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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

2024 · 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 483K
3 Tampa 413K
4 St. Petersburg 266K
5 Port St. Lucie 259K
6 Hialeah 233K
7 Cape Coral 233K
8 Fort Lauderdale 189K
9 Pembroke Pines 177K
10 Hollywood 157K
11 Miramar 141K
12 Palm Bay 141K
13 Coral Springs 139K
14 West Palm Beach 127K
15 Pompano Beach 117K
16 Clearwater 116K
17 Miami Gardens 115K
18 Davie 111K
19 Palm Coast 106K
20 Boca Raton 102K
21 Fort Myers 100K
22 Deltona 100K
23 Plantation 99,358
24 Sunrise 99,058
25 North Port 92,798
…
160 Grant-Valkaria 5,709
161 Surfside 5,667
162 Flagler Beach 5,550
163 Fort Myers Beach 5,313
164 South Pasadena 5,256
165 Daytona Beach Shores 5,196
166 South Bay 5,140
…

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.