Gyeongsangbuk-do
Explore Gyeongsangbuk-do'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 Gyeongsangbuk-do
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 Gyeongsangbuk-do was 2,506,526 people.
Annual change and the longer view
Population changed by -24,858 people (-1.0%) between 2024 and 2025.
Between 2020 and 2025, the five-year population change was -132,896 people (-5.0%). Compare this with the annual change to distinguish longer trends.
Among the years available on this page, the highest population was 2,876,288 people in 1993. The latest total differs from that level by -369,762 people. The first year is shown when a maximum is repeated.
Population and registered households
In 2025, there were 1,295,685 households, with an average of 1.9 people per household.
The change in registered households from the preceding year was +4,117 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 4.9% of Korea’s registered population in 2025.
In 2025, annual population change was -0.2% nationally and -1.0% 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 | 2,506,526 people | 1,295,685 households | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 2,531,384 people | 1,291,568 households | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 2,554,324 people | 1,282,500 households | 2.0 |
| 2022 | 2,600,492 people | 1,286,873 households | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 2,626,609 people | 1,276,846 households | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 2,639,422 people | 1,254,662 households | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 2,665,836 people | 1,227,548 households | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 2,676,831 people | 1,207,351 households | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 2,691,706 people | 1,193,261 households | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 2,700,398 people | 1,180,643 households | 2.3 |
| 2015 | 2,702,826 people | 1,169,648 households | 2.3 |
| 2014 | 2,700,794 people | 1,153,559 households | 2.3 |
| 2013 | 2,699,440 people | 1,139,387 households | 2.4 |
| 2012 | 2,698,353 people | 1,125,195 households | 2.4 |
| 2011 | 2,699,195 people | 1,114,901 households | 2.4 |
| 2010 | 2,689,920 people | 1,101,486 households | 2.4 |
| 2009 | 2,669,876 people | 1,073,367 households | 2.5 |
| 2008 | 2,673,931 people | 1,058,099 households | 2.5 |
| 2007 | 2,681,364 people | 1,045,213 households | 2.6 |
| 2006 | 2,688,577 people | 1,030,265 households | 2.6 |
| 2005 | 2,688,491 people | 1,006,080 households | 2.7 |
| 2004 | 2,695,917 people | 985,475 households | 2.7 |
| 2003 | 2,720,832 people | 974,099 households | 2.8 |
| 2002 | 2,756,744 people | 964,032 households | 2.9 |
| 2001 | 2,784,704 people | 954,933 households | 2.9 |
| 2000 | 2,797,178 people | 943,498 households | 3.0 |
| 1999 | 2,808,567 people | 931,140 households | 3.0 |
| 1998 | 2,809,595 people | 921,203 households | 3.0 |
| 1997 | 2,799,084 people | 903,074 households | 3.1 |
| 1996 | 2,790,451 people | 882,384 households | 3.2 |
| 1995 | 2,770,378 people | 858,110 households | 3.2 |
| 1994 | 2,873,138 people | 867,007 households | 3.3 |
| 1993 | 2,876,288 people | 851,883 households | 3.4 |
| 1992 | 2,872,170 people | 826,972 households | 3.5 |