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People Statistics · City

Population of the urban area in Phoenix

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Phoenix

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 2,608,874 +6.3% since 2020
First value · 1975 592,056
since 2015 +19% +3.0% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Phoenix
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
2.6M
2025 

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

The series at a glance Phoenix · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 2,608,874 · 2025
First value 592,056 · 1975
Highest 2,608,874 · 2025
Lowest 592,056 · 1975
Average change +3.0% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearPhoenixChange
2025 2,608,874 +6.3%
2020 2,453,982 +12%
2015 2,195,451 +12%
2010 1,966,008 +12%
2005 1,762,377 +12%
2000 1,575,960 +20%
1995 1,311,568 +21%
1990 1,084,773 +20%
1985 905,446 +20%
1980 755,664 +28%
1975 592,056

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

What it means

How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.

How it is calculated

Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.