List of cities in South Korea by population
# List of cities in South Korea by population

This is a cities of South Korea by population including provincial-level divisions: special city (특별시/特別市) and metropolitan cities (광역시/廣域市), and municipal-level division: cities (시/市). Other municipal-level divisions: counties (군/郡 which have populations under 50K) and districts (구/區) are not included. All population data are based on the South Korean population and housing census 2000–2020.

| Rank | Division | Division | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Seoul | (Special city) | 9,586,195 | 9,904,312 | 9,631,482 | 9,762,546 | 9,853,972 |
| 2 | Busan | (Metropolitan city) | 3,349,016 | 3,448,737 | 3,393,191 | 3,512,547 | 3,655,437 |
| 3 | Incheon | (Metropolitan city) | 2,945,454 | 2,890,451 | 2,632,035 | 2,517,680 | 2,466,338 |
| 4 | Daegu | (Metropolitan city) | 2,410,700 | 2,466,052 | 2,431,774 | 2,456,016 | 2,473,990 |
| 5 | Daejeon | (Metropolitan city) | 1,488,435 | 1,538,394 | 1,490,158 | 1,438,551 | 1,365,961 |
| 6 | Gwangju | (Metropolitan city) | 1,477,573 | 1,502,881 | 1,466,143 | 1,413,644 | 1,350,948 |
| 7 | Suwon | Gyeonggi | 1,210,150 | 1,194,313 | 1,054,053 | 1,039,233 | 944,239 |
| 8 | Ulsan | (Metropolitan city) | 1,135,423 | 1,166,615 | 1,071,673 | 1,044,934 | 1,012,110 |
| 9 | Yongin | Gyeonggi | 1,066,975 | 971,327 | 847,138 | 686,842 | 384,741 |
| 10 | Goyang | Gyeonggi | 1,045,497 | 990,073 | 897,222 | 864,402 | 762,598 |
| 11 | Changwon | South Gyeongsang | 1,029,389 | 1,059,241 | 1,047,488 | 1,075,326 | 1,076,448 |
| 12 | Seongnam | Gyeonggi | 922,025 | 948,757 | 936,267 | 931,019 | 912,222 |
| 13 | Hwaseong | Gyeonggi | 880,859 | 608,725 | 474,160 | 282,124 | 185,979 |
| 14 | Cheongju | North Chungcheong | 855,326 | 833,276 | 804,119 | 752,768 | 701,256 |
| 15 | Bucheon | Gyeonggi | 833,148 | 843,794 | 842,482 | 833,931 | 757,832 |
| 16 | Ansan | Gyeonggi | 717,345 | 747,035 | 699,063 | 669,839 | 554,998 |
| 17 | Namyangju | Gyeonggi | 696,033 | 629,061 | 526,639 | 424,446 | 339,545 |
| 18 | Cheonan | South Chungcheong | 682,199 | 629,062 | 565,201 | 518,171 | 415,818 |
| 19 | Jeonju | North Jeolla | 666,517 | 658,172 | 646,512 | 622,092 | 615,804 |
| 20 | Gimhae | South Gyeongsang | 552,427 | 534,124 | 484,244 | 428,893 | 330,829 |
| 21 | Pyeongtaek | Gyeonggi | 542,522 | 457,873 | 381,731 | 374,262 | 342,806 |
| 22 | Anyang | Gyeonggi | 542,336 | 585,177 | 596,772 | 609,886 | 578,845 |
| 23 | Siheung | Gyeonggi | 535,147 | 425,184 | 393,293 | 384,304 | 304,260 |
| 24 | Pohang | North Gyeongsang | 501,109 | 511,804 | 508,736 | 488,433 | 515,187 |
| 25 | Jeju (City) | Jeju (Prov.) | 492,306 | 451,758 | 398,677 | 391,132 | 366,809 |
| 26 | Uijeongbu | Gyeonggi | 449,572 | 421,579 | 415,170 | 397,694 | 354,422 |
| 27 | Gimpo | Gyeonggi | 474,546 | 352,683 | 217,280 | 192,716 | 148,576 |
| 28 | Paju | Gyeonggi | 460,541 | 415,345 | 323,955 | 239,823 | 177,128 |
| 29 | Gumi | North Gyeongsang | 416,603 | 421,075 | 399,019 | 381,583 | 339,457 |
| 30 | Gwangju | Gyeonggi | 385,141 | 310,278 | 224,269 | 204,266 | 124,789 |
| 31 | Sejong | (Special autonomous city) | 353,933 | 204,088 | 80,542 | 80,389 | 79,745 |
| 32 | Wonju | Gangwon | 352,429 | 330,854 | 309,803 | 283,583 | 267,849 |
| 33 | Jinju | South Gyeongsang | 352,403 | 349,788 | 335,297 | 336,355 | 339,413 |
| 34 | Yangsan | South Gyeongsang | 351,206 | 297,532 | 249,529 | 215,845 | 191,147 |
| 35 | Asan | South Chungcheong | 340,518 | 319,929 | 272,282 | 206,851 | 179,900 |
| 36 | Gwangmyeong | Gyeonggi | 298,116 | 338,509 | 326,418 | 319,452 | 333,596 |
| 37 | Iksan | North Jeolla | 285,312 | 301,723 | 294,479 | 306,974 | 322,636 |
| 38 | Chuncheon | Gangwon | 284,645 | 281,596 | 274,220 | 260,234 | 252,177 |
| 39 | Gyeongsan | North Gyeongsang | 283,733 | 278,500 | 260,643 | 240,371 | 226,713 |
