Birmingham Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Birmingham metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Birmingham in 2024 is 871,000, a 0.93% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Birmingham in 2023 was 863,000, a 0.82% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Birmingham in 2022 was 856,000, a 0.82% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Birmingham in 2021 was 849,000, a 0.83% 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
Birmingham - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 871,000 0.93%
2023 863,000 0.82%
2022 856,000 0.82%
2021 849,000 0.83%
2020 842,000 0.84%
2019 835,000 0.72%
2018 829,000 1.22%
2017 819,000 1.24%
2016 809,000 1.25%
2015 799,000 1.27%
2014 789,000 1.15%
2013 780,000 1.30%
2012 770,000 1.18%
2011 761,000 1.20%
2010 752,000 1.21%
2009 743,000 1.23%
2008 734,000 1.24%
2007 725,000 1.26%
2006 716,000 1.27%
2005 707,000 1.14%
2004 699,000 1.30%
2003 690,000 1.17%
2002 682,000 1.19%
2001 674,000 1.20%
2000 666,000 0.91%
1999 660,000 0.61%
1998 656,000 0.61%
1997 652,000 0.62%
1996 648,000 0.62%
1995 644,000 0.78%
1994 639,000 0.63%
1993 635,000 0.63%
1992 631,000 0.64%
1991 627,000 0.64%
1990 623,000 0.32%
1989 621,000 0.32%
1988 619,000 0.16%
1987 618,000 0.32%
1986 616,000 0.33%
1985 614,000 0.16%
1984 613,000 0.33%
1983 611,000 0.16%
1982 610,000 0.33%
1981 608,000 0.33%
1980 606,000 0.66%
1979 602,000 0.84%
1978 597,000 0.84%
1977 592,000 0.68%
1976 588,000 0.86%
1975 583,000 0.87%
1974 578,000 0.87%
1973 573,000 0.70%
1972 569,000 0.89%
1971 564,000 0.89%
1970 559,000 0.72%
1969 555,000 0.73%
1968 551,000 0.55%
1967 548,000 0.74%
1966 544,000 0.74%
1965 540,000 0.56%
1964 537,000 0.75%
1963 533,000 0.76%
1962 529,000 0.57%
1961 526,000 0.77%
1960 522,000 1.36%
1959 515,000 1.58%
1958 507,000 1.60%
1957 499,000 1.63%
1956 491,000 1.45%
1955 484,000 1.68%
1954 476,000 1.49%
1953 469,000 1.74%
1952 461,000 1.54%
1951 454,000 1.57%
1950 447,000 0.00%