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People Statistics · City

Population in Fort Lauderdale

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 8 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 2, 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

2018 · 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
243 Otter Creek 105
242 Horseshoe Beach 164
241 Layton 210
240 Ebro 234
239 Sopchoppy 418
238 Bell 491
237 Jay 519
236 Sea Ranch Lakes 544
235 Yankeetown 565
234 Laurel Hill 573
233 Cedar Key 682
232 Melbourne Village 683
231 Shalimar 737
230 Westlake 749
229 Jupiter Island 811
228 Golden Beach 965
227 Bradenton Beach 970
226 Medley 1,026
225 Mexico Beach 1,072
224 Anna Maria 1,080
223 Bronson 1,112
222 Indian Shores 1,243
221 San Antonio 1,277
220 Palm Beach Shores 1,318
219 Redington Beach 1,405
…
11 Miramar 135K
10 Hollywood 153K
9 Pembroke Pines 170K
8 Fort Lauderdale 181K
7 Cape Coral 185K
6 Port St. Lucie 192K
5 Hialeah 227K
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2018

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.