STATE OF THE WORLD'S CITIES 2012/2013 Prosperity

Country/City
Table 4
City Population of
Urban Agglomerations (’000)
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
143
1990-
1995
1995-
2000
City Population Growth Rate of
Urban Agglomerations (%)
2000-
2005
2005-
2010
2010-
2015
Statistical Annex
City population and city population growth rate of urban agglomerations with 750,000 Inhabitants or More in 2009,
by Country, 1950-2025 (thousands)
UnITED STATES OF AmERICA
Atlanta 2,184 2,781 3,542 4,306 4,691 4,886 5,036 5,153 4.84 4.84 3.90 1.72 0.81 0.60 0.46
Austin 569 720 913 1,107 1,215 1,277 1,329 1,373 4.73 4.73 3.87 1.85 1.00 0.80 0.65
Baltimore 1,849 1,962 2,083 2,206 2,320 2,421 2,508 2,579 1.19 1.19 1.15 1.01 0.85 0.70 0.56
Boston 3,428 3,726 4,049 4,363 4,593 4,773 4,920 5,034 1.66 1.66 1.49 1.03 0.77 0.61 0.46
Bridgeport-Stamford 714 799 894 987 1,055 1,108 1,154 1,193 2.25 2.25 1.99 1.32 0.98 0.82 0.67
Buffalo 955 966 977 1,000 1,045 1,096 1,142 1,181 0.23 0.23 0.45 0.89 0.95 0.82 0.67
Charlotte 461 596 769 946 1,043 1,098 1,144 1,183 5.10 5.10 4.16 1.94 1.03 0.82 0.67
Chicago 7,374 7,839 8,333 8,818 9,204 9,513 9,758 9,936 1.22 1.22 1.13 0.86 0.66 0.51 0.36
Cincinnati 1,335 1,419 1,508 1,600 1,686 1,764 1,831 1,887 1.22 1.22 1.19 1.05 0.90 0.75 0.60
Cleveland 1,680 1,734 1,789 1,856 1,942 2,029 2,104 2,166 0.63 0.63 0.73 0.90 0.87 0.73 0.58
Columbus, Ohio 950 1,040 1,138 1,236 1,313 1,376 1,432 1,478 1.81 1.81 1.65 1.21 0.95 0.79 0.64
Dallas-Fort Worth 3,219 3,665 4,172 4,657 4,951 5,145 5,301 5,421 2.59 2.59 2.20 1.22 0.77 0.60 0.45
Dayton 616 659 706 754 800 841 878 909 1.37 1.37 1.33 1.17 1.01 0.86 0.71
Denver-Aurora 1,528 1,747 1,998 2,240 2,394 2,501 2,590 2,662 2.68 2.68 2.29 1.33 0.87 0.70 0.55
Detroit 3,703 3,804 3,909 4,036 4,200 4,363 4,500 4,608 0.54 0.54 0.64 0.80 0.76 0.62 0.47
El Paso 573 623 678 732 779 820 856 887 1.67 1.67 1.56 1.23 1.02 0.86 0.71
Hartford 783 818 853 894 942 989 1,031 1,067 0.86 0.86 0.93 1.04 0.98 0.83 0.68
Honolulu 635 676 720 767 812 854 891 923 1.27 1.27 1.25 1.14 1.00 0.85 0.71
Houston 2,922 3,353 3,849 4,322 4,605 4,789 4,937 5,051 2.76 2.76 2.32 1.27 0.78 0.61 0.46
Indianapolis 921 1,063 1,228 1,387 1,490 1,562 1,623 1,674 2.87 2.87 2.45 1.42 0.94 0.77 0.62
Jacksonville, Florida 742 811 886 962 1,022 1,074 1,119 1,157 1.78 1.78 1.63 1.23 0.98 0.82 0.67
Kansas City 1,233 1,297 1,365 1,438 1,513 1,584 1,645 1,697 1.02 1.02 1.04 1.02 0.91 0.77 0.62
Las Vegas 708 973 1,335 1,721 1,916 2,011 2,086 2,147 6.34 6.34 5.08 2.14 0.97 0.73 0.58
Los Angeles-
Long Beach-Santa Ana
10,883 11,339 11,814 12,303 12,762 13,156 13,463 13,677 0.82 0.82 0.81 0.73 0.61 0.46 0.32
Louisville 757 810 866 925 979 1,028 1,071 1,108 1.34 1.34 1.30 1.14 0.98 0.83 0.68
McAllen 268 377 532 701 789 833 870 901 6.87 6.87 5.51 2.36 1.10 0.86 0.71
Memphis 829 899 976 1,053 1,117 1,173 1,221 1,262 1.64 1.64 1.52 1.19 0.97 0.81 0.66
Miami 3,969 4,431 4,946 5,436 5,750 5,967 6,142 6,275 2.20 2.20 1.89 1.12 0.74 0.58 0.43
Milwaukee 1,228 1,269 1,311 1,362 1,428 1,495 1,554 1,603 0.65 0.65 0.76 0.94 0.91 0.77 0.63
Minneapolis-St. Paul 2,087 2,236 2,397 2,557 2,693 2,808 2,905 2,984 1.38 1.39 1.30 1.03 0.84 0.68 0.54
Nashville-Davidson 577 660 755 848 911 958 999 1,034 2.69 2.69 2.32 1.44 1.01 0.84 0.69
New Orleans 1,039 1,024 1,009 996 858 921 984 1,044 -0.30 -0.30 -0.26 -2.99 1.43 1.33 1.18
New York-Newark 16,086 16,943 17,846 18,727 19,425 19,968 20,374 20,636 1.04 1.04 0.96 0.73 0.55 0.40 0.26
Oklahoma City 711 729 748 773 812 854 891 923 0.51 0.51 0.67 0.98 0.99 0.85 0.71
Orlando 893 1,020 1,165 1,306 1,400 1,468 1,526 1,575 2.66 2.66 2.29 1.38 0.95 0.78 0.63
Philadelphia 4,725 4,938 5,160 5,395 5,626 5,833 6,004 6,135 0.88 0.88 0.89 0.84 0.72 0.58 0.43
Phoenix-Mesa 2,025 2,437 2,934 3,418 3,684 3,840 3,965 4,063 3.71 3.71 3.05 1.50 0.83 0.64 0.49
Pittsburgh 1,681 1,717 1,755 1,807 1,887 1,971 2,045 2,106 0.43 0.43 0.58 0.87 0.87 0.73 0.59
Portland 1,181 1,372 1,595 1,811 1,944 2,035 2,110 2,173 3.01 3.01 2.54 1.42 0.91 0.73 0.58
Providence 1,047 1,111 1,178 1,249 1,317 1,380 1,435 1,482 1.18 1.18 1.16 1.07 0.93 0.79 0.64
Raleigh 310 413 549 692 769 812 848 879 5.71 5.71 4.63 2.11 1.08 0.86 0.71
Richmond 696 757 822 888 944 991 1,034 1,070 1.66 1.66 1.54 1.21 0.99 0.83 0.68
2015-
2020
2020-
2025