Daejeon
South Korea
- Population, 2025
- 1.5 million
- Projected, 2050
- 1.4 million−10.7%
- World rank
- #3312000: #255 → 2050: #447
- Urban area
- 204 km²
- Density
- 7,436people/km²
- Built-up area per resident
- 31 m²
- Time zone
- UTC+9Asia/Seoul · +5 h vs Tbilisi
- Distance from Tbilisi
- 6,875 km
Weather in Daejeon
Daejeon
15°
Cloudy
Today: ↑17° ↓15°
Pressure 1019 hPaVisibility 7.2 km
24-hour forecast
Air quality
40
Good
- PM2.5
- 8.6µg/m³
- PM10
- 11µg/m³
- NO₂
- 25µg/m³
- O₃
- 38µg/m³
7-day forecast
- Today15°17°100%, 13.3 mm
- Sun16°20°67%, 7.5 mm
- Mon13°22°29%
- Tue7°18°4%
- Wed3°13°0%
- Thu6°16°7%, 0.6 mm
- Fri9°20°51%, 3.6 mm
Feels like
15°Humidity
90%Wind
6km/h104° Egust 11 km/hUV index
1LowPrecipitation
100%13.3 mmSunrise
06:45Sunrise 06:45Sunset 17:43
Updated 06:15 · Open-Meteo
Population 1975–2050
Thousands of people; 2030–2050 are UN projections.
- 1975454
- 1980579
- 1985737
- 1990991
- 19951,150
- 20001,308
- 20051,388
- 20101,465
- 20151,491
- 20201,525
- 20251,517
- 20301,500
- 20351,480
- 20401,435
- 20451,401
- 20501,354
Getting around
22 metro stations inside the urban area (OpenStreetMap).
Airports
CJJ · 42 km
Currency: KRW (₩)
- 1 KRW = 0.002 GEL
- 1 USD = 1,325.12 KRW
Official National Bank of Georgia rate.
Metro stations
Nearest to the centre first.
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Nearby large cities
Largest cities in South Korea
FAQ
What is the population of Daejeon?
Daejeon has 1.5 million people in its urban area in 2025 — #331 in the world. The UN projects 1.4 million by 2050.
What time zone is Daejeon in?
Asia/Seoul, UTC+9. +5 h vs Tbilisi.
Does Daejeon have a metro?
22 metro stations inside the urban area (OpenStreetMap).
How far is Daejeon from Tbilisi?
About 6,875 km in a straight line (great-circle distance).