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Population of the urban area in Tampa

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points 3 of 22 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 9, 2026

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

Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Tampa
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
709K
2025 

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

The series at a glance Tampa · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 709,023 · 2025
First value 252,457 · 1975
Highest 709,023 · 2025
Lowest 252,457 · 1975
Average change +2.1% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearTampaChange
2025 709,023 +3.2%
2020 686,756 +7.6%
2015 638,087 +9.2%
2010 584,303 +11%
2005 528,071 +12%
2000 473,084 +11%
1995 425,517 +10%
1990 386,830 +12%
1985 346,130 +12%
1980 309,864 +23%
1975 252,457

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

1975 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation of the urban area
11 Bayonet Point 35,006
8 Bradenton 59,110
16 Brandon 24,733
7 Cape Coral 60,325
5 Daytona Beach 72,750
22 Fort Pierce 1,390
13 Fort Walton Beach 29,176
6 Homestead 61,372
4 Jacksonville 204K
12 Jacksonville Beach 29,766
15 Jupiter 25,098
1 Miami 2.4M
21 Naples 2,368
9 Palm Bay 54,220
19 Palm Coast 12,586
14 Panama City 28,875
20 Port St. Lucie 4,401
10 Sarasota 51,333
17 Spring Hill 20,863
2 St. Petersburg 508K
3 Tampa 252K
18 Venice 17,225

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

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.