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== Cities by population == This is a list cities of South Korea by population including provincial-level divisions: special city (νΉλ³μ/ηΉε₯εΈ) and metropolitan cities (κ΄μμ/廣εεΈ), and municipal-level division: cities (μ/εΈ). Other municipal-level divisions: counties (κ΅°/ι‘ which have populations under 50K) and districts (ꡬ/ε) are not included. All population data are based on the South Korean population and housing census 2000β2020.<ref>Population Census, [http://kosis.kr/eng/ Korean Statistical Information Service], 2000β2020, Statistics Korea</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;" |- ! Rank || colspan="2" | Division || 2020 || 2015 || 2010 || 2005 || 2000 |- | 1 || style="text-align: center" | {{flag|Seoul}} || style="text-align: center" | <small>(Special city)</small> || 9,586,195 || 9,904,312 || 9,631,482 || 9,762,546 || 9,853,972 |- | 2 || style="text-align: center" | [[Busan]] || style="text-align: center" | <small>(Metropolitan city)</small> || 3,349,016 || 3,448,737 || 3,393,191 || 3,512,547 || 3,655,437 |- | 3 || style="text-align: center" | [[Incheon]] || style="text-align: center" | <small>(Metropolitan city)</small> || 2,945,454 || 2,890,451 || 2,632,035 || 2,517,680 || 2,466,338 |- | 4 || style="text-align: center" | [[Daegu]] || style="text-align: center" | <small>(Metropolitan city)</small> || 2,410,700 || 2,466,052 || 2,431,774 || 2,456,016 || 2,473,990 |- | 5 || style="text-align: center" | [[Daejeon]] || style="text-align: center" | <small>(Metropolitan city)</small> || 1,488,435 || 1,538,394 || 1,490,158 || 1,438,551 || 1,365,961 |- | 6 || style="text-align: center" | [[Gwangju]] || style="text-align: center" | <small>(Metropolitan city)</small> || 1,477,573 || 1,502,881 || 1,466,143 || 1,413,644 || 1,350,948 |- | 7 || style="text-align: center" | [[Suwon]] || style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 1,210,150 || 1,194,313 || 1,054,053 || 1,039,233 || 944,239 |- | 8 || style="text-align: center" | [[Ulsan]] || style="text-align: center" | <small>(Metropolitan city)</small> || 1,135,423 || 1,166,615 || 1,071,673 || 1,044,934 || 1,012,110 |- | 9 || style="text-align: center" | [[Yongin]] || style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 1,066,975 || 971,327 || 847,138 || 686,842 || 384,741 |- | 10 || style="text-align: center" | [[Goyang]] || style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 1,045,497 || 990,073 || 897,222 || 864,402 || 762,598 |- | 11 || style="text-align: center" | [[Changwon]]<ref name="changwon">Includes former city [[Masan]] and [[Jinhae]].</ref> || style="text-align: center" | [[South Gyeongsang Province|South Gyeongsang]] || 1,029,389 || 1,059,241 || 1,047,488 || 1,075,326 || 1,076,448 |- | 12 || style="text-align: center" | [[Seongnam]] || style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 922,025 || 948,757 || 936,267 || 931,019 || 912,222 |- | 13 || style="text-align: center" | [[Hwaseong, Gyeonggi|Hwaseong]]<ref name="hwaseong">Includes former county Hwaseong.</ref> || style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 880,859 || 608,725 || 474,160 || 282,124 || 185,979 |- | 14 || style="text-align: center" | [[Cheongju]]<ref name="cheongju">Includes former county [[Cheongwon]]. Some villages of Cheongwon are out to merge with [[Sejong City|Sejong]]. Numbers before 2010 contain populations of those villages.</ref> || style="text-align: center" | [[North Chungcheong Province|North Chungcheong]] || 855,326 || 833,276 || 804,119 || 752,768 || 701,256 |- | 15 || style="text-align: center" | [[Bucheon]] || style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 833,148 || 843,794 || 842,482 || 833,931 || 757,832 |- | 16 || style="text-align: center" | [[Ansan]] || style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 717,345 || 747,035 || 699,063 || 669,839 || 554,998 |- | 17 || style="text-align: center" | [[Namyangju]] || style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 696,033 || 629,061 || 526,639 || 424,446 || 339,545 |- | 18 || style="text-align: center" | [[Cheonan]] || style="text-align: center" | [[South Chungcheong Province|South Chungcheong]] || 682,199 || 629,062 || 565,201 || 518,171 || 415,818 |- | 19 || style="text-align: center" | [[Jeonju]] || style="text-align: center" | [[North Jeolla Province|North Jeolla]] || 666,517 || 658,172 || 646,512 || 622,092 || 615,804 |- | 20 || style="text-align: center" | [[Gimhae]] || style="text-align: center" | [[South Gyeongsang Province|South Gyeongsang]] || 552,427 || 534,124 || 484,244 || 428,893 || 