A
B
C
D
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
S
T
U
W
Y
Population Gwangju (South Korea)
1 466 143
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Gwangju is 1 466 143 people, including children under the age of 6 - 148 630 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 170 989 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 177 953 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 628 426 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 275 635 people, and the centenarians Gwangju over 80 years old - 64 510 people.
Population size Gwangju by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 148 630 / 10.14% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 170 989 / 11.66% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 177 953 / 12.14% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 628 426 / 42.86% |
| Elderly over 60 | 275 635 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 64 510 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Gwangju
Total Gwangju permanent residents 705 948 men (48.15%) and 760 195 women (51.85%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 45 743 / 6.2% | 36 595 / 5.5% | 48% |
| 5 – 9 | 45 743 / 6.2% | 35 891 / 5.4% | 47.8% |
| 10 - 14 | 40 817 / 5.5% | 32 373 / 4.9% | 47.8% |
| 15 - 19 | 34 483 / 4.6% | 28 150 / 4.3% | 48.3% |
| 20 - 24 | 40 817 / 5.5% | 33 780 / 5.1% | 49.3% |
| 25 - 29 | 60 522 / 8.3% | 50 670 / 7.5% | 49.2% |
| 30 - 34 | 59 115 / 8.1% | 50 670 / 7.5% | 49.7% |
| 35 - 39 | 54 188 / 7.4% | 49 263 / 7.3% | 51.4% |
| 40 - 44 | 49 966 / 6.8% | 46 448 / 6.9% | 51.8% |
| 45 - 49 | 45 743 / 6.2% | 42 929 / 6.4% | 52.1% |
| 50 - 54 | 52 077 / 7.1% | 52 078 / 7.7% | 53.9% |
| 55 - 59 | 54 892 / 7.5% | 59 819 / 8.8% | 55.8% |
| 60 - 64 | 45 743 / 6.2% | 53 485 / 7.9% | 57.6% |
| 65 - 69 | 31 668 / 4.2% | 42 225 / 6.3% | 60.7% |
| 70 - 74 | 13 371 / 1.6% | 22 520 / 3.5% | 66.1% |
| 75 - 79 | 16 890 / 2.1% | 35 188 / 5.3% | 70.3% |
| 80+ | 11 963 / 1.4% | 31 669 / 4.8% | 75.5% |
Education level
Education level of residents Gwangju: have higher education 22.8% (334 281 people), incomplete higher education — 2.8% (41 052 people), secondary vocational — 35.8% (524 879 people), 11 classes — 15.8% (231 651 people), 9 classes — 8.8% (129 021 people), 5 classes — 8.1% (118 758 people), have no education — 0.5% (7 331 people), illiterate — 0.5% (7 331 people).
| Higher education | 334 281 / 22.8% |
| Incomplete higher | 41 052 / 2.8% |
| Secondary vocational | 524 879 / 35.8% |
| Elementary school | 231 651 / 15.8% |
| Middle school | 129 021 / 8.8% |
| High school | 118 758 / 8.1% |
| Without education | 7 331 / 0.5% |
| Illiterate | 7 331 / 0.5% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Gwangju
Total Gwangju the number of officially employed population is 972 053 people (66.3%), pensioners 395 859 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 54 247 people (3.7%).
| Employed population | 972 053 / 66.3% |
| Unemployed | 54 247 / 3.7% |
| Pensioners | 395 859 / 27% |
Disability
Total Gwangju have a disability 133 859 people, what constitutes 9.13% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 20 086 (1.37.%), disabled of the group II are 53 074 (3.62.%), disabled of the group III are 50 875 (3.47.%), disabled children 9 823 (0.67.%).
| Total disabled | 133 859 / 9.13% |
| Disabled of the group I | 20 086 / 1.37% |
| Disabled of the group II | 53 074 / 3.62% |
| Disabled of the group III | 50 875 / 3.47% |
| Disabled children | 9 823 / 0.67% |