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People Statistics · Region

Population in New York

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 4 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · New York United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 20,002,427 +0.7% since 2024
Regions of United States · 2025 4 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +1.8% +0.3% a year on average
share of United States 5.85% United States: 341,784,857 · 2025
Population, 1990 – 2025 people
+1.8% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
New York 20M
United States 342M
World 8.2B

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance New York · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 20,002,427 · 2025
First value 18,020,784 · 1990
Highest 20,105,171 · 2020
Lowest 18,020,784 · 1990
Average change +0.3% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearNew YorkChange United StatesWorld
2025 20,002,427 +0.7% 342M 8.2B
2024 19,867,248 +0.7% 340M 8.1B
2023 19,737,367 +0.2% 337M 8.1B
2022 19,703,747 −0.7% 334M 8B
2021 19,848,276 −1.3% 332M 7.9B
2020 20,105,171 +3.3% 332M 7.9B
2019 19,453,561 −0.4% 328M 7.8B
2018 19,530,351 −0.3% 327M 7.7B
2017 19,589,572 −0.2% 325M 7.6B
2016 19,633,428 −0.1% 323M 7.5B
2015 19,654,666 +0.0% 321M 7.4B
2014 19,651,049 +0.1% 318M 7.4B
2013 19,624,447 +0.3% 316M 7.3B
2012 19,572,932 +0.4% 314M 7.2B
2011 19,499,241 +0.5% 312M 7.1B
2010 19,399,878 +0.5% 309M 7B
2009 19,307,066 +0.5% 307M 6.9B
2008 19,212,436 +0.4% 304M 6.8B
2007 19,132,335 +0.1% 301M 6.7B
2006 19,104,631 −0.1% 298M 6.7B
2005 19,132,610 −0.2% 296M 6.6B
2004 19,171,567 −0.0% 293M 6.5B
2003 19,175,939 +0.2% 290M 6.4B
2002 19,137,800 +0.3% 288M 6.3B
2001 19,082,838 +0.4% 285M 6.2B
2000 19,001,780 +0.6% 282M 6.2B
1999 18,882,725 +0.7% 279M 6.1B
1998 18,755,906 +0.5% 276M 6B
1997 18,656,546 +0.4% 273M 5.9B
1996 18,588,460 +0.3% 269M 5.8B
1995 18,524,104 +0.4% 266M 5.7B
1994 18,459,470 +0.5% 263M 5.7B
1993 18,374,954 +0.7% 260M 5.6B
1992 18,246,653 +0.7% 257M 5.5B
1991 18,122,510 +0.6% 253M 5.4B
1990 18,020,784 250M 5.3B

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
51 Wyoming 578K
50 Vermont 643K
49 District of Columbia 671K
48 Alaska 733K
47 North Dakota 780K
46 South Dakota 888K
45 Delaware 992K
44 Montana 1.1M
43 Rhode Island 1.1M
42 Maine 1.4M
41 New Hampshire 1.4M
40 Hawaii 1.5M
39 West Virginia 1.8M
38 Idaho 1.8M
37 Nebraska 2M
36 New Mexico 2.1M
35 Kansas 2.9M
34 Mississippi 3M
33 Arkansas 3M
32 Nevada 3.1M
31 Iowa 3.2M
30 Utah 3.3M
29 Connecticut 3.6M
28 Oklahoma 4M
27 Oregon 4.2M
26 Kentucky 4.5M
25 Louisiana 4.7M
24 Alabama 5M
23 South Carolina 5.1M
22 Minnesota 5.7M
21 Colorado 5.8M
20 Wisconsin 5.9M
19 Missouri 6.2M
18 Maryland 6.2M
17 Indiana 6.8M
16 Tennessee 6.9M
15 Massachusetts 7M
14 Arizona 7.2M
13 Washington 7.7M
12 Virginia 8.6M
11 New Jersey 9.3M
10 Michigan 10M
9 North Carolina 10M
8 Georgia 11M
7 Ohio 12M
6 Illinois 13M
5 Pennsylvania 13M
4 New York 20M
3 Florida 22M
2 Texas 29M
1 California 40M

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2020

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.