What is the population of Portland?
Portland has a city population of 652,503. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · United States · North America
Portland
City population
652,503
#29
in United States
#1
in Oregon
#852
worldwide
45.523, -122.676 · 3,778 km from Washington
About Portland
Portland is a city in Oregon, United States with a population of 652,503. It is the 29th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 852nd largest worldwide. It lies 3,778 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 45
Coordinates
45.523, -122.676
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 |
| Portland | 653K |
Portland Population FAQ
Where is Portland?
Portland is in Oregon, United States, 3,778 km from the capital, Washington. Its coordinates are 45.523, -122.676.
How big is Portland compared with other cities in United States?
It is the 29th largest of the 3,112 cities listed in United States, holding 0.2% of the national population.