What is the population of Atlanta?
Atlanta has a city population of 510,823. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · United States · North America
Atlanta
City population
510,823
#40
in United States
#1
in Georgia
#1,117
worldwide
33.749, -84.388 · 872 km from Washington
About Atlanta
With a metropolitan population of 6,144,000 and a city-proper population of 510,823, Atlanta ranks among the largest urban centers in the United States. The city sits at an elevation of 320 m and maintains a population density of 733 people per km². Founded in 1845, Atlanta has grown at an annual rate of 1.3% in recent years.
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and DeKalb Peachtree Airport serve the region. Andre Dickens serves as the city's mayor.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
6,144,000
0.074% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+1.25%
Archive estimateDensity
733/km²
8,376 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 76
Founded
1845
Leadership
Andre Dickens
Coordinates
33.749, -84.388
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
Nearby Cities
All 3,112 in United StatesClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Atlanta | 511K |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportATL
13 km from the city centre
- DeKalb Peachtree AirportPDK
16 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in United States
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 154,202,680 |
| 1960 | 180,274,555 |
| 1970 | 207,796,339 |
| 1980 | 229,858,655 |
| 1990 | 253,373,387 |
| 2000 | 281,484,131 |
| 2010 | 311,062,790 |
| 2020 | 339,436,159 |
| 2030 | 355,649,881 |
| 2040 | 370,209,316 |
| 2050 | 380,846,910 |
| 2060 | 388,918,394 |
| 2070 | 398,218,088 |
| 2080 | 407,079,816 |
| 2090 | 414,457,640 |
| 2100 | 421,278,889 |
Atlanta Population FAQ
Where is Atlanta?
Atlanta is in Georgia, United States, 872 km from the capital, Washington. Its coordinates are 33.749, -84.388.
How big is Atlanta compared with other cities in United States?
It is the 40th largest of the 3,112 cities listed in United States, holding 0.1% of the national population.