Bucheon

City in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Area of Bucheon	10.1 km²
Population	195,721
Male Population	97,132 (49.6%)
Female Population	98,589 (50.4%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+76.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+16.6%
Median Age	36.3 years
Male Median Age	35.5 years
Female Median Age	37.1 years
Timezone	Korean Standard Time

Map of Bucheon

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	110,750	164,359	167,884	195,721
Population Density	11,006 / km²	16,333 / km²	16,684 / km²	19,450 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 16.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Bucheon	+76.7%	+19.1%	+16.6%
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: 36.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Bucheon	36.3 years	35.5 years	37.1 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

Bucheon Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	4,686	4,449	9,135
5-9	4,892	4,588	9,481
10-14	6,746	6,248	12,994
15-19	7,876	7,085	14,962
20-24	7,168	6,913	14,082
25-29	8,076	8,283	16,359
30-34	8,186	8,136	16,322
35-39	8,678	8,582	17,261
40-44	8,521	9,027	17,548
45-49	9,172	9,596	18,768
50-54	8,601	8,482	17,083
55-59	5,381	5,105	10,486
60-64	3,552	3,327	6,879
65-69	2,254	2,622	4,876
70-74	1,613	2,359	3,973
75-79	989	1,858	2,847
80-84	489	1,150	1,640
85 Plus	252	780	1,032

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

Population Density

Population Density: 19,450 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Bucheon	195,721	10.1 km²	19,450 / 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 1710 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1800	12,841	n/a	n/a
1900	23,165	6.1%	1,032
1910	24,353	5.1%	1,188
1920	29,292	20.3%	4,939
1930	35,431	21%	6,139
1940	40,854	15.3%	5,423
1950	51,437	25.9%	10,583
1960	68,641	33.4%	17,204
1970	87,928	28.1%	19,287
1990	164,359	36.7%	38,215
2000	167,884	2.1%	3,525
2020	200,465	9.3%	16,290
2030	206,486	3%	6,021
2040	206,994	0.2%	508
2050	200,549	-3.1%	-6,445
2060	189,448	-5.5%	-11,101
2070	176,327	-6.9%	-13,121
2080	162,834	-7.7%	-13,493
2090	150,052	-7.8%	-12,782
2100	138,206	-7.9%	-11,846

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
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
Naju	2.52 km²	5,557	5,712 / 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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