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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 4, 2026

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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
243 Otter Creek 109
242 Horseshoe Beach 171
241 Layton 215
240 Ebro 241
239 Sopchoppy 446
238 Bell 535
237 Sea Ranch Lakes 546
236 Jay 557
235 Laurel Hill 559
234 Yankeetown 619
233 Melbourne Village 683
232 Cedar Key 726
231 Shalimar 757
230 Jupiter Island 828
229 Bradenton Beach 924
228 Golden Beach 978
227 Anna Maria 1,011
226 Mexico Beach 1,059
225 Medley 1,065
224 Indian Shores 1,202
223 Bronson 1,203
222 Palm Beach Shores 1,344
221 Redington Beach 1,377
220 Baldwin 1,388
219 San Antonio 1,432
…
161 South Pasadena 5,335
160 Pahokee 5,597
159 Surfside 5,610
158 Fort Myers Beach 5,712
157 Bay Harbor Islands 5,848
156 Tequesta 6,181
155 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea 6,184
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2022

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.