Naju

City in South Korea

Naju is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

The capital of South Jeolla was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla actually originates from the first character of Jeonju (전; 全) and the first character of Naju (나; 羅). Dongshin University is situated in Naju. Naju is famous for the Naju Pear which is a large round pear that forms its district logo. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Naju	2.52 km²
Population	5,557
Male Population	2,642 (47.5%)
Female Population	2,915 (52.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	-68.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-40.9%
Median Age	49.3 years
Male Median Age	45.5 years
Female Median Age	52.8 years
Timezone	Korean Standard Time

Map of Naju

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	17,755	13,047	9,409	5,557
Population Density	7,046 / km²	5,178 / km²	3,734 / km²	2,205 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 40.9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Naju	-68.7%	-57.4%	-40.9%
South Korea	+44.6%	+17.1%	+9%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Median Age

Median Age: 49.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Naju	49.3 years	45.5 years	52.8 years
South Korea	38 years	36.8 years	39.2 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population By Age and Gender

Naju Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	99	89	189
5-9	117	109	227
10-14	154	148	302
15-19	189	183	373
20-24	140	111	252
25-29	130	104	234
30-34	133	121	254
35-39	162	139	302
40-44	177	155	332
45-49	198	178	376
50-54	209	212	422
55-59	178	192	371
60-64	181	207	389
65-69	177	233	411
70-74	171	265	436
75-79	125	228	354
80-84	68	146	215
85 Plus	33	93	127

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 2,205 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Naju	5,557	2.52 km²	2,205 / km²
South Korea	48.7 million	99,071.7 km²	491.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 400 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
400	134	n/a	n/a
500	184	3.2%	5
600	253	3.2%	6
700	347	3.2%	9
800	477	3.2%	13
900	536	1.2%	5
1000	596	1.1%	6
1100	715	1.8%	11
1200	953	2.9%	23
1300	715	-2.8%	-23
1400	834	1.6%	11
1500	953	1.3%	11
1600	1,191	2.3%	23
1700	1,488	2.3%	29
1800	4,605	12%	311
1900	6,397	3.3%	179
1910	6,503	1.7%	106
1920	7,551	16.1%	1,048
1930	8,799	16.5%	1,248
1940	9,754	10.9%	955
1950	11,781	20.8%	2,027
1960	15,047	27.7%	3,266
1970	18,404	22.3%	3,357
1990	13,047	-15.8%	-2,678
2000	9,409	-27.9%	-3,638
2020	5,474	-23.7%	-1,967
2030	5,172	-5.5%	-302
2040	4,715	-8.8%	-457
2050	4,187	-11.2%	-528
2060	3,660	-12.6%	-527
2070	3,185	-13%	-475
2080	2,776	-12.8%	-409
2090	2,437	-12.2%	-339
2100	2,156	-11.5%	-281

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Other Cities in South Korea

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Andong	3.123 km²	15,830	13,128 / mi²
Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	4.136 km²	64,203	40,205 / mi²
Bucheon	10.1 km²	195,721	50,376 / mi²
Busan	170.4 km²	2.1 million	31,518 / mi²
Chinhae, South Korea	21.8 km²	86,722	10,282 / mi²
Chungju	3.972 km²	20,753	13,533 / mi²
Daegu	60.8 km²	837,496	35,687 / mi²
Daejeon	23.7 km²	353,527	38,650 / mi²
Incheon	27.8 km²	350,881	32,662 / mi²
Jeju	3.136 km²	14,723	12,160 / mi²
Jeonju	12.4 km²	135,447	28,201 / mi²
Jinju	10.1 km²	64,316	16,504 / mi²
Nonsan	2.251 km²	9,001	10,355 / mi²
Sacheon	2.652 km²	7,769	7,588 / mi²
Seoul	13 km²	258,110	51,490 / mi²
South Korea South Hamyol	1.808 km²	1,370	1,962 / mi²
South Korea South Korea Masan	15.5 km²	159,260	26,580 / mi²
South Korea South Korea Samch'Onp'o	2.536 km²	8,298	8,475 / mi²
South Korea South Korea Yeanmudae	3.464 km²	3,755	2,807 / mi²
South Korea, South Korea, Cheongju	9.5 km²	80,189	21,960 / mi²
South Korea, South Korea, P'Ohang	3.147 km²	16,438	13,527 / mi²
South Korea, South Korea, Uijongbu	6.6 km²	126,884	49,774 / mi²
South Korea, South Korea, Yoju	0.962 km²	358	963.9 / mi²
Suwon	6.8 km²	117,883	45,094 / mi²
Taejong, South Korea	3.286 km²	2,860	2,253 / mi²
Ulsan	6.1 km²	74,169	31,665 / mi²
Yeosu	2.769 km²	6,003	5,615 / mi²

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