What is the population of Queens?
Queens has a city population of 2,316,841. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
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Queens
City population
2,316,841
#5
in United States
#3
in New York
#169
worldwide
40.681, -73.837 · 338 km from Washington
About Queens
Queens is a city in New York, United States with a population of 2,316,841. It is the 5th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 169th largest worldwide. It lies 338 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 149
Coordinates
40.681, -73.837
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 |
| Queens | 2.32M |
Queens Population FAQ
Where is Queens?
Queens is in New York, United States, 338 km from the capital, Washington. Its coordinates are 40.681, -73.837.
How big is Queens compared with other cities in United States?
It is the 5th largest of the 3,112 cities listed in United States, holding 0.7% of the national population.