Daejeon

Area of Daejeon	23.7 km²
Population	353,527
Male Population	174,848 (49.5%)
Female Population	178,677 (50.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+19.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-3.5%
Median Age	37.9 years
Male Median Age	36.6 years
Female Median Age	39.2 years
Timezone	Korean Standard Time

Map of Daejeon

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	295,245	357,656	366,276	353,527
Population Density	12,462 / km²	15,097 / km²	15,461 / km²	14,922 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 3.5% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Daejeon	+19.7%	-1.2%	-3.5%
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: 37.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Daejeon	37.9 years	36.6 years	39.2 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

Daejeon Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	8,285	7,849	16,135
5-9	8,914	8,297	17,211
10-14	11,758	10,768	22,527
15-19	13,852	12,225	26,077
20-24	13,387	11,827	25,214
25-29	13,268	12,989	26,257
30-34	13,305	13,442	26,748
35-39	14,659	14,229	28,889
40-44	14,111	14,212	28,323
45-49	13,895	14,361	28,257
50-54	13,505	14,619	28,125
55-59	10,532	11,235	21,767
60-64	8,467	9,046	17,513
65-69	6,576	7,411	13,987
70-74	5,072	6,482	11,555
75-79	3,080	4,673	7,753
80-84	1,447	3,002	4,449
85 Plus	737	2,010	2,747

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

Population Density

Population Density: 14,922 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Daejeon	353,527	23.7 km²	14,922 / 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 1400 to 2015

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1400	8,153	n/a	n/a
1500	9,318	1.3%	116
1600	11,647	2.3%	232
1700	14,559	2.3%	291
1800	46,462	12.3%	3,190
1900	75,620	5%	2,915
1910	79,136	4.6%	3,516
1920	94,866	19.9%	15,730
1930	114,493	20.7%	19,627
1940	131,880	15.2%	17,387
1950	166,063	25.9%	34,183
1960	221,894	33.6%	55,831
1970	284,938	28.4%	63,044
1990	357,656	12%	36,359
2000	366,276	2.4%	8,620

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
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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