South Korea South Korea Samch'Onp'o

Area of South Korea South Korea Samch'Onp'o	2.536 km²
Population	8,298
Male Population	4,136 (49.8%)
Female Population	4,162 (50.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	-32.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-29.1%
Median Age	41.8 years
Male Median Age	39.1 years
Female Median Age	44.5 years
Timezone	Korean Standard Time

Map of South Korea South Korea Samch'Onp'o

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	12,223	14,430	11,704	8,298
Population Density	4,820 / km²	5,690 / km²	4,615 / km²	3,272 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 29.1% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
South Korea South Korea Samch'Onp'o	-32.1%	-42.5%	-29.1%
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: 41.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
South Korea South Korea Samch'Onp'o	41.8 years	39.1 years	44.5 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

South Korea South Korea Samch'Onp'o Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	227	215	443
5-9	217	203	421
10-14	273	240	514
15-19	267	192	460
20-24	195	119	315
25-29	253	220	473
30-34	327	301	629
35-39	376	324	700
40-44	349	295	644
45-49	325	294	620
50-54	312	323	635
55-59	266	284	550
60-64	226	259	486
65-69	185	243	428
70-74	167	249	417
75-79	104	196	300
80-84	44	123	168
85 Plus	21	81	103

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

Population Density

Population Density: 3,272 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
South Korea South Korea Samch'Onp'o	8,298	2.536 km²	3,272 / 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 400 to 2015

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
400	176	n/a	n/a
500	242	3.2%	6
600	332	3.2%	9
700	456	3.2%	12
800	627	3.2%	17
900	705	1.2%	7
1000	783	1.1%	7
1100	940	1.8%	15
1200	1,253	2.9%	31
1300	940	-2.8%	-31
1400	1,096	1.5%	15
1500	1,253	1.3%	15
1600	1,566	2.3%	31
1700	1,957	2.3%	39
1800	4,595	8.9%	263
1900	4,847	0.5%	25
1910	4,813	-0.7%	-34
1920	5,464	13.5%	651
1930	6,235	14.1%	771
1940	6,778	8.7%	543
1950	8,042	18.6%	1,264
1960	10,108	25.7%	2,066
1970	12,190	20.6%	2,082
1990	14,430	8.8%	1,120
2000	11,704	-18.9%	-2,726

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 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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