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People Statistics · City

Population in Fort Lauderdale

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 8 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 4, 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

2023 · 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
227 Anna Maria 1,019
198 Apalachicola 2,420
119 Atlantic Beach 13,336
205 Atlantis 2,148
63 Aventura 40,247
189 Bal Harbour 3,090
220 Baldwin 1,388
158 Bay Harbor Islands 5,914
238 Bell 554
102 Belle Glade 17,159
171 Belleair 4,522
214 Belleair Beach 1,622
201 Belleair Bluffs 2,300
188 Biscayne Park 3,123
20 Boca Raton 102K
47 Bonita Springs 57,069
32 Boynton Beach 82,558
46 Bradenton 57,661
229 Bradenton Beach 926
223 Bronson 1,244
133 Brooksville 9,791
177 Bunnell 3,847
211 Callahan 1,811
114 Callaway 13,838
132 Cape Canaveral 10,065
…
117 Fernandina Beach 13,693
161 Flagler Beach 5,556
121 Florida City 13,086
8 Fort Lauderdale 188K
23 Fort Myers 98,713
162 Fort Myers Beach 5,336
51 Fort Pierce 50,023
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2023

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.