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East Valley: population of the urban area

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Mesa

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

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Latest value · 2025 1,724,503 +6.4% since 2020
First value · 1975 382,032
since 2015 +19% +3.1% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Mesa
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
1.7M
2025 

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

The series at a glance Mesa · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 1,724,503 · 2025
First value 382,032 · 1975
Highest 1,724,503 · 2025
Lowest 382,032 · 1975
Average change +3.1% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearMesaChange
2025 1,724,503 +6.4%
2020 1,620,862 +12%
2015 1,447,927 +12%
2010 1,290,246 +12%
2005 1,149,838 +12%
2000 1,024,419 +20%
1995 850,380 +21%
1990 702,857 +20%
1985 586,000 +20%
1980 488,785 +28%
1975 382,032

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.