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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

2005 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation of the urban area
13 Bayonet Point 80,865
6 Bradenton 158K
17 Brandon 52,531
5 Cape Coral 184K
11 Daytona Beach 111K
22 Fort Pierce 29,778
15 Fort Walton Beach 52,993
9 Homestead 121K
4 Jacksonville 306K
19 Jacksonville Beach 45,243
16 Jupiter 52,803
1 Miami 4.8M
8 Naples 125K
10 Palm Bay 115K
21 Palm Coast 35,390
14 Panama City 57,472
12 Port St. Lucie 94,760
7 Sarasota 134K
18 Spring Hill 47,424
2 St. Petersburg 841K
3 Tampa 528K
20 Venice 44,665

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 2005

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.