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Population of the urban area in New York

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · New York

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 14,197,659 +0.6% since 2020
First value · 1975 12,061,023
since 2015 +2.0% +0.3% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · New York
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
14M
2025 

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

The series at a glance New York · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 14,197,659 · 2025
First value 12,061,023 · 1975
Highest 14,197,659 · 2025
Lowest 11,833,382 · 1980
Average change +0.3% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearNew YorkChange
2025 14,197,659 +0.6%
2020 14,113,884 +1.4%
2015 13,917,734 +1.3%
2010 13,739,938 +1.2%
2005 13,580,699 +1.2%
2000 13,422,931 +4.9%
1995 12,798,458 +5.2%
1990 12,169,705 +1.5%
1985 11,990,084 +1.3%
1980 11,833,382 −1.9%
1975 12,061,023

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

What it means

How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.

How it is calculated

Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.