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People Statistics · City

Population in Fort Lauderdale

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 8 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 1, 2026
People · Fort Lauderdale Broward County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2025 188,677 −0.0% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 8 of 243 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +6.6% +0.8% a year on average
share of Broward County 9.37% Broward County: 2,013,317 · 2025
Population, 2010 – 2025 people
+6.6% since 2015

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Fort Lauderdale 189K
Broward County 2M
Florida 23M
United States 342M
World 8.2B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Fort Lauderdale · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 188,677 · 2025
First value 166,342 · 2010
Highest 188,692 · 2024
Lowest 166,342 · 2010
Average change +0.8% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearFort LauderdaleChange Broward CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 188,677 −0.0% 2M 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 188,692 +0.5% 2M 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 187,796 +1.6% 2M 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 184,908 +1.6% 2M 22M 334M 8B
2021 181,946 −0.4% 1.9M 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 182,726 +0.5% 1.9M 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 181,753 +0.2% 1.9M 21M — 7.8B
2018 181,478 +1.2% 1.9M 21M — 7.7B
2017 179,335 +0.5% 1.9M 21M — 7.6B
2016 178,399 +0.8% 1.9M 21M — 7.5B
2015 176,974 +1.2% 1.9M 20M — 7.4B
2014 174,891 +1.6% 1.9M 20M — 7.4B
2013 172,136 +0.7% 1.8M 20M — 7.3B
2012 170,889 +1.1% 1.8M 19M — 7.2B
2011 169,111 +1.7% 1.8M 19M — 7.1B
2010 166,342 1.8M 19M — 7B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2014 · 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
220 Anna Maria 1,261
198 Apalachicola 2,211
115 Atlantic Beach 12,857
201 Atlantis 2,073
59 Aventura 38,590
185 Bal Harbour 2,853
216 Baldwin 1,417
153 Bay Harbor Islands 5,905
237 Bell 453
97 Belle Glade 17,396
170 Belleair 3,993
213 Belleair Beach 1,582
197 Belleair Bluffs 2,227
180 Biscayne Park 3,190
20 Boca Raton 90,166
50 Bonita Springs 46,448
28 Boynton Beach 73,362
48 Bradenton 50,544
226 Bradenton Beach 1,052
224 Bronson 1,090
138 Brooksville 7,849
191 Bunnell 2,678
222 Callahan 1,207
107 Callaway 14,644
130 Cape Canaveral 9,858
…
122 Fernandina Beach 11,595
165 Flagler Beach 4,741
116 Florida City 12,530
6 Fort Lauderdale 175K
31 Fort Myers 68,880
152 Fort Myers Beach 6,086
53 Fort Pierce 43,828
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2014

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.