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People Statistics · City

Population in Fort Myers

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 21 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Fort Myers 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 101,581 +1.4% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 21 of 243 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +42% +3.3% a year on average
share of Lee County 11.6% Lee County: 875,607 · 2025
Population, 2010 – 2025 people
+42% since 2015

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

Compared with Population · people
Fort Myers 102K
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 · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 101,581 · 2025
First value 62,413 · 2010
Highest 101,581 · 2025
Lowest 62,413 · 2010
Average change +3.3% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearFort MyersChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 101,581 +1.4% 876K 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 100,153 +1.5% 862K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 98,713 +2.2% 846K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 96,564 +3.4% 828K 22M 334M 8B
2021 93,359 +7.0% 791K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 87,289 +4.2% 766K 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 83,790 +5.8% 748K 21M — 7.8B
2018 79,161 +2.3% 734K 21M — 7.7B
2017 77,377 +3.9% 722K 21M — 7.6B
2016 74,455 +4.1% 707K 21M — 7.5B
2015 71,532 +3.9% 687K 20M — 7.4B
2014 68,880 +3.4% 667K 20M — 7.4B
2013 66,600 +3.0% 652K 20M — 7.3B
2012 64,673 +2.1% 639K 19M — 7.2B
2011 63,358 +1.5% 628K 19M — 7.1B
2010 62,413 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
1 Jacksonville 1M
2 Miami 490K
3 Tampa 414K
4 Port St. Lucie 268K
5 St. Petersburg 264K
6 Cape Coral 236K
7 Hialeah 231K
8 Fort Lauderdale 189K
9 Pembroke Pines 177K
10 Hollywood 157K
11 Palm Bay 148K
12 Miramar 143K
13 Coral Springs 139K
14 West Palm Beach 127K
15 Pompano Beach 117K
16 Clearwater 114K
17 Miami Gardens 114K
18 Davie 111K
19 Palm Coast 110K
20 Boca Raton 102K
21 Fort Myers 102K
22 Deltona 100K
23 Plantation 99,183
24 Sunrise 98,846
25 North Port 96,551
…

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.