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People Statistics · City

Population of the urban area in Sarasota

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points 8 of 22 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026
People · Sarasota

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

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Overview 8 figures People 24 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2025 170,962 +3.6% since 2020
Towns of Florida · 2025 8 of 22 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +11% +2.4% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Sarasota
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
171K
2025 

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

The series at a glance Sarasota · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 170,962 · 2025
First value 51,333 · 1975
Highest 170,962 · 2025
Lowest 51,333 · 1975
Average change +2.4% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearSarasotaChange
2025 170,962 +3.6%
2020 164,948 +7.0%
2015 154,124 +6.8%
2010 144,336 +7.9%
2005 133,822 +8.3%
2000 123,616 +11%
1995 111,042 +12%
1990 99,219 +20%
1985 82,677 +21%
1980 68,538 +34%
1975 51,333

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2010 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2020 2015 2010 2005 2000 1995 1990 1985 1980 1975
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation of the urban area
13 Bayonet Point 93,871
6 Bradenton 173K
14 Brandon 58,269
5 Cape Coral 218K
11 Daytona Beach 116K
22 Fort Pierce 35,758
18 Fort Walton Beach 49,242
9 Homestead 125K
4 Jacksonville 322K
20 Jacksonville Beach 48,167
15 Jupiter 56,716
1 Miami 5M
8 Naples 141K
10 Palm Bay 123K
19 Palm Coast 48,744
16 Panama City 55,330
12 Port St. Lucie 114K
7 Sarasota 144K
17 Spring Hill 54,128
2 St. Petersburg 834K
3 Tampa 584K
21 Venice 48,121

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 2010

What it means

How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.

How it is calculated

Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.