Buffalo's 2024 population is now estimated at 886,165. In 1950, the population of Buffalo was 899,312. Buffalo has grown by 1,935 in the last year, which represents a 0.22% 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 Buffalo, which typically includes Buffalo's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 963,797 |
| 2034 | 956,013 |
| 2033 | 948,128 |
| 2032 | 940,158 |
| 2031 | 932,136 |
| 2030 | 924