What is the population of Dallas?
Dallas has a city population of 1,326,087. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · United States · North America
Dallas
City population
1,326,087
#13
in United States
#3
in Texas
#380
worldwide
32.783, -96.807 · 1,902 km from Washington
About Dallas
With a metropolitan population of 7,637,000, Dallas ranks among the largest urban areas in the United States. The city proper holds 1,326,087 residents at a density of 822 people per km². Founded in 1841, Dallas sits at an elevation of 128 m and experiences steady annual growth of 1.4%, indicating a gradually expanding workforce and consumer base.
The region is served by three major airports: Dallas Love Field, Dallas Fort Worth International, and Fort Worth Meacham International, providing extensive air connectivity. Eric Johnson 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
7,637,000
0.092% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+1.35%
Archive estimateDensity
822/km²
9,286 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 187
Founded
1841
Leadership
Eric Johnson
Coordinates
32.783, -96.807
Record updated
25 June 2025
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 |
| Dallas | 1.33M |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Dallas Love FieldDAL
8 km from the city centre
- Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDFW
25 km from the city centre
- Fort Worth Meacham International AirportFTW
52 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 |
Dallas Population FAQ
Where is Dallas?
Dallas is in Texas, United States, 1,902 km from the capital, Washington. Its coordinates are 32.783, -96.807.
How big is Dallas compared with other cities in United States?
It is the 13th largest of the 3,112 cities listed in United States, holding 0.4% of the national population.