What is the population of Oklahoma City?
Oklahoma City has a city population of 681,054. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · United States · North America
Oklahoma City
City population
681,054
#26
in United States
#1
in Oklahoma
#813
worldwide
35.468, -97.516 · 1,850 km from Washington
About Oklahoma City
A population of 681,054 accounts for 0.2% of the United States, placing it 26th among the country's 3,112 listed cities. The city ranks first in Oklahoma, with Moore and Edmond—each over 60,000 and 90,000 respectively—lying within 21 km. Four other nearby cities exceed 19,000 residents, clustering substantial population within a limited area.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 33
Elevation
366 m
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
35.468, -97.516
Record updated
2026-04-14
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 |
| Oklahoma City | 681K |
Oklahoma City Population FAQ
Where is Oklahoma City?
Oklahoma City is in Oklahoma, United States, 1,850 km from the capital, Washington. Its coordinates are 35.468, -97.516.
How big is Oklahoma City compared with other cities in United States?
It is the 26th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, holding 0.2% of the national population.