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Population in Sanibel

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 155 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
People · Sanibel 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 6,303 −1.2% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 155 of 243 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −4.6% −0.2% a year on average
share of Lee County 0.72% Lee County: 875,607 · 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
United States 342M
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.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
222 Anna Maria 1,219
198 Apalachicola 2,231
115 Atlantic Beach 12,957
201 Atlantis 2,095
60 Aventura 39,084
184 Bal Harbour 3,101
216 Baldwin 1,421
155 Bay Harbor Islands 5,938
238 Bell 466
97 Belle Glade 17,266
171 Belleair 4,026
213 Belleair Beach 1,600
197 Belleair Bluffs 2,256
180 Biscayne Park 3,200
20 Boca Raton 92,127
50 Bonita Springs 48,246
28 Boynton Beach 74,261
47 Bradenton 51,738
226 Bradenton Beach 1,037
224 Bronson 1,094
138 Brooksville 7,949
190 Bunnell 2,739
221 Callahan 1,231
107 Callaway 14,754
130 Cape Canaveral 9,958
…
62 Royal Palm Beach 36,709
98 Safety Harbor 16,988
223 San Antonio 1,181
148 Sanibel 6,610
46 Sarasota 52,926
128 Satellite Beach 10,555
234 Sea Ranch Lakes 537
…

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.