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People Statistics · City

Population in Fort Lauderdale

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 8 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 3, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 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
Florida 23M
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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
243 Otter Creek 105
242 Horseshoe Beach 166
241 Layton 210
240 Ebro 237
239 Sopchoppy 420
238 Bell 501
237 Jay 522
236 Sea Ranch Lakes 543
235 Yankeetown 578
234 Laurel Hill 582
233 Melbourne Village 679
232 Cedar Key 685
231 Shalimar 740
230 Jupiter Island 810
229 Westlake 840
228 Mexico Beach 934
227 Bradenton Beach 935
226 Golden Beach 958
225 Anna Maria 1,016
224 Medley 1,041
223 Bronson 1,128
222 Indian Shores 1,212
221 San Antonio 1,286
220 Palm Beach Shores 1,327
219 Redington Beach 1,392
…
11 Miramar 135K
10 Hollywood 153K
9 Pembroke Pines 171K
8 Fort Lauderdale 182K
7 Cape Coral 190K
6 Port St. Lucie 199K
5 Hialeah 224K
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2019

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.