Incheon

Area of Incheon	27.8 km²
Population	350,881
Male Population	176,092 (50.2%)
Female Population	174,789 (49.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+37.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+2.2%
Median Age	38.1 years
Male Median Age	36.7 years
Female Median Age	39.6 years
Timezone	Korean Standard Time

Map of Incheon

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	254,634	330,171	343,229	350,881
Population Density	9,151 / km²	11,866 / km²	12,335 / km²	12,611 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 2.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Incheon	+37.8%	+6.3%	+2.2%
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: 38.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Incheon	38.1 years	36.7 years	39.6 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

Incheon Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	7,994	7,667	15,662
5-9	7,881	7,521	15,403
10-14	10,364	9,587	19,951
15-19	12,384	10,873	23,257
20-24	13,049	11,115	24,164
25-29	15,599	13,961	29,560
30-34	15,476	13,826	29,303
35-39	15,719	14,000	29,720
40-44	14,226	13,620	27,846
45-49	14,133	14,618	28,752
50-54	14,194	15,028	29,222
55-59	10,382	11,049	21,432
60-64	8,516	9,115	17,631
65-69	6,629	7,434	14,064
70-74	4,860	6,177	11,037
75-79	2,715	4,518	7,233
80-84	1,267	2,828	4,095
85 Plus	704	1,853	2,557

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

Population Density

Population Density: 12,611 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Incheon	350,881	27.8 km²	12,611 / 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 800 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
800	7,292	n/a	n/a
900	8,204	1.2%	91
1000	9,115	1.1%	91
1100	10,938	1.8%	182
1200	14,584	2.9%	364
1300	10,938	-2.8%	-364
1400	12,761	1.6%	182
1500	14,584	1.3%	182
1600	18,230	2.3%	364
1700	22,787	2.3%	455
1800	49,255	8%	2,646
1900	62,421	2.4%	1,316
1910	63,957	2.5%	1,536
1920	75,094	17.4%	11,137
1930	88,796	18.2%	13,702
1940	100,238	12.9%	11,442
1950	123,727	23.4%	23,489
1960	162,090	31%	38,363
1970	204,102	25.9%	42,012
1990	330,171	27.2%	63,034
2000	343,229	4%	13,058
2020	358,138	2.1%	7,454
2030	366,635	2.4%	8,497
2040	365,754	-0.2%	-881
2050	352,950	-3.5%	-12,804
2060	332,320	-5.8%	-20,630
2070	308,481	-7.2%	-23,839
2080	284,263	-7.9%	-24,218
2090	261,501	-8%	-22,762
2100	240,527	-8%	-20,974

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
Daejeon	23.7 km²	353,527	38,650 / 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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