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People Statistics · City

Population in Sanibel

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 155 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 24, 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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
1 Jacksonville 915K
2 Miami 435K
3 Tampa 376K
4 St. Petersburg 256K
5 Hialeah 229K
6 Port St. Lucie 187K
7 Cape Coral 180K
8 Fort Lauderdale 179K
9 Pembroke Pines 169K
10 Hollywood 152K
11 Miramar 136K
12 Coral Springs 134K
13 Clearwater 116K
14 Palm Bay 115K
15 Miami Gardens 114K
16 West Palm Beach 114K
17 Pompano Beach 110K
18 Davie 105K
19 Boca Raton 96,309
20 Sunrise 95,990
21 Plantation 90,798
22 Deltona 90,518
23 Miami Beach 86,769
24 Deerfield Beach 84,666
25 Palm Coast 84,486
…
146 West Miami 6,876
147 St Augustine Beach 6,762
148 Treasure Island 6,689
149 Sanibel 6,629
150 Indiantown 6,590
151 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea 6,345
152 Pembroke Park 6,345
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2017

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.