What is the population of Miami?
Miami has a city population of 487,014. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · United States · North America
Miami
City population
487,014
#41
in United States
#2
in Florida
#1,177
worldwide
25.774, -80.194 · 1,489 km from Washington
About Miami
With a metropolitan population of 6,166,000, Miami is a major urban center in southeastern North America. The city proper spans a dense area of 1,005 people per km² at near sea level, having been founded in 1825. Annual growth of 1% reflects steady expansion across the region.
Miami International Airport (MIA) serves as the primary aviation hub, supplemented by Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF) and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in the vicinity. The city is led by Mayor Francis X. Suarez.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
6,166,000
0.074% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+1.02%
Archive estimateDensity
1,005/km²
6,137 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 245
Founded
1825
Leadership
Francis X. Suarez
Coordinates
25.774, -80.194
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 |
| Miami | 487K |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Miami International AirportMIA
10 km from the city centre
- Miami-Opa Locka Executive AirportOPF
17 km from the city centre
- Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportFLL
33 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 |
Miami Population FAQ
Where is Miami?
Miami is in Florida, United States, 1,489 km from the capital, Washington. Its coordinates are 25.774, -80.194.
How big is Miami compared with other cities in United States?
It is the 41st largest of the 3,112 cities listed in United States, holding 0.1% of the national population.