Busan

Metropolitan City of South Korea

Area of Busan	170.4 km²
Population	2.1 million
Male Population	1,016,239 (49%)
Female Population	1,057,301 (51%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	-8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-12.1%
Median Age	40.6 years
Male Median Age	38.9 years
Female Median Age	42.3 years
Timezone	Korean Standard Time

Map of Busan

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	2,252,687	2,463,254	2,358,412	2,073,542
Population Density	13,220 / km²	14,456 / km²	13,841 / km²	12,169 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 12.1% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Busan	-8%	-15.8%	-12.1%
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: 40.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Busan	40.6 years	38.9 years	42.3 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

Busan Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	37,938	36,015	73,953
5-9	42,785	39,567	82,353
10-14	62,140	55,581	117,722
15-19	78,123	66,509	144,632
20-24	74,718	65,302	140,021
25-29	77,449	75,666	153,115
30-34	73,963	73,219	147,183
35-39	77,638	78,187	155,825
40-44	79,029	83,217	162,247
45-49	83,081	91,744	174,825
50-54	90,297	101,029	191,326
55-59	74,660	80,858	155,518
60-64	59,169	63,873	123,042
65-69	45,330	50,491	95,821
70-74	32,432	40,836	73,269
75-79	17,324	28,206	45,531
80-84	7,019	17,055	24,074
85 Plus	3,146	9,945	13,091

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

Population Density

Population Density: 12,169 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Busan	2.1 million	170.4 km²	12,169 / 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 Population

Estimated Population from 1720 to 2015

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1800	173,766	n/a	n/a
1900	453,256	10.1%	27,949
1910	492,606	8.7%	39,350
1920	612,180	24.3%	119,574
1930	764,588	24.9%	152,408
1940	909,797	19%	145,209
1950	1,181,431	29.9%	271,634
1960	1,625,226	37.6%	443,795
1970	2,145,019	32%	519,793
1990	2,463,254	7.2%	159,117
2000	2,358,412	-4.3%	-104,842

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
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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