Cheongju

Area of Cheongju	9.5 km²
Population	80,189
Male Population	39,938 (49.8%)
Female Population	40,251 (50.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+12.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-4.6%
Median Age	36.2 years old
Male Median Age	34.7 years old
Female Median Age	37.6 years old
Timezone	Korean Standard Time

Cheongju is the capital and largest city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. Source: Wikipedia

Cheongju Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	71,565	89,990	84,076	80,189
Population Density	7,567 / km²	9,515 / km²	8,890 / km²	8,479 / km²

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

Chungju-Si Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 4.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cheongju	+12.1%	-10.9%	-4.6%
South Korea	+44.6%	+17.1%	+9%

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

Cheongju Median Age

Median Age: 36.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Cheongju	36.2 years	34.7 years	37.6 years
South Korea	38 years	36.8 years	39.2 years

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

Cheongju Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	1,871	1,760	3,631
5-9	2,177	1,980	4,158
10-14	3,130	2,859	5,989
15-19	3,764	3,302	7,067
20-24	3,351	2,865	6,216
25-29	2,996	2,827	5,823
30-34	2,873	2,815	5,689
35-39	3,154	3,328	6,482
40-44	3,420	3,679	7,099
45-49	3,519	3,498	7,017
50-54	3,098	3,150	6,249
55-59	2,127	2,114	4,241
60-64	1,430	1,495	2,926
65-69	1,177	1,423	2,601
70-74	942	1,243	2,186
75-79	541	925	1,467
80-84	244	587	832
85 Plus	126	400	527

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

Cheongju Population Density

Population Density: 8,479 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Cheongju	80,189	9.5 km²	8,479 / 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

Cheongju Historical Population

Estimated Population from 1710 to 2015

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1800	6,353	n/a	n/a
1900	15,090	9%	873
1910	16,349	8.3%	1,259
1920	20,270	24%	3,921
1930	25,272	24.7%	5,002
1940	30,036	18.9%	4,764
1950	38,975	29.8%	8,939
1960	53,596	37.5%	14,621
1970	70,730	32%	17,134
1990	89,990	12.8%	9,630
2000	84,076	-6.6%	-5,914

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

Cheongju CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cheongju	1,130,823 t	14.1 t	119,573 t/km²
South Korea	597,763,145 t	12.3 t	6,033 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Cyclone	Medium (5)
Drought	Low (1.5)
Flood	High (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Other places in South Korea

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Andong	3.123 km²	15,830	5,068 / km²
Anyangil-tong	4.136 km²	64,203	15,523 / km²
Bucheon-Si	10.1 km²	195,721	19,450 / km²
Busan	170.4 km²	2.1 million	12,169 / km²
Chungju	3.972 km²	20,753	5,225 / km²
Daegu	60.8 km²	837,496	13,779 / km²
Daejon	23.7 km²	353,527	14,922 / km²
Incheon	27.8 km²	350,881	12,611 / km²
Jeju-Si	3.136 km²	14,723	4,695 / km²
Jeonju-Si	12.4 km²	135,447	10,888 / km²
Jinju-Si	10.1 km²	64,316	6,372 / km²
Naju	2.52 km²	5,557	2,205 / km²
Nonsan-Si	2.251 km²	9,001	3,998 / km²
Seoul	13 km²	258,110	19,880 / km²
Shisen	2.652 km²	7,769	2,929 / km²
South Korea South Korea Chinhae	21.8 km²	86,722	3,969 / km²
South Korea South Korea Hamyol	1.808 km²	1,370	757.8 / km²
South Korea South Korea Masan	15.5 km²	159,260	10,262 / km²
South Korea South Korea P'Ohang	3.147 km²	16,438	5,222 / km²
South Korea South Korea Samch'Onp'o	2.536 km²	8,298	3,272 / km²
South Korea South Korea Taejong	3.286 km²	2,860	870.2 / km²
South Korea South Korea Yeanmudae	3.464 km²	3,755	1,083 / km²
South Korea South Korea Yoju	0.962 km²	358	372.2 / km²
Suwon	6.8 km²	117,883	17,411 / km²
Uijeongbu sam dong	6.6 km²	126,884	19,218 / km²
Ulsan	6.1 km²	74,169	12,226 / km²
Yeosu	2.769 km²	6,003	2,168 / km²

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