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Daegu

Daegu · South Korea
City population
2,365,523
#4
in South Korea
#1
in Daegu
#162
worldwide
SeoulDaegu
35.870, 128.591 · 237 km from Seoul
City population
2,365,523
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#4
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#162
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
4.6%
of the national population

About Daegu

Located 237 km from Seoul, Daegu holds 2,365,523 people, representing 4.6% of South Korea's national population and ranking as the country's fourth-largest city. Gyeongsan-si, a city of 266,951, lies 14 km away; several smaller cities including Hwawŏn (64,718) and Eisen (56,006) sit within 32 km.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in South Korea
#4of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Daegu
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Daegu
Rank in region
#1of 2
Distance to capital
237 km
to Seoul
Elevation
45 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
35.870, 128.591
Record updated
2026-04-14
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 Korea

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

11KMHwawŏn65K people14KMGyeongsan-si267K people21KMHayang27K people22KMWaegwan30K people32KMEisen56K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Daegu2.37M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Daegu compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Daegu2.37M

Daegu Population FAQ

What is the population of Daegu?

Daegu has a city population of 2,365,523. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Daegu?

Daegu is in Daegu, South Korea, 237 km from the capital, Seoul. Its coordinates are 35.870, 128.591.

How big is Daegu compared with other cities in South Korea?

It is the 4th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, holding 4.6% of the national population.

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