Orașele importante din Coreea de Sud au o autonomie echivalentă cu cea a provinciilor lor. Seul , cel mai mare oraș și capitală, este numit teukbyeolsi (oraș special), în timp ce celelalte șase orașe mari sunt numite gwangyeoksi (metropole). Celelalte orașe se numesc si (orașe) și se află sub jurisdicția provinciei. Cifrele date sunt cele din recensămintele din 2000, 2005, 2010 și 2015.
Această listă include diviziunile la nivel provincial: orașul special (특별시) și orașele metropolitane (광역시) și o divizie la nivel municipal: orașele (시). Nu sunt incluse alte divizii municipale, precum județele (군) și districtele (구). Toate datele demografice se bazează pe recensământul populației și locuințelor din Coreea de Sud 2000-2015.
Rang | Oraș | Provincie | 2015 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 |
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1 | Seul | Seul | 9.904.312 | 9.631.482 | 9.762.546 | 9.853.972 |
2 | Busan | Busan | 3.448.737 | 3.393.191 | 3.512.547 | 3.655.437 |
3 | Incheon | Incheon | 2.890.451 | 2.632.035 | 2.517.680 | 2.466.338 |
4 | Daegu | Daegu | 2.466.052 | 2.431.774 | 2.456.016 | 2.473.990 |
5 | Daejeon | Daejeon | 1.538.394 | 1.490.158 | 1.438.551 | 1.365.961 |
6 | Gwangju | Gwangju | 1.502.881 | 1.466.143 | 1.413.644 | 1.350.948 |
7 | Suwon | Gyeonggi | 1.194.313 | 1.054.053 | 1.039.233 | 944.239 |
8 | Ulsan | Ulsan | 1.166.615 | 1.071.673 | 1.044.934 | 1.012.110 |
9 | Changwon | South Gyeongsang | 1.059.241 | 1.047.488 | 1.075.326 | 1.076.448 |
10 | Goyang | Gyeonggi | 990.073 | 897.222 | 864.402 | 762.598 |
11 | Yongin | Gyeonggi | 971.327 | 847,138 | 686.842 | 384,741 |
12 | Seongnam | Gyeonggi | 948.757 | 936.267 | 931.019 | 912.222 |
13 | Bucheon | Gyeonggi | 843,794 | 842,482 | 833.931 | 757,832 |
14 | Cheongju | Chungcheong de Nord | 833.276 | 804.119 | 752.768 | 701.256 |
15 | Ansan | Gyeonggi | 747,035 | 699.063 | 669.839 | 554.998 |
16 | Jeonju | Jeolla din Nord | 658.172 | 646.512 | 622.092 | 615.804 |
17 | Cheonan | Chungcheong de Sud | 629.062 | 565.201 | 518.171 | 415.818 |
18 | Namyangju | Gyeonggi | 629.061 | 526.639 | 424.446 | 339.545 |
19 | Hwaseong | Gyeonggi | 608.725 | 474.160 | 282.124 | 185.979 |
20 | Anyang | Gyeonggi | 585,177 | 596.772 | 609.886 | 578,845 |
21 | Gimhae | South Gyeongsang | 534.124 | 484.244 | 428.893 | 330.829 |
22 | Pohang | North Gyeongsang | 511.804 | 508.736 | 488.433 | 515.187 |
23 | Pyeongtaek | Gyeonggi | 457,873 | 381,731 | 374.262 | 342.806 |
24 | Jeju | Jeju | 451.758 | 398.677 | 391.132 | 366.809 |
25 | Siheung | Gyeonggi | 425.184 | 393.293 | 384.304 | 304.260 |
26 | Uijeongbu | Gyeonggi | 421.579 | 415.170 | 397.694 | 354.422 |
27 | Gumi | North Gyeongsang | 421.075 | 399.019 | 381,583 | 339.457 |
28 | Paju | Gyeonggi | 415.345 | 323,955 | 239,823 | 177.128 |
29 | Gimpo | Gyeonggi | 352.683 | 217.280 | 192.716 | 148.576 |
30 | Jinju | South Gyeongsang | 349.788 | 335.297 | 336.355 | 339.413 |
31 | Gwangmyeong | Gyeonggi | 338.509 | 326.418 | 319.452 | 333.596 |
32 | Wonju | Gangwon | 330.854 | 309.803 | 283,583 | 267.849 |
33 | Asan | Chungcheong de Sud | 319.929 | 272,282 | 206.851 | 179.900 |
34 | Gwangju | Gyeonggi | 310.278 | 224.269 | 204.266 | 124.789 |
35 | Iksan | Jeolla din Nord | 301.723 | 294,479 | 306.974 | 322.636 |
36 | Yangsan | South Gyeongsang | 297.532 | 249,529 | 215,845 | 191.147 |
