 2.7 |
| 2010 | 1,454,636 people | 540,875 households | 2.7 |
| 2009 | 1,433,640 people | 524,093 households | 2.7 |
| 2008 | 1,422,702 people | 513,021 households | 2.8 |
| 2007 | 1,413,444 people | 503,844 households | 2.8 |
| 2006 | 1,407,798 people | 495,065 households | 2.8 |
| 2005 | 1,401,745 people | 481,935 households | 2.9 |
| 2004 | 1,401,172 people | 469,847 households | 3.0 |
| 2003 | 1,395,762 people | 460,647 households | 3.0 |
| 2002 | 1,397,452 people | 449,469 households | 3.1 |
| 2001 | 1,383,765 people | 439,620 households | 3.1 |
| 2000 | 1,371,909 people | 430,376 households | 3.2 |
| 1999 | 1,356,612 people | 420,898 households | 3.2 |
| 1998 | 1,339,441 people | 411,965 households | 3.3 |
| 1997 | 1,323,863 people | 399,011 households | 3.3 |
| 1996 | 1,300,195 people | 386,216 households | 3.4 |
| 1995 | 1,285,633 people | 378,788 households | 3.4 |
| 1994 | 1,272,515 people | 370,388 households | 3.4 |
| 1993 | 1,248,670 people | 359,457 households | 3.5 |
| 1992 | 1,223,784 people | 346,102 households | 3.5 |