| 40 | Hanam | Gyeonggi | 279,795 | 154,838 | 137,569 | 121,646 | 120,149 |
| 41 | Gunpo | Gyeonggi | 275,571 | 285,721 | 274,198 | 268,917 | 262,593 |
| 42 | Suncheon | South Jeolla | 272,449 | 265,390 | 257,800 | 261,519 | 265,724 |
| 43 | Yeosu | South Jeolla | 271,505 | 273,761 | 268,727 | 277,420 | 303,115 |
| 44 | Gunsan | North Jeolla | 269,023 | 275,155 | 258,845 | 249,212 | 272,129 |
| 45 | Gyeongju | North Gyeongsang | 261,778 | 262,310 | 252,750 | 266,131 | 275,132 |
| 46 | Geoje | South Gyeongsang | 246,965 | 261,371 | 225,014 | 193,398 | 167,231 |
| 47 | Osan | Gyeonggi | 240,645 | 213,840 | 180,996 | 131,792 | 102,287 |
| 48 | Yangju | Gyeonggi | 233,286 | 205,988 | 183,673 | 149,931 | 107,440 |
| 49 | Icheon | Gyeonggi | 226,212 | 209,003 | 192,918 | 187,514 | 179,081 |
| 50 | Mokpo | South Jeolla | 224,509 | 239,524 | 248,694 | 244,543 | 250,336 |
| 51 | Chungju | North Chungcheong | 218,412 | 211,005 | 201,361 | 204,248 | 217,510 |
| 52 | Gangneung | Gangwon | 216,542 | 215,677 | 217,481 | 220,706 | 227,856 |
| 53 | Anseong | Gyeonggi | 203,030 | 194,765 | 175,824 | 157,632 | 132,906 |
| 54 | Guri | Gyeonggi | 192,051 | 180,063 | 184,503 | 186,954 | 160,485 |
| 55 | Seogwipo | Jeju (Prov.) | 178,552 | 153,861 | 129,734 | 139,554 | 145,732 |
| 56 | Seosan | South Chungcheong | 176,379 | 169,221 | 155,082 | 143,692 | 142,972 |
| 57 | Dangjin | South Chungcheong | 168,955 | 163,762 | 135,106 | 112,267 | 117,447 |
| 58 | Uiwang | Gyeonggi | 160,230 | 154,879 | 143,378 | 143,568 | 117,594 |
| 59 | Andong | North Gyeongsang | 159,412 | 168,581 | 165,399 | 169,436 | 181,974 |
| 60 | Pocheon | Gyeonggi | 157,939 | 163,388 | 136,580 | 139,472 | 135,758 |
| 61 | Gwangyang | South Jeolla | 143,928 | 144,414 | 137,100 | 135,583 | 132,568 |
| 62 | Gimcheon | North Gyeongsang | 139,145 | 137,540 | 126,823 | 135,166 | 147,269 |
| 63 | Jecheon | North Chungcheong | 134,768 | 136,350 | 133,626 | 132,483 | 143,537 |
| 64 | Tongyeong | South Gyeongsang | 127,984 | 137,208 | 127,896 | 121,115 | 123,747 |
| 65 | Nonsan | South Chungcheong | 119,707 | 124,246 | 117,686 | 124,779 | 137,452 |
| 66 | Yeoju | Gyeonggi | 113,352 | 109,937 | 100,052 | 98,441 | 97,412 |
| 67 | Naju | South Jeolla | 113,293 | 92,582 | 77,825 | 86,823 | 99,233 |
| 68 | Sacheon | South Gyeongsang | 111,184 | 113,335 | 106,175 | 106,532 | 110,912 |
| 69 | Gongju | South Chungcheong | 108,333 | 113,542 | 120,660 | 126,484 | 130,223 |
| 70 | Jeongeup | North Jeolla | 106,706 | 110,627 | 109,458 | 115,416 | 128,892 |
| 71 | Yeongju | North Gyeongsang | 103,818 | 109,266 | 108,268 | 113,670 | 126,415 |
| 72 | Miryang | South Gyeongsang | 103,228 | 103,069 | 98,564 | 105,651 | 115,787 |
| 73 | Yeongcheon | North Gyeongsang | 100,353 | 97,669 | 94,350 | 103,289 | 110,918 |
| 74 | Boryeong | South Chungcheong | 99,088 | 101,852 | 97,091 | 96,992 | 109,423 |
| 75 | Sangju | North Gyeongsang | 95,473 | 98,760 | 97,559 | 105,600 | 116,365 |
| 76 | Dongducheon | Gyeonggi | 95,239 | 97,424 | 90,433 | 78,897 | 72,366 |
| 77 | Donghae | Gangwon | 87,801 | 90,255 | 90,321 | 93,018 | 96,280 |
| 78 | Sokcho | Gangwon | 80,054 | 79,846 | 80,505 | 84,706 | 87,880 |
| 79 | Gimje | North Jeolla | 79,733 | 84,269 | 82,739 | 90,376 | 102,428 |
| 80 | Namwon | North Jeolla | 78,097 | 80,499 | 78,425 | 85,828 | 94,810 |
| 81 | Mungyeong | North Gyeongsang | 68,212 | 71,863 | 68,692 | 70,813 | 90,778 |
| 82 | Samcheok | Gangwon | 65,939 | 69,509 | 67,131 | 67,957 | 75,592 |
| 83 | Gwacheon | Gyeonggi | 58,018 | 64,817 | 66,319 | 56,587 | 66,592 |
| 84 | Taebaek | Gangwon | 41,494 | 46,715 | 51,400 | 55,241 | 54,164 |
| 85 | Gyeryong | South Chungcheong | 40,854 | 39,243 | 41,395 | 31,646 | 27,104 |

## Gallery

* 4 - Daegu
* 5 - Daejeon
* 6 - Gwangju
* 7 - Suwon
* 8 - Ulsan
* 9 - Changwon
* 12 - Seongnam
