What is the population of Washington?
Washington has a city population of 689,545. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · United States · North America
Washington
City population
689,545
#24
in United States
#1
in District of Columbia
#796
worldwide
38.895, -77.036
About Washington
The Washington D.C. metropolitan area has a population of 6,385,000 and is growing at 0.8% annually. With a density of 1,148 people per km², the region supports a substantial urban concentration across its territory. The slow growth rate reflects modest population change relative to the size of the metropolitan area.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
6,385,000
0.077% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+0.75%
Archive estimateDensity
1,148/km²
5,564 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 20
Coordinates
38.895, -77.036
Record updated
12 June 2026
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 |
| Washington | 690K |
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 |
Washington Population FAQ
Where is Washington?
Washington is in District of Columbia, United States. Its coordinates are 38.895, -77.036.
How big is Washington compared with other cities in United States?
It is the 24th largest of the 3,112 cities listed in United States, holding 0.2% of the national population.