Exploring Bucheon-style population growth strategies in sync with national population strategy shifts

Bucheon City announced that it held the ‘2026 2nd Committee on Low Birth Rate and Aging Society’ at the City Hall Creative Room on the 10th, where it resolved to establish its own mid-to-long-term population growth master plan.

During the meeting, Bucheon City Council Vice Chairman Kim Young-gyu was appointed as a new member, and participants shared the major implementation status of Bucheon's 2026 population policies alongside the key contents of the '1st National Population Strategy Basic Plan (2026–2030).'

This year, the city has operated a Population Growth Innovation Promotion Task Force involving 28 departments, while conducting expert consultations, research on population movement characteristics, and policy forums to strengthen the execution capacity of its population policies.

Furthermore, participants discussed how the '1st National Population Strategy Basic Plan (2026–2030),' announced in late October, comprehensively addresses challenges across society driven by demographic shifts, the enhancement of citizens' quality of life, and social sustainability, moving beyond conventional responses to low birth rates and aging.

The committee then deliberated and approved the establishment of Bucheon City's proprietary mid-to-long-term population growth master plan, focusing on key directions such as life-cycle population crisis response, region-tailored policy discovery, and the establishment of a performance management system.

Based on this resolution, the city plans to finalize the master plan by the first half of 2027. It also intends to link key municipal projects for regional development and living condition improvements—such as the creation of an AI-based compact city in Sang-dong, the pursuit of a dome stadium near the general stadium, and citizen-friendly, cost-effective policies—with its mid-to-long-term population growth strategy.

Bucheon Mayor Cho Yong-ik stated, “Responding to demographic shifts requires mid-to-long-term strategies tailored to regional characteristics,” adding, “We will strengthen Bucheon City’s foundation for population growth in connection with the national population strategy.”

[ⓒ Global Economic Times. 무단전재-재배포 금지]