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People Statistics · City

Population in Sanibel

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 155 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

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

Population, 2010 – 2025 people
−4.6% since 2015

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

Compared with Population · people
Sanibel 6,303
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 Sanibel · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 6,303 · 2025
First value 6,460 · 2010
Highest 6,638 · 2016
Lowest 6,303 · 2025
Average change −0.2% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearSanibelChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 6,303 −1.2% 876K 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 6,378 −0.9% 862K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 6,435 −1.6% 846K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 6,542 +1.5% 828K 22M 334M 8B
2021 6,443 +0.9% 791K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 6,388 −0.9% 766K 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 6,445 −1.6% 748K 21M — 7.8B
2018 6,548 −1.2% 734K 21M — 7.7B
2017 6,629 −0.1% 722K 21M — 7.6B
2016 6,638 +0.4% 707K 21M — 7.5B
2015 6,610 +1.0% 687K 20M — 7.4B
2014 6,542 +0.5% 667K 20M — 7.4B
2013 6,511 +0.6% 652K 20M — 7.3B
2012 6,472 +0.2% 639K 19M — 7.2B
2011 6,456 −0.1% 628K 19M — 7.1B
2010 6,460 620K 19M — 7B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
1 Jacksonville 882K
2 Miami 420K
3 Tampa 361K
4 St. Petersburg 250K
5 Hialeah 229K
6 Fort Lauderdale 177K
7 Port St. Lucie 176K
8 Cape Coral 171K
9 Pembroke Pines 164K
10 Hollywood 147K
11 Miramar 133K
12 Coral Springs 131K
13 Clearwater 113K
14 Miami Gardens 113K
15 Palm Bay 110K
16 West Palm Beach 109K
17 Pompano Beach 107K
18 Davie 101K
19 Sunrise 93,135
20 Boca Raton 92,127
21 Plantation 89,684
22 Miami Beach 87,856
23 Deltona 87,638
24 Deerfield Beach 82,330
25 Largo 80,660
…
145 Dade City 6,685
146 Treasure Island 6,666
147 St Augustine Beach 6,629
148 Sanibel 6,610
149 Indiantown 6,528
150 Pembroke Park 6,318
151 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea 6,307
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2015

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.