Yeosu

Human Settlement

Yeosu is a city located on the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula in South Jeolla Province, South Korea and comprises the Old Yeosu City, founded in 1949, Yeocheon City, founded in 1986, and Yeocheon County which were merged into the current Yeosu city in 1998. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Yeosu	2.769 km²
Population	6,003
Male Population	3,005 (50%)
Female Population	2,998 (49.9%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	-37.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-19.3%
Median Age	40.5 years
Male Median Age	38.9 years
Female Median Age	42.1 years
Timezone	Korean Standard Time

Map of Yeosu

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	9,657	9,252	7,439	6,003
Population Density	3,487 / km²	3,341 / km²	2,686 / km²	2,168 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 19.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Yeosu	-37.8%	-35.1%	-19.3%
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: 40.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Yeosu	40.5 years	38.9 years	42.1 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

Yeosu Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	140	134	275
5-9	168	154	323
10-14	230	213	444
15-19	224	191	415
20-24	167	113	280
25-29	183	165	348
30-34	203	196	399
35-39	239	230	470
40-44	257	242	499
45-49	261	251	513
50-54	247	252	500
55-59	201	199	401
60-64	168	171	339
65-69	117	140	258
70-74	99	128	228
75-79	60	103	163
80-84	27	69	97
85 Plus	13	48	62

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

Population Density

Population Density: 2,168 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Yeosu	6,003	2.769 km²	2,168 / 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 700 to 2015

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
700	131	n/a	n/a
800	179	3.2%	4
900	202	1.2%	2
1000	224	1%	2
1100	269	1.8%	4
1200	358	2.9%	8
1300	269	-2.8%	-8
1400	313	1.5%	4
1500	358	1.4%	4
1600	447	2.2%	8
1700	559	2.3%	11
1800	1,814	12.5%	125
1900	2,948	5%	113
1910	3,058	3.7%	110
1920	3,625	18.5%	567
1930	4,316	19.1%	691
1940	4,891	13.3%	575
1950	6,043	23.6%	1,152
1960	7,899	30.7%	1,856
1970	9,893	25.2%	1,994
1990	9,252	-3.3%	-320
2000	7,439	-19.6%	-1,813

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
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

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