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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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
1 Jacksonville 942K
2 Miami 441K
3 Tampa 381K
4 St. Petersburg 257K
5 Hialeah 224K
6 Port St. Lucie 199K
7 Cape Coral 190K
8 Fort Lauderdale 182K
9 Pembroke Pines 171K
10 Hollywood 153K
11 Miramar 135K
12 Coral Springs 135K
13 Palm Bay 118K
14 Clearwater 117K
15 West Palm Beach 116K
16 Miami Gardens 112K
17 Pompano Beach 112K
18 Davie 106K
19 Boca Raton 97,488
20 Sunrise 97,396
21 Deltona 92,607
22 Plantation 90,766
23 Palm Coast 87,674
24 Deerfield Beach 86,358
25 Melbourne 84,170
…
147 St Augustine Beach 6,723
148 Treasure Island 6,627
149 Indiantown 6,554
150 Sanibel 6,445
151 Pembroke Park 6,289
152 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea 6,243
153 Gulf Breeze 6,230
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2019

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.