Daegu

City in Yeongnam Region, South Korea

Daegu, formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth-largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third-largest metropolitan area in the nation with over 2.5 million residents. Daegu and surrounding North Gyeongsang Province are often referred to as Daegu-Gyeongbuk, with a total population over 5 million. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Daegu	60.8 km²
Population	837,496
Male Population	411,149 (49.1%)
Female Population	426,347 (50.9%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	-15.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-8.9%
Median Age	39.7 years
Male Median Age	37.9 years
Female Median Age	41.5 years
Timezone	Korean Standard Time

Map of Daegu

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	993,646	987,857	919,794	837,496
Population Density	16,348 / km²	16,252 / km²	15,133 / km²	13,779 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 8.9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Daegu	-15.7%	-15.2%	-8.9%
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: 39.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Daegu	39.7 years	37.9 years	41.5 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

Daegu Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	15,440	14,242	29,682
5-9	18,538	16,707	35,246
10-14	27,170	23,970	51,141
15-19	32,667	26,838	59,506
20-24	31,530	26,198	57,728
25-29	31,901	31,926	63,828
30-34	29,787	29,584	59,371
35-39	32,428	32,921	65,349
40-44	34,001	35,382	69,383
45-49	34,862	37,251	72,113
50-54	33,690	36,546	70,236
55-59	26,352	29,556	55,908
60-64	20,924	24,136	45,060
65-69	16,714	20,172	36,886
70-74	12,996	17,296	30,293
75-79	7,574	12,150	19,725
80-84	3,132	7,129	10,262
85 Plus	1,443	4,343	5,787

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

Population Density

Population Density: 13,779 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Daegu	837,496	60.8 km²	13,779 / 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

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
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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