Changwon City Fires Signal of 'Population Rebound' After 3 Years and 5 Months

First Monthly Population Increase of 397 People Since January 2018

Changwon City Hall Panorama

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Positive changes have begun to appear in the population of Changwon City, Gyeongnam.

As of the end of June, the population of Changwon City was 1,034,527, an increase of 397 compared to 1,034,130 at the end of May.

This marks the first monthly population increase in 3 years and 5 months since January 2018.

Additionally, the population decline in the first half of this year was 2,211, which is a 52% decrease compared to 4,622 during the same period last year.

The causes of the population increase in Changwon City are analyzed to be due to regional economic recovery, employment growth, large-scale new housing supply, and population policies such as the campaign to have a Changwon address.

As a result, the population decline trend that continued from January to May was reversed, recording an increase for 5 consecutive weeks, and the monthly population turned positive for the first time since January 2018.

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