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People Statistics · City

Population in Fort Myers Beach

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 163 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 29, 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

2021 · 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 958K
2 Miami 442K
3 Tampa 394K
4 St. Petersburg 260K
5 Hialeah 221K
6 Port St. Lucie 218K
7 Cape Coral 204K
8 Fort Lauderdale 182K
9 Pembroke Pines 170K
10 Hollywood 153K
11 Miramar 135K
12 Coral Springs 133K
13 Palm Bay 123K
14 West Palm Beach 118K
15 Clearwater 117K
16 Pompano Beach 112K
17 Miami Gardens 111K
18 Davie 106K
19 Boca Raton 98,851
20 Sunrise 96,332
21 Deltona 95,468
22 Palm Coast 93,788
23 Fort Myers 93,359
24 Plantation 93,082
25 Deerfield Beach 86,543
…
155 Tequesta 6,134
156 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea 6,120
157 Bay Harbor Islands 5,776
158 Fort Myers Beach 5,628
159 Surfside 5,545
160 Pahokee 5,499
161 South Pasadena 5,335
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2021

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.