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People Statistics · City

Population in Fort Myers Beach

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 163 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 3, 2026
People · Fort Myers Beach Lee 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 5,287 −0.5% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 163 of 243 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −13% −1.1% a year on average
share of Lee County 0.60% Lee County: 875,607 · 2025
Population, 2010 – 2025 people
−13% since 2015

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

Compared with Population · people
Fort Myers Beach 5,287
Lee County 876K
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 Myers Beach · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 5,287 · 2025
First value 6,249 · 2010
Highest 6,249 · 2010
Lowest 5,287 · 2025
Average change −1.1% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearFort Myers BeachChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 5,287 −0.5% 876K 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 5,313 −0.4% 862K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 5,336 −6.6% 846K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 5,712 +1.5% 828K 22M 334M 8B
2021 5,628 +0.8% 791K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 5,584 −1.7% 766K 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 5,683 −2.7% 748K 21M — 7.8B
2018 5,841 −2.4% 734K 21M — 7.7B
2017 5,983 −1.3% 722K 21M — 7.6B
2016 6,059 −0.6% 707K 21M — 7.5B
2015 6,096 +0.2% 687K 20M — 7.4B
2014 6,086 −0.4% 667K 20M — 7.4B
2013 6,111 −0.4% 652K 20M — 7.3B
2012 6,134 −0.8% 639K 19M — 7.2B
2011 6,184 −1.0% 628K 19M — 7.1B
2010 6,249 620K 19M — 7B

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2025 · 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
228 Anna Maria 1,023
197 Apalachicola 2,473
122 Atlantic Beach 13,245
205 Atlantis 2,140
63 Aventura 39,880
190 Bal Harbour 3,036
220 Baldwin 1,394
158 Bay Harbor Islands 6,021
236 Bell 579
103 Belle Glade 17,241
171 Belleair 4,631
216 Belleair Beach 1,581
202 Belleair Bluffs 2,242
189 Biscayne Park 3,062
20 Boca Raton 102K
47 Bonita Springs 57,634
30 Boynton Beach 82,396
46 Bradenton 58,014
229 Bradenton Beach 921
223 Bronson 1,292
132 Brooksville 10,145
174 Bunnell 4,298
212 Callahan 1,830
112 Callaway 14,369
134 Cape Canaveral 9,962
…
118 Florida City 13,576
8 Fort Lauderdale 189K
21 Fort Myers 102K
163 Fort Myers Beach 5,287
50 Fort Pierce 51,737
91 Fort Walton Beach 21,097
143 Freeport 7,543
…

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

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.