330,829 |- | 21 || style="text-align: center" | [[Pyeongtaek]] || style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 542,522 || 457,873 || 381,731 || 374,262 || 342,806 |- | 22 || style="text-align: center" | [[Anyang, Gyeonggi|Anyang]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]|| 542,336 || 585,177 || 596,772 || 609,886 || 578,845 |- | 23 || style="text-align: center" | [[Siheung]] || style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 535,147 || 425,184 || 393,293 || 384,304 || 304,260 |- | 24 || style="text-align: center" | [[Pohang]] || style="text-align: center" | [[North Gyeongsang Province|North Gyeongsang]] || 501,109 || 511,804 || 508,736 || 488,433 || 515,187 |- | 25 || style="text-align: center" | [[Jeju City|Jeju <small>(City)</small>]]<ref name="jeju">Includes former county Bukjeju (North Jeju).</ref> || style="text-align: center" | [[Jeju Province|Jeju <small>(Prov.)</small>]] || 492,306 || 451,758 || 398,677 || 391,132 || 366,809 |- | 26 || style="text-align: center" | [[Uijeongbu]] || style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 449,572 || 421,579 || 415,170 || 397,694 || 354,422 |- | 27 || style="text-align: center" | [[Gimpo]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]|| 474,546 || 352,683 || 217,280 || 192,716 || 148,576 |- | 28 || style="text-align: center" | [[Paju]] || style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 460,541 || 415,345 || 323,955 || 239,823 || 177,128 |- | 29 || style="text-align: center" | [[Gumi, North Gyeongsang|Gumi]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[North Gyeongsang Province|North Gyeongsang]]|| 416,603 || 421,075 || 399,019 || 381,583 || 339,457 |- | 30 || style="text-align: center" | [[Gwangju, Gyeonggi|Gwangju]]<ref name="gwangju">Includes former county Gwangju.</ref>|| style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]|| 385,141 || 310,278 || 224,269 || 204,266 || 124,789 |- | 31 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Sejong City|Sejong]]<ref name="sejong">Includes former county Yeongi; Current Sejong city contains some villages from [[Gongju]] and former county Cheongwon, North Chungcheong, and the population statistics of Yeongi county did not contain populations of those villages.</ref>|| style="text-align: center;" | <small>(Special autonomous city)</small>|| 353,933 || 204,088 || 80,542 || 80,389 || 79,745 |- | 32 || style="text-align: center" | [[Wonju]] || style="text-align: center" | [[Gangwon Province (South Korea)|Gangwon]] || 352,429 || 330,854 || 309,803 || 283,583 || 267,849 |- | 33 || style="text-align: center" | [[Jinju]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[South Gyeongsang Province|South Gyeongsang]]|| 352,403 || 349,788 || 335,297 || 336,355 || 339,413 |- | 34 || style="text-align: center" | [[Yangsan]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[South Gyeongsang Province|South Gyeongsang]]|| 351,206 || 297,532 || 249,529 || 215,845 || 191,147 |- | 35 || style="text-align: center" | [[Asan]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[South Chungcheong Province|South Chungcheong]]|| 340,518 || 319,929 || 272,282 || 206,851 || 179,900 |- | 36 || style="text-align: center" | [[Gwangmyeong]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]|| 298,116 || 338,509 || 326,418 || 319,452 || 333,596 |- | 37 || style="text-align: center" | [[Iksan]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[North Jeolla Province|North Jeolla]]|| 285,312 || 301,723 || 294,479 || 306,974 || 322,636 |- | 38 || style="text-align: center" | [[Chuncheon]] || style="text-align: center" | [[Gangwon Province (South Korea)|Gangwon]] || 284,645 || 281,596 || 274,220 || 260,234 || 252,177 |- | 39 || style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeongsan]] || style="text-align: center" | [[North Gyeongsang Province|North Gyeongsang]] || 283,733 || 278,500 || 260,643 || 240,371 || 226,713 |- | 40 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Hanam]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]|| 279,795 || 154,838 || 137,569 || 121,646 || 120,149 |- | 41 || style="text-align: center" | [[Gunpo]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]|| 275,571 || 285,721 || 274,198 || 268,917 || 262,593 |- | 42 || style="text-align: center" | [[Suncheon]] || style="text-align: center" | [[South Jeolla Province|South Jeolla]] || 272,449 || 265,390 || 257,800 || 261,519 || 265,724 |- | 43 || style="text-align: center" | [[Yeosu]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[South Jeolla Province|South Jeolla]]|| 271,505 || 273,761 || 268,727 || 