Chicago's 2024 population is now estimated at 8,984,226. In 1950, the population of Chicago was 4,999,060. Chicago has grown by 47,443 in the last year, which represents a 0.53% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Chicago, which typically includes Chicago's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 9,829,632 |
| 2034 | 9,750,228 |
| 2033 | 9,669,762 |
| 2032 | 9,588,342 |
| 2031 | 9,506,188 |
| 2030 | 9,423,671 |
| 2029 | 9,341,428 |
| 2028 | 9,260,483 |
| 2027 | 9,182,335 |
| 2026 | 9,108,862 |
| 2025 | 9,042,164 |
| 2024 | 8,984,226 |
| 2023 | 8,936,783 |
| 2022 | 8,901,073 |
| 2021 | 8,877,429 |
| 2020 | 8,865,009 |
| 2019 | 8,861,640 |
| 2018 | 8,864,276 |
| 2017 | 8,832,806 |
| 2016 | 8,801,448 |
| 2015 | 8,770,201 |
| 2014 | 8,739,108 |
| 2013 | 8,708,125 |
| 2012 | 8,677,294 |
| 2011 | 8,646,488 |
| 2010 | 8,615,834 |
| 2009 | 8,585,288 |
| 2008 | 8,554,892 |
| 2007 | 8,524,521 |
| 2006 | 8,494,299 |
| 2005 | 8,464,184 |
| 2004 | 8,434,217 |
| 2003 | 8,404,274 |
| 2002 | 8,374,477 |
| 2001 | 8,344,788 |
| 2000 | 8,315,244 |
| 1999 | 8,231,763 |
| 1998 | 8,131,693 |
| 1997 | 8,032,837 |
| 1996 | 7,935,318 |
| 1995 | 7,838,718 |
| 1994 | 7,743,425 |
| 1993 | 7,649,290 |
| 1992 | 7,556,426 |
| 1991 | 7,464,439 |
| 1990 | 7,373,695 |
| 1989 | 7,340,756 |
| 1988 | 7,326,827 |
| 1987 | 7,312,886 |
| 1986 | 7,298,990 |
| 1985 | 7,285,121 |
| 1984 | 7,271,298 |
| 1983 | 7,257,462 |
| 1982 | 7,243,672 |
| 1981 | 7,229,908 |
| 1980 | 7,216,190 |
| 1979 | 7,204,464 |
| 1978 | 7,193,434 |
| 1977 | 7,182,421 |
| 1976 | 7,171,439 |
| 1975 | 7,160,445 |
| 1974 | 7,149,482 |
| 1973 | 7,138,536 |
| 1972 | 7,127,622 |
| 1971 | 7,116,695 |
| 1970 | 7,105,799 |
| 1969 | 7,027,629 |
| 1968 | 6,928,492 |
| 1967 | 6,830,487 |
| 1966 | 6,733,999 |
| 1965 | 6,638,874 |
| 1964 | 6,545,222 |
| 1963 | 6,452,637 |
| 1962 | 6,361,487 |
| 1961 | 6,271,625 |
| 1960 | 6,183,153 |
| 1959 | 6,062,709 |
| 1958 | 5,934,143 |
| 1957 | 5,808,303 |
| 1956 | 5,685,300 |
| 1955 | 5,564,573 |
| 1954 | 5,446,571 |
| 1953 | 5,331,071 |
| 1952 | 5,218,174 |
| 1951 | 5,107,367 |
| 1950 | 4,999,060 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4,999,060 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 5,107,367 | 2.17% | 108,307 |
| 1952 | 5,218,174 | 2.17% | 110,807 |
| 1953 | 5,331,071 | 2.16% | 112,897 |
| 1954 | 5,446,571 | 2.17% | 115,500 |
| 1955 | 5,564,573 | 2.17% | 118,002 |
| 1956 | 5,685,300 | 2.17% | 120,727 |
| 1957 | 5,808,303 | 2.16% | 123,003 |
| 1958 | 5,934,143 | 2.17% | 125,840 |
| 1959 | 6,062,709 | 2.17% | 128,566 |
| 1960 | 6,183,153 | 1.99% | 120,444 |
| 1961 | 6,271,625 | 1.43% | 88,472 |
| 1962 | 6,361,487 | 1.43% | 89,862 |
| 1963 | 6,452,637 | 1.43% | 91,150 |
| 1964 | 6,545,222 | 1.43% | 92,585 |
| 1965 | 6,638,874 | 1.43% | 93,652 |
| 1966 | 6,733,999 | 1.43% | 95,125 |
| 1967 | 6,830,487 | 1.43% | 96,488 |
| 1968 | 6,928,492 | 1.43% | 98,005 |
| 1969 | 7,027,629 | 1.43% | 99,137 |
| 1970 | 7,105,799 | 1.11% | 78,170 |
| 1971 | 7,116,695 | 0.15% | 10,896 |
| 1972 | 7,127,622 | 0.15% | 10,927 |
| 1973 | 7,138,536 | 0.15% | 10,914 |
| 1974 | 7,149,482 | 0.15% | 10,946 |
