According to research from the National Statistical Office, the total number of people who left Jeju last year was 21,280 and those moving here was 21,717, for a net gain of 437 people. This result is significant considering that in previous years, Jeju continually saw a population deficit. Other provinces where the number of residents increased are Gyeonggi, Chungnam, Chungbok, Incheon, Gwangju, Gyeongnam, and Gangwon, while Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Junnam, Gyeongbuk, Ulsan, Junbuk, and Daesun’s populations declined.
(By Kim Sung Jong, Jeju Ilbo reporter. Translated by Kim Jung Lim)