Largest Cities in South Korea

59 cities with population over 100,000

South Korea has 59 cities with a population over 100,000. The largest city is Seoul with 10,349,312 people. The capital city is Seoul.

Country Population

51.8M

Major Cities

Largest City

Seoul

Capital

Seoul

Top 10 Cities

Seoul

10.3M

Busan

3.3M

Incheon

3.0M

Daegu

2.4M

Daejeon

1.4M

Gwangju

1.4M

Suwon

1.2M

Ulsan

1.1M

Goyang-si

1.1M

Changwon

1.0M

Cities in South Korea ranked by population
#	City	Population	% of Country
1	SeoulCapital	10,349,312	20.00%
2	Busan	3,285,147	6.35%
3	Incheon	3,015,482	5.83%
4	Daegu	2,365,523	4.57%
5	Daejeon	1,441,203	2.78%
6	Gwangju	1,401,235	2.71%
7	Suwon	1,234,582	2.39%
8	Ulsan	1,098,421	2.12%
9	Goyang-si	1,061,752	2.05%
10	Changwon	1,025,702	1.98%
11	Seongnam-si	914,832	1.77%
12	Cheongju-si	852,147	1.65%
13	Bucheon-si	850,731	1.64%
14	Cheonan	658,831	1.27%
15	Hwaseong-si	640,890	1.24%
16	Jeonju	638,421	1.23%
17	Ansan-si	623,256	1.20%
18	Anyang-si	595,644	1.15%
19	Kimhae	531,966	1.03%
20	Pohang	492,041	0.95%
21	Jeju City	488,844	0.94%
22	Uijeongbu-si	479,141	0.93%
23	Masan	434,371	0.84%
24	Gumi	404,691	0.78%
25	Sejong	394,630	0.76%
26	Pyeongtaek	364,694	0.70%
27	Yangsan	358,074	0.69%
28	Gwangmyeong	357,545	0.69%
29	Wŏnju	332,849	0.64%
30	Chinju	307,242	0.59%
31	Iksan	307,000	0.59%
32	Gunpo	286,485	0.55%
33	Chuncheon	284,855	0.55%
34	Suncheon	276,375	0.53%
35	Yeosu	268,823	0.52%
36	Mokpo	268,402	0.52%
37	Gyeongsan-si	266,951	0.52%
38	Gunsan	264,656	0.51%
39	Hanam	254,415	0.49%
40	Gyeongju	245,365	0.47%
41	Osan	238,788	0.46%
42	Geoje	232,921	0.45%
43	Chungju	209,483	0.40%
44	Gangneung	208,161	0.40%
45	Gimpo-si	203,391	0.39%
46	Icheon-si	196,230	0.38%
47	Guri-si	195,236	0.38%
48	Yangju	179,923	0.35%
49	Seogwipo	178,552	0.35%
50	Gijang	176,388	0.34%
51	Gwangyang	154,266	0.30%
52	Andong	153,348	0.30%
53	Gimcheon	150,000	0.29%
54	Jeongeup	139,876	0.27%
55	Siheungdong	128,142	0.25%
56	Yeoju	111,897	0.22%
57	Hwado	106,358	0.21%
58	Sangju	101,267	0.20%
59	Donghae City	101,128	0.20%