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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 5, 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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
243 Otter Creek 114
242 Horseshoe Beach 172
241 Layton 212
240 Ebro 246
239 Sopchoppy 474
238 Laurel Hill 559
237 Sea Ranch Lakes 567
236 Bell 568
235 Jay 583
234 Yankeetown 633
233 Melbourne Village 681
232 Cedar Key 743
231 Shalimar 753
230 Jupiter Island 833
229 Bradenton Beach 928
228 Anna Maria 1,021
227 Golden Beach 1,025
226 Medley 1,083
225 Indian Shores 1,184
224 Mexico Beach 1,212
223 Bronson 1,267
222 Palm Beach Shores 1,357
221 Redington Beach 1,374
220 Baldwin 1,396
219 North Redington Beach 1,468
…
166 South Bay 5,140
165 Daytona Beach Shores 5,196
164 South Pasadena 5,256
163 Fort Myers Beach 5,313
162 Flagler Beach 5,550
161 Surfside 5,667
160 Grant-Valkaria 5,709
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2024

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.