What is the population of Busan?
Busan has a city population of 3,285,147. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · South Korea · Asia
Busan
City population
3,285,147
#2
in South Korea
#1
in Busan
#106
worldwide
35.102, 129.030 · 330 km from Seoul
About Busan
At 330 km from Seoul, this city holds 3,285,147 residents, making it South Korea's second-largest listed city proper and accounting for 6.4% of the national population. Kimhae lies 20 km away with 531,966 residents; Changwon, 35 km distant, has 1,025,702.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Busan
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
35.102, 129.030
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 144 in South KoreaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Busan | 3.29M |
Busan Population FAQ
Where is Busan?
Busan is in Busan, South Korea, 330 km from the capital, Seoul. Its coordinates are 35.102, 129.030.
How big is Busan compared with other cities in South Korea?
It is the 2nd largest of the 144 cities listed in South Korea, holding 6.4% of the national population.