277,420 || 303,115 |- | 44 || style="text-align: center" | [[Gunsan]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[North Jeolla Province|North Jeolla]]|| 269,023 || 275,155 || 258,845 || 249,212 || 272,129 |- | 45 || style="text-align: center" | [[Gyeongju]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[North Gyeongsang Province|North Gyeongsang]]|| 261,778 || 262,310 || 252,750 || 266,131 || 275,132 |- | 46 || style="text-align: center" | [[Geoje]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[South Gyeongsang Province|South Gyeongsang]]|| 246,965 || 261,371 || 225,014 || 193,398 || 167,231 |- | 47 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Osan]] || style="text-align: center;" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 240,645 || 213,840 || 180,996 || 131,792 || 102,287 |- | 48 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Yangju]]<ref name="yangju">Includes former county Yangju.</ref>|| style="text-align: center;" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]|| 233,286 || 205,988 || 183,673 || 149,931 || 107,440 |- | 49 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Icheon]] || style="text-align: center;" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 226,212 || 209,003 || 192,918 || 187,514 || 179,081 |- | 50 || style="text-align: center" | [[Mokpo]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[South Jeolla Province|South Jeolla]]|| 224,509 || 239,524 || 248,694 || 244,543 || 250,336 |- | 51 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Chungju]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[North Chungcheong Province|North Chungcheong]]|| 218,412 || 211,005 || 201,361 || 204,248 || 217,510 |- | 52 || style="text-align: center" | [[Gangneung]]|| style="text-align: center" | [[Gangwon Province (South Korea)|Gangwon]]|| 216,542 || 215,677 || 217,481 || 220,706 || 227,856 |- | 53 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Anseong]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]|| 203,030 || 194,765 || 175,824 || 157,632 || 132,906 |- | 54 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Guri]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]|| 192,051 || 180,063 || 184,503 || 186,954 || 160,485 |- | 55 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Seogwipo]]<ref name="seogwipo">Includes former county Namjeju (South Jeju).</ref>|| style="text-align: center;" | [[Jeju Province|Jeju <small>(Prov.)</small>]]|| 178,552 || 153,861 || 129,734 || 139,554 || 145,732 |- | 56 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Seosan]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[South Chungcheong Province|South Chungcheong]]|| 176,379 || 169,221 || 155,082 || 143,692 || 142,972 |- | 57 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Dangjin]]<ref name="dangjin">Includes former county Dangjin.</ref>|| style="text-align: center;" | [[South Chungcheong Province|South Chungcheong]]|| 168,955 || 163,762 || 135,106 || 112,267 || 117,447 |- | 58 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Uiwang]] || style="text-align: center;" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 160,230 || 154,879 || 143,378 || 143,568 || 117,594 |- | 59 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Andong]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[North Gyeongsang Province|North Gyeongsang]]|| 159,412 || 168,581 || 165,399 || 169,436 || 181,974 |- | 60 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Pocheon]]<ref name="pocheon">Includes former county Pocheon.</ref>|| style="text-align: center;" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]|| 157,939 || 163,388 || 136,580 || 139,472 || 135,758 |- | 61 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Gwangyang]] || style="text-align: center;" | [[South Jeolla Province|South Jeolla]] || 143,928 || 144,414 || 137,100 || 135,583 || 132,568 |- | 62 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Gimcheon]] || style="text-align: center;" | [[North Gyeongsang Province|North Gyeongsang]] || 139,145 || 137,540 || 126,823 || 135,166 || 147,269 |- | 63 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Jecheon]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[North Chungcheong Province|North Chungcheong]]|| 134,768 || 136,350 || 133,626 || 132,483 || 143,537 |- | 64 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Tongyeong]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[South Gyeongsang Province|South Gyeongsang]]|| 127,984 || 137,208 || 127,896 || 121,115 || 123,747 |- | 65 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Nonsan]] || style="text-align: center;" | [[South Chungcheong Province|South Chungcheong]] || 119,707 || 124,246 || 117,686 || 124,779 || 137,452 |- | 66 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Yeoju]]<ref name="yeoju">Includes former county Yeoju.