Seattle Metro Area Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Seattle metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Seattle in 2024 is 3,549,000, a 0.85% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Seattle in 2023 was 3,519,000, a 0.86% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Seattle in 2022 was 3,489,000, a 0.81% increase from 2021.
- The metro area population of Seattle in 2021 was 3,461,000, a 0.82% increase from 2020.
Other Cities in United States |
City Name |
Population |
New York City |
19,034,000 |
Los Angeles |
12,598,000 |
Chicago |
8,984,000 |
Houston |
6,802,000 |
Dallas-Fort Worth |
6,655,000 |
Miami |
6,317,000 |
Atlanta |
6,193,000 |
Philadelphia |
5,821,000 |
Washington DC |
5,545,000 |
Phoenix |
4,777,000 |
Boston |
4,367,000 |
Seattle |
3,549,000 |
Detroit |
3,528,000 |
San Diego |
3,345,000 |
San Francisco |
3,343,000 |
Minneapolis |
3,014,000 |
Tampa |
3,009,000 |
Denver |
2,963,000 |
Las Vegas |
2,953,000 |
Riverside-San Bernardino |
2,631,000 |
San Antonio |
2,491,000 |
Baltimore |
2,370,000 |
Charlotte |
2,321,000 |
Austin |
2,274,000 |
Portland |
2,243,000 |
Sacramento |
2,243,000 |
St. Louis |
2,242,000 |
Orlando |
2,101,000 |
Indianapolis |
1,903,000 |
San Jose |
1,834,000 |
Cincinnati |
1,787,000 |
Cleveland |
1,771,000 |
Kansas City |
1,739,000 |
Columbus |
1,727,000 |
Pittsburgh |
1,708,000 |
Raleigh |
1,629,000 |
Virginia Beach |
1,496,000 |
Milwaukee |
1,463,000 |
Jacksonville |
1,345,000 |
Nashville |
1,333,000 |
Salt Lake City |
1,214,000 |
Providence |
1,210,000 |
Memphis |
1,179,000 |
Richmond |
1,151,000 |
Louisville |
1,126,000 |
McAllen |
1,100,000 |
Oklahoma City |
1,027,000 |
Tucson |
1,024,000 |
Hartford |
1,024,000 |
New Orleans |
1,021,000 |
El Paso |
996,000 |
Temecula-Murrieta |
994,000 |
Albuquerque |
967,000 |
Bridgeport-Stamford |
967,000 |
Cape Coral |
957,000 |
Honolulu |
920,000 |
Buffalo |
886,000 |
Birmingham |
871,000 |
Omaha |
868,000 |
Provo-Orem |
859,000 |
Fresno |
803,000 |
Tulsa |
799,000 |
Knoxville |
796,000 |
Allentown |
793,000 |
Baton Rouge |
776,000 |
Columbia, South Carolina |
766,000 |
Sarasota-Bradenton |
765,000 |
Ogden-Layton |
761,000 |
Charleston-North Charleston |
756,000 |
Rochester |
753,000 |
Dayton |
750,000 |
Bakersfield |
741,000 |
Concord |
704,000 |
The Woodlands |
701,000 |
Colorado Springs |
701,000 |
Springfield |
685,000 |
Mission Viejo |
653,000 |
Albany |
642,000 |
Grand Rapids |
610,000 |
Victorville-Hesperia-Apple Valley |
607,000 |
New Haven |
604,000 |
Kissimmee |
600,000 |
Fayetteville-Springdale |
575,000 |
Des Moines |
573,000 |
Harrisburg |
572,000 |
Akron |
568,000 |
Greenville |
568,000 |
Worcester |
567,000 |
Port St. Lucie |
565,000 |
Winston-Salem |
545,000 |
Wichita |
544,000 |
Little Rock |
539,000 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne |
539,000 |
Lancaster-Palmdale |
538,000 |
Reno |
538,000 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh |
533,000 |
Lancaster |
526,000 |
Daytona Beach-Port Orange |
514,000 |
Toledo |
513,000 |
Madison |
513,000 |
Indio-Cathedral City-Palm Springs |
