New York City Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the New York City metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of New York City in 2024 is 19,034,000, a 0.51% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of New York City in 2023 was 18,937,000, a 0.37% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of New York City in 2022 was 18,867,000, a 0.23% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of New York City in 2021 was 18,823,000, a 0.1% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in United States
City Name Population
New York City 19,034,000
Los Angeles 12,598,000
Chicago 8,984,000
Houston 6,802,000
Dallas-Fort Worth 6,655,000
Miami 6,317,000
Atlanta 6,193,000
Philadelphia 5,821,000
Washington DC 5,545,000
Phoenix 4,777,000
Boston 4,367,000
Seattle 3,549,000
Detroit 3,528,000
San Diego 3,345,000
San Francisco 3,343,000
Minneapolis 3,014,000
Tampa 3,009,000
Denver 2,963,000
Las Vegas 2,953,000
Riverside-San Bernardino 2,631,000
San Antonio 2,491,000
Baltimore 2,370,000
Charlotte 2,321,000
Austin 2,274,000
Portland 2,243,000
Sacramento 2,243,000
St. Louis 2,242,000
Orlando 2,101,000
Indianapolis 1,903,000
San Jose 1,834,000
Cincinnati 1,787,000
Cleveland 1,771,000
Kansas City 1,739,000
Columbus 1,727,000
Pittsburgh 1,708,000
Raleigh 1,629,000
Virginia Beach 1,496,000
Milwaukee 1,463,000
Jacksonville 1,345,000
Nashville 1,333,000
Salt Lake City 1,214,000
Providence 1,210,000
Memphis 1,179,000
Richmond 1,151,000
Louisville 1,126,000
McAllen 1,100,000
Oklahoma City 1,027,000
Tucson 1,024,000
Hartford 1,024,000
New Orleans 1,021,000
El Paso 996,000
Temecula-Murrieta 994,000
Albuquerque 967,000
Bridgeport-Stamford 967,000
Cape Coral 957,000
Honolulu 920,000
Buffalo 886,000
Birmingham 871,000
Omaha 868,000
Provo-Orem 859,000
Fresno 803,000
Tulsa 799,000
Knoxville 796,000
Allentown 793,000
Baton Rouge 776,000
Columbia, South Carolina 766,000
Sarasota-Bradenton 765,000
Ogden-Layton 761,000
Charleston-North Charleston 756,000
Rochester 753,000
Dayton 750,000
Bakersfield 741,000
Concord 704,000
The Woodlands 701,000
Colorado Springs 701,000
Springfield 685,000
Mission Viejo 653,000
Albany 642,000
Grand Rapids 610,000
Victorville-Hesperia-Apple Valley 607,000
New Haven 604,000
Kissimmee 600,000
Fayetteville-Springdale 575,000
Des Moines 573,000
Harrisburg 572,000
Akron 568,000
Greenville 568,000
Worcester 567,000
Port St. Lucie 565,000
Winston-Salem 545,000
Wichita 544,000
Little Rock 539,000
Palm Bay-Melbourne 539,000
Lancaster-Palmdale 538,000
Reno 538,000
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 533,000
Lancaster 526,000
Daytona Beach-Port Orange 514,000
Toledo 513,000
Madison 513,000
Indio-Cathedral City-Palm Springs 504,000
Boise City 476,000
Bonita Springs-Naples 472,000
Denton-Lewisville 469,000
Concord 467,000
Spokane 465,000
Visalia 465,000
Augusta-Richmond County 461,000
Stockton 456,000
Jackson, Mississippi 441,000
Durham 439,000
Santa Clarita 434,000
Chattanooga 433,000
Myrtle Beach 432,000
Modesto 427,000
Syracuse 425,000
Huntsville 414,000
Oxnard 407,000
Round Lake Beach-McHenry-Grayslake 394,000
Lafayette 390,000
Montgomery 380,000
Antioch 376,000
Asheville 376,000
Greensboro 376,000
Scranton 376,000
Springfield, Missouri 369,000
Lakeland 369,000
Pensacola 361,000
Fort Collins 359,000
Fayetteville 358,000
Corpus Christi 355,000
Youngstown 353,000
Fort Wayne 348,000
Lexington-Fayette 347,000
Flint 345,000
Savannah 343,000
Laredo 340,000
Trenton 339,000
Santa Rosa 339,000
Mobile 337,000
Ann Arbor 336,000
Rockford 333,000
Lansing 331,000
Shreveport 329,000
New York City - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 19,034,000 0.51%
2023 18,937,000 0.37%
2022 18,867,000 0.23%
2021 18,823,000 0.10%
2020 18,804,000 -0.01%
2019 18,805,000 -0.07%
2018 18,819,000 0.30%
2017 18,762,000 0.30%
2016 18,705,000 0.31%
2015 18,648,000 0.31%
2014 18,591,000 0.31%
2013 18,534,000 0.30%
2012 18,478,000 0.31%
2011 18,421,000 0.30%
2010 18,365,000 0.31%
2009 18,309,000 0.30%
2008 18,254,000 0.31%
2007 18,198,000 0.31%
2006 18,142,000 0.30%
2005 18,087,000 0.31%
2004 18,032,000 0.31%
2003 17,977,000 0.31%
2002 17,922,000 0.30%
2001 17,868,000 0.31%
2000 17,813,000 0.86%
1999 17,661,000 1.04%
1998 17,479,000 1.05%
1997 17,298,000 1.04%
1996 17,120,000 1.04%
1995 16,943,000 1.04%
1994 16,768,000 1.04%
1993 16,595,000 1.05%
1992 16,423,000 1.05%
1991 16,253,000 1.04%
1990 16,086,000 0.48%
1989 16,009,000 0.28%
1988 15,964,000 0.29%
1987 15,918,000 0.29%
1986 15,872,000 0.28%
1985 15,827,000 0.29%
1984 15,782,000 0.29%
1983 15,736,000 0.29%
1982 15,691,000 0.29%
1981 15,646,000 0.29%
1980 15,601,000 -0.22%
1979 15,636,000 -0.39%
1978 15,697,000 -0.39%
1977 15,758,000 -0.39%
1976 15,819,000 -0.38%
1975 15,880,000 -0.39%
1974 15,942,000 -0.39%
1973 16,004,000 -0.39%
1972 16,066,000 -0.39%
1971 16,129,000 -0.38%
1970 16,191,000 0.94%
1969 16,040,000 1.39%
1968 15,820,000 1.40%
1967 15,602,000 1.39%
1966 15,388,000 1.39%
1965 15,177,000 1.39%
1964 14,969,000 1.40%
1963 14,763,000 1.39%
1962 14,560,000 1.39%
1961 14,360,000 1.38%
1960 14,164,000 1.40%
1959 13,969,000 1.39%
1958 13,778,000 1.39%
1957 13,589,000 1.39%
1956 13,403,000 1.39%
1955 13,219,000 1.39%
1954 13,038,000 1.38%
1953 12,860,000 1.39%
1952 12,684,000 1.39%
1951 12,510,000 1.39%
1950 12,338,000 0.00%