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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

1985 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation of the urban area
11 Bayonet Point 48,326
7 Bradenton 92,369
15 Brandon 33,995
5 Cape Coral 97,550
6 Daytona Beach 93,334
22 Fort Pierce 8,059
12 Fort Walton Beach 35,941
9 Homestead 81,674
4 Jacksonville 234K
14 Jacksonville Beach 34,121
16 Jupiter 33,881
1 Miami 3.2M
21 Naples 12,581
10 Palm Bay 70,892
20 Palm Coast 16,648
13 Panama City 35,662
19 Port St. Lucie 25,501
8 Sarasota 82,677
17 Spring Hill 28,609
2 St. Petersburg 687K
3 Tampa 346K
18 Venice 27,614

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1985

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.