</ref>|| style="text-align: center;" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]|| 113,352 || 109,937 || 100,052 || 98,441 || 97,412 |- | 67 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Naju]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[South Jeolla Province|South Jeolla]]|| 113,293 || 92,582 || 77,825 || 86,823 || 99,233 |- | 68 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Sacheon]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[South Gyeongsang Province|South Gyeongsang]]|| 111,184 || 113,335 || 106,175 || 106,532 || 110,912 |- | 69 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Gongju]]<ref name="gongju">Some villages are out to merge with [[Sejong City|Sejong]]. Numbers before 2010 contain populations of those villages.</ref>|| style="text-align: center;" | [[South Chungcheong Province|South Chungcheong]]|| 108,333 || 113,542 || 120,660 || 126,484 || 130,223 |- | 70 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Jeongeup]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[North Jeolla Province|North Jeolla]]|| 106,706 || 110,627 || 109,458 || 115,416 || 128,892 |- | 71 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Yeongju]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[North Gyeongsang Province|North Gyeongsang]]|| 103,818 || 109,266 || 108,268 || 113,670 || 126,415 |- | 72 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Miryang]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[South Gyeongsang Province|South Gyeongsang]]|| 103,228 || 103,069 || 98,564 || 105,651 || 115,787 |- | 73 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Yeongcheon]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[North Gyeongsang Province|North Gyeongsang]]|| 100,353 || 97,669 || 94,350 || 103,289 || 110,918 |- | 74 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Boryeong]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[South Chungcheong Province|South Chungcheong]]|| 99,088 || 101,852 || 97,091 || 96,992 || 109,423 |- | 75 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Sangju]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[North Gyeongsang Province|North Gyeongsang]]|| 95,473 || 98,760 || 97,559 || 105,600 || 116,365 |- | 76 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Dongducheon]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]|| 95,239 || 97,424 || 90,433 || 78,897 || 72,366 |- | 77 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Donghae City|Donghae]] || style="text-align: center;" | [[Gangwon Province (South Korea)|Gangwon]] || 87,801 || 90,255 || 90,321 || 93,018 || 96,280 |- | 78 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Sokcho]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[Gangwon Province (South Korea)|Gangwon]]|| 80,054 || 79,846 || 80,505 || 84,706 || 87,880 |- | 79 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Gimje]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[North Jeolla Province|North Jeolla]]|| 79,733 || 84,269 || 82,739 || 90,376 || 102,428 |- | 80 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Namwon]]|| style="text-align: center;" | [[North Jeolla Province|North Jeolla]]|| 78,097 || 80,499 || 78,425 || 85,828 || 94,810 |- | 81 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Mungyeong]] || style="text-align: center;" | [[North Gyeongsang Province|North Gyeongsang]] || 68,212 || 71,863 || 68,692 || 70,813 || 90,778 |- | 82 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Samcheok]] || style="text-align: center;" | [[Gangwon Province (South Korea)|Gangwon]] || 65,939 || 69,509 || 67,131 || 67,957 || 75,592 |- | 83 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Gwacheon]] || style="text-align: center;" | [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] || 58,018 || 64,817 || 66,319 || 56,587 || 66,592 |- | 84 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Taebaek]] || style="text-align: center;" | [[Gangwon Province (South Korea)|Gangwon]] || 41,494 || 46,715 || 51,400 || 55,241 || 54,164 |- | 85 || style="text-align: center;" | [[Gyeryong]]<ref name="gyeryong">Includes former Gyeryong branch office of Nonsan city.</ref> || style="text-align: center;" | [[South Chungcheong Province|South Chungcheong]] || 40,854 || 39,243 || 41,395 || 31,646 || 27,104 |- |}
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