Gyeongsangnam-do
Explore Gyeongsangnam-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 Gyeongsangnam-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 Gyeongsangnam-do was 3,207,383 people.
Annual change and the longer view
Population changed by -20,997 people (-0.7%) between 2024 and 2025.
Between 2020 and 2025, the five-year population change was -132,833 people (-4.0%). Compare this with the annual change to distinguish longer trends.
Among the years available on this page, the highest population was 4,009,419 people in 1996. The latest total differs from that level by -802,036 people. The first year is shown when a maximum is repeated.
Population and registered households
In 2025, there were 1,548,615 households, with an average of 2.1 people per household.
The change in registered households from the preceding year was +11,123 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 6.3% of Korea’s registered population in 2025.
In 2025, annual population change was -0.2% nationally and -0.7% 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 | 3,207,383 people | 1,548,615 households | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 3,228,380 people | 1,537,492 households | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 3,251,158 people | 1,525,502 households | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 3,280,493 people | 1,516,930 households | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 3,314,183 people | 1,505,971 households | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 3,340,216 people | 1,484,601 households | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 3,362,553 people | 1,450,822 households | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 3,373,988 people | 1,425,271 households | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 3,380,404 people | 1,406,011 households | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 3,373,871 people | 1,385,684 households | 2.4 |
| 2015 | 3,364,702 people | 1,367,142 households | 2.5 |
| 2014 | 3,350,257 people | 1,343,984 households | 2.5 |
| 2013 | 3,333,820 people | 1,320,887 households | 2.5 |
| 2012 | 3,319,314 people | 1,301,439 households | 2.6 |
| 2011 | 3,308,765 people | 1,286,678 households | 2.6 |
| 2010 | 3,290,536 people | 1,268,731 households | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 3,250,176 people | 1,231,461 households | 2.6 |
| 2008 | 3,225,255 people | 1,203,767 households | 2.7 |
| 2007 | 3,196,953 people | 1,177,923 households | 2.7 |
| 2006 | 3,172,857 people | 1,153,979 households | 2.7 |
| 2005 | 3,160,431 people | 1,129,320 households | 2.8 |
| 2004 | 3,143,814 people | 1,096,069 households | 2.9 |
| 2003 | 3,139,017 people | 1,074,004 households | 2.9 |
| 2002 | 3,124,418 people | 1,043,704 households | 3.0 |
| 2001 | 3,106,502 people | 1,018,039 households | 3.1 |
| 2000 | 3,094,413 people | 999,572 households | 3.1 |
| 1999 | 3,080,229 people | 980,868 households | 3.1 |
| 1998 | 3,069,755 people | 967,817 households | 3.2 |
| 1997 | 3,043,758 people | 945,671 households | 3.2 |
| 1996 | 4,009,419 people | 1,218,691 households | 3.3 |
| 1995 | 3,949,903 people | 1,181,013 households | 3.3 |
| 1994 | 3,962,374 people | 1,165,466 households | 3.4 |
| 1993 | 3,902,502 people | 1,133,885 households | 3.4 |
| 1992 | 3,846,825 people | 1,099,927 households | 3.5 |