| 1975 | 7,160,445 | 0.15% | 10,963 |
| 1976 | 7,171,439 | 0.15% | 10,994 |
| 1977 | 7,182,421 | 0.15% | 10,982 |
| 1978 | 7,193,434 | 0.15% | 11,013 |
| 1979 | 7,204,464 | 0.15% | 11,030 |
| 1980 | 7,216,190 | 0.16% | 11,726 |
| 1981 | 7,229,908 | 0.19% | 13,718 |
| 1982 | 7,243,672 | 0.19% | 13,764 |
| 1983 | 7,257,462 | 0.19% | 13,790 |
| 1984 | 7,271,298 | 0.19% | 13,836 |
| 1985 | 7,285,121 | 0.19% | 13,823 |
| 1986 | 7,298,990 | 0.19% | 13,869 |
| 1987 | 7,312,886 | 0.19% | 13,896 |
| 1988 | 7,326,827 | 0.19% | 13,941 |
| 1989 | 7,340,756 | 0.19% | 13,929 |
| 1990 | 7,373,695 | 0.45% | 32,939 |
| 1991 | 7,464,439 | 1.23% | 90,744 |
| 1992 | 7,556,426 | 1.23% | 91,987 |
| 1993 | 7,649,290 | 1.23% | 92,864 |
| 1994 | 7,743,425 | 1.23% | 94,135 |
| 1995 | 7,838,718 | 1.23% | 95,293 |
| 1996 | 7,935,318 | 1.23% | 96,600 |
| 1997 | 8,032,837 | 1.23% | 97,519 |
| 1998 | 8,131,693 | 1.23% | 98,856 |
| 1999 | 8,231,763 | 1.23% | 100,070 |
| 2000 | 8,315,244 | 1.01% | 83,481 |
| 2001 | 8,344,788 | 0.36% | 29,544 |
| 2002 | 8,374,477 | 0.36% | 29,689 |
| 2003 | 8,404,274 | 0.36% | 29,797 |
| 2004 | 8,434,217 | 0.36% | 29,943 |
| 2005 | 8,464,184 | 0.36% | 29,967 |
| 2006 | 8,494,299 | 0.36% | 30,115 |
| 2007 | 8,524,521 | 0.36% | 30,222 |
| 2008 | 8,554,892 | 0.36% | 30,371 |
| 2009 | 8,585,288 | 0.36% | 30,396 |
| 2010 | 8,615,834 | 0.36% | 30,546 |
| 2011 | 8,646,488 | 0.36% | 30,654 |
| 2012 | 8,677,294 | 0.36% | 30,806 |
| 2013 | 8,708,125 | 0.36% | 30,831 |
| 2014 | 8,739,108 | 0.36% | 30,983 |
| 2015 | 8,770,201 | 0.36% | 31,093 |
| 2016 | 8,801,448 | 0.36% | 31,247 |
| 2017 | 8,832,806 | 0.36% | 31,358 |
| 2018 | 8,864,276 | 0.36% | 31,470 |
| 2019 | 8,861,640 | -0.03% | -2,636 |
| 2020 | 8,865,009 | 0.04% | 3,369 |
| 2021 | 8,877,429 | 0.14% | 12,420 |
| 2022 | 8,901,073 | 0.27% | 23,644 |
| 2023 | 8,936,783 | 0.4% | 35,710 |
| 2024 | 8,984,226 | 0.53% | 47,443 |
| 2025 | 9,042,164 | 0.64% | 57,938 |
| 2026 | 9,108,862 | 0.74% | 66,698 |
| 2027 | 9,182,335 | 0.81% | 73,473 |
| 2028 | 9,260,483 | 0.85% | 78,148 |
| 2029 | 9,341,428 | 0.87% | 80,945 |
| 2030 | 9,423,671 | 0.88% | 82,243 |
| 2031 | 9,506,188 | 0.88% | 82,517 |
| 2032 | 9,588,342 | 0.86% | 82,154 |
| 2033 | 9,669,762 | 0.85% | 81,420 |
| 2034 | 9,750,228 | 0.83% | 80,466 |
| 2035 | 9,829,632 | 0.81% | 79,404 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| New York Newark | 19,034,018 | 0.51% |
| Los Angeles Long Beach Santa Ana | 12,598,241 | 0.51% |
| Chicago | 8,984,226 | 0.53% |
| Houston | 6,802,326 | 1.42% |
| Dallas Fort Worth | 6,655,311 | 1.24% |
| Miami | 6,317,249 | 0.84% |
| Atlanta | 6,192,507 | 1.41% |
| Philadelphia | 5,820,617 | 0.61% |
| Washington, D.c. | 5,545,186 | 1% |
| Phoenix Mesa | 4,777,020 | 1.28% |
| Boston | 4,367,258 | 0.53% |
| Seattle | 3,549,350 | 0.87% |
| Detroit | 3,528,301 | 0.21% |
| San Diego | 3,345,438 | 0.79% |
| San Francisco Oakland | 3,343,011 | 0.45% |
| Minneapolis St Paul | 3,013,758 | 0.81% |
| Tampa St Petersburg | 3,008,931 | 1.07% |
| Denver Aurora | 2,963,137 | 1.11% |
| Las Vegas | 2,952,756 | 1.84% |
| Riverside San Bernardino | 2,631,147 | 1.39% |