504,000 |
Boise City |
476,000 |
Bonita Springs-Naples |
472,000 |
Denton-Lewisville |
469,000 |
Concord |
467,000 |
Spokane |
465,000 |
Visalia |
465,000 |
Augusta-Richmond County |
461,000 |
Stockton |
456,000 |
Jackson, Mississippi |
441,000 |
Durham |
439,000 |
Santa Clarita |
434,000 |
Chattanooga |
433,000 |
Myrtle Beach |
432,000 |
Modesto |
427,000 |
Syracuse |
425,000 |
Huntsville |
414,000 |
Oxnard |
407,000 |
Round Lake Beach-McHenry-Grayslake |
394,000 |
Lafayette |
390,000 |
Montgomery |
380,000 |
Antioch |
376,000 |
Asheville |
376,000 |
Greensboro |
376,000 |
Scranton |
376,000 |
Springfield, Missouri |
369,000 |
Lakeland |
369,000 |
Pensacola |
361,000 |
Fort Collins |
359,000 |
Fayetteville |
358,000 |
Corpus Christi |
355,000 |
Youngstown |
353,000 |
Fort Wayne |
348,000 |
Lexington-Fayette |
347,000 |
Flint |
345,000 |
Savannah |
343,000 |
Laredo |
340,000 |
Trenton |
339,000 |
Santa Rosa |
339,000 |
Mobile |
337,000 |
Ann Arbor |
336,000 |
Rockford |
333,000 |
Lansing |
331,000 |
Shreveport |
329,000 |
Seattle - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
2024 |
3,549,000 |
0.85% |
2023 |
3,519,000 |
0.86% |
2022 |
3,489,000 |
0.81% |
2021 |
3,461,000 |
0.82% |
2020 |
3,433,000 |
0.79% |
2019 |
3,406,000 |
0.80% |
2018 |
3,379,000 |
1.20% |
2017 |
3,339,000 |
1.21% |
2016 |
3,299,000 |
1.23% |
2015 |
3,259,000 |
1.21% |
2014 |
3,220,000 |
1.19% |
2013 |
3,182,000 |
1.24% |
2012 |
3,143,000 |
1.19% |
2011 |
3,106,000 |
1.21% |
2010 |
3,069,000 |
1.22% |
2009 |
3,032,000 |
1.20% |
2008 |
2,996,000 |
1.22% |
2007 |
2,960,000 |
1.23% |
2006 |
2,924,000 |
1.21% |
2005 |
2,889,000 |
1.19% |
2004 |
2,855,000 |
1.24% |
2003 |
2,820,000 |
1.18% |
2002 |
2,787,000 |
1.24% |
2001 |
2,753,000 |
1.21% |
2000 |
2,720,000 |
1.91% |
1999 |
2,669,000 |
2.14% |
1998 |
2,613,000 |
2.11% |
1997 |
2,559,000 |
2.16% |
1996 |
2,505,000 |
2.12% |
1995 |
2,453,000 |
2.17% |
1994 |
2,401,000 |
2.13% |
1993 |
2,351,000 |
2.13% |
1992 |
2,302,000 |
2.17% |
1991 |
2,253,000 |
2.13% |
1990 |
2,206,000 |
2.13% |
1989 |
2,160,000 |
2.18% |
1988 |
2,114,000 |
2.17% |
1987 |
2,069,000 |
2.17% |
1986 |
2,025,000 |
2.17% |
1985 |
1,982,000 |
2.16% |
1984 |
1,940,000 |
2.16% |
1983 |
1,899,000 |
2.21% |
1982 |
1,858,000 |
2.14% |
1981 |
1,819,000 |
2.19% |
1980 |
1,780,000 |
1.54% |
1979 |
1,753,000 |
1.33% |
1978 |
1,730,000 |
1.35% |
1977 |
1,707,000 |
1.31% |
1976 |
1,685,000 |
1.32% |
1975 |
1,663,000 |
1.34% |
1974 |
1,641,000 |
1.36% |
1973 |
1,619,000 |
1.31% |
1972 |
1,598,000 |
1.33% |
1971 |
1,577,000 |
1.35% |
1970 |
1,556,000 |
3.11% |
1969 |
1,509,000 |
3.64% |
1968 |
1,456,000 |
3.70% |
1967 |
1,404,000 |
3.69% |
1966 |
1,354,000 |
3.75% |
1965 |
1,305,000 |
3.65% |
1964 |
1,259,000 |
3.71% |
1963 |
1,214,000 |
3.67% |
1962 |
1,171,000 |
3.72% |
1961 |
1,129,000 |
3.67% |
1960 |
1,089,000 |
3.32% |
1959 |
1,054,000 |
3.23% |
1958 |
1,021,000 |
3.13% |
1957 |
990,000 |
3.13% |
1956 |
960,000 |
3.23% |
1955 |
930,000 |
3.22% |
1954 |
901,000 |
3.09% |
1953 |
874,000 |
3.19% |
1952 |
847,000 |
3.17% |
1951 |
821,000 |
3.27% |
1950 |
795,000 |
0.00% |