Population
The population of Busan surged to 844,134 in 1951 due to the Korean War. In 1955 the population surpassed 1,000,000 to reach a figure of 1,049,363. The population again surged from the 1970s to the early 1990s to reach 3,887,278. In the late 1990s the population began to experience a decline. It didn't rise until the late 2000s, when it rose to a figure of 3,600,381 according to the 2010 census, but it declined again according to the latest statistics released on December 2011 on Busan's official website.
| Year | Population | Households | Population density
(People / ㎢) |
Household population
(Person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 844,134 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1955 | 1,049,363 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1963 | 1,360,630 | 245,364 | 3,777 | 5.5 |
| 1970 | 1,842,259 | 371,228 | 4,936 | 5.0 |
| 1980 | 3,159,766 | 689,371 | 7,302 | 4.6 |
| 1990 | 3,798,113 | 994,033 | 7,175 | 3.8 |
| 1992 | 3,887,278 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1995 | 3,892,972 | 1,132,360 | 5,198 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | 3,812,392 | 1,199,804 | 5,017 | 3.2 |
| 2005 | 3,657,840 | 1,270,612 | 4,785 | 2.9 |
| 2008 | 3,596,063 | 1,311,724 | 4,695 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | 3,600,381 | N/A | 4,700 | N/A |
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