37 | Gunpo | Gyeonggi | 285.721 | 274,198 | 268.917 | 262.593 |
38 | Chuncheon | Gangwon | 281.596 | 274,220 | 260.234 | 252.177 |
39 | Gyeongsan | North Gyeongsang | 278.500 | 260.643 | 240.371 | 226.713 |
40 | Gunsan | Jeolla din Nord | 275,155 | 258,845 | 249,212 | 272.129 |
41 | Yeosu | Jeolla de Sud | 273,761 | 268.727 | 277,420 | 303,115 |
42 | Suncheon | Jeolla de Sud | 265.390 | 257.800 | 261,519 | 265,724 |
43 | Gyeongju | North Gyeongsang | 262.310 | 252.750 | 266.131 | 275,132 |
44 | Geoje | South Gyeongsang | 261,371 | 225.014 | 193.398 | 167.231 |
45 | Mokpo | Jeolla de Sud | 239,524 | 248.694 | 244.543 | 250.336 |
46 | Gangneung | Gangwon | 215.677 | 217,481 | 220.706 | 227,856 |
47 | Osan | Gyeonggi | 213.840 | 180.996 | 131.792 | 102.287 |
48 | Chungju | Chungcheong de Nord | 211.005 | 201.361 | 204.248 | 217.510 |
49 | Icheon | Gyeonggi | 209.003 | 192.918 | 187.514 | 179,081 |
50 | Yangju | Gyeonggi | 205.988 | 183,673 | 149.931 | 107.440 |
51 | Sejong | Sejong | 204.088 | 80,542 | 80,389 | 79,745 |
52 | Anseong | Gyeonggi | 194.765 | 175.824 | 157.632 | 132.906 |
53 | Guri | Gyeonggi | 180.063 | 184.503 | 186.954 | 160.485 |
54 | Seosan | Chungcheong de Sud | 169.221 | 155.082 | 143.692 | 142,972 |
55 | Andong | North Gyeongsang | 168.581 | 165.399 | 169,436 | 181.974 |
56 | Dangjin | Chungcheong de Sud | 163.762 | 135.106 | 112.267 | 117.447 |
57 | Buzunar | Gyeonggi | 163,388 | 136.580 | 139.472 | 135,758 |
58 | Uiwang | Gyeonggi | 154.879 | 143,378 | 143.568 | 117.594 |
59 | Hanam | Gyeonggi | 154,838 | 137.569 | 121.646 | 120.149 |
60 | Seogwipo | Jeju | 153.861 | 129,734 | 139.554 | 145.732 |
61 | Gwangyang | Jeolla de Sud | 144,414 | 137.100 | 135.583 | 132.568 |
62 | Gimcheon | North Gyeongsang | 137.540 | 126.823 | 135.166 | 147.269 |
63 | Tongyeong | South Gyeongsang | 137.208 | 127.896 | 121.115 | 123,747 |
64 | Jecheon | Chungcheong de Nord | 136.350 | 133.626 | 132.483 | 143.537 |
65 | Nonsan | Chungcheong de Sud | 124.246 | 117.686 | 124.779 | 137.452 |
66 | Gongju | Chungcheong de Sud | 113.542 | 120.660 | 126.484 | 130.223 |
67 | Sacheon | South Gyeongsang | 113.335 | 106.175 | 106,532 | 110.912 |
68 | Jeongeup | Jeolla din Nord | 110.627 | 109.458 | 115.416 | 128.892 |
69 | Yeoju | Gyeonggi | 109.937 | 100.052 | 98,441 | 97,412 |
70 | Yeongju | North Gyeongsang | 109.266 | 108.268 | 113.670 | 126.415 |
71 | Miryang | South Gyeongsang | 103.069 | 98,564 | 105.651 | 115.787 |
72 | Boryeong | Chungcheong de Sud | 101,852 | 97.091 | 96,992 | 109.423 |
73 | Sangju | North Gyeongsang | 98,760 | 97.559 | 105.600 | 116,365 |
74 | Yeongcheon | North Gyeongsang | 97.669 | 94.350 | 103.289 | 110.918 |
75 | Dongducheon | Gyeonggi | 97.424 | 90.433 | 78.897 | 72,366 |
76 | Naju | Jeolla de Sud | 92,582 | 77,825 | 86,823 | 99.233 |
77 | Donghae | Gangwon | 90.255 | 90,321 | 93.018 | 96.280 |
78 | Gimje | Jeolla din Nord | 84.269 | 82,739 | 90,376 | 102.428 |
79 | Namwon | Jeolla din Nord | 80.499 | 78,425 | 85,828 | 94,810 |
80 | Sokcho | Gangwon | 79,846 | 80.505 | 84.706 | 87,880 |
81 | Mungyeong | Chungcheong de Nord | 71,863 | 68.692 | 70,813 | 90.778 |
82 | Samcheok | Gangwon | 69.509 | 67.131 | 67.957 | 75.592 |
83 | Gwacheon | Gyeonggi | 64,817 | 66.319 | 56.587 | 66.592 |
84 | Taebaek | Gangwon | 46,715 | 51.400 | 55.241 | 54.164 |
85 | Gyeryong | Chungcheong de Sud | 39.243 | 41,395 | 31.646 | 27.104 |