What is the population of Philadelphia?
Philadelphia has a city population of 1,573,916. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · United States · North America
Philadelphia
City population
1,573,916
#8
in United States
#1
in Pennsylvania
#293
worldwide
39.952, -75.164 · 199 km from Washington
About Philadelphia
Philadelphia proper holds 1,573,916 residents within a densely packed 1,117 people per km², while its metropolitan area encompasses 5,717,000 people. The city grows minimally at 0.1% annually. Established in 1682, it sits at just 12 meters elevation on North America's east coast, served by multiple regional airports including Philadelphia International.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
5,717,000
0.069% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+0.08%
Archive estimateDensity
1,117/km²
5,118 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 54
Founded
1682
Leadership
Cherelle Parker
Coordinates
39.952, -75.164
Record updated
14 April 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 |
| Philadelphia | 1.57M |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Philadelphia International AirportPHL
11 km from the city centre
- Trenton Mercer AirportTTN
47 km from the city centre
- Wilmington AirportILG
49 km from the city centre
- Atlantic City International AirportACY
75 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 |
Philadelphia Population FAQ
Where is Philadelphia?
Philadelphia is in Pennsylvania, United States, 199 km from the capital, Washington. Its coordinates are 39.952, -75.164.
How big is Philadelphia compared with other cities in United States?
It is the 8th largest of the 3,112 cities listed in United States, holding 0.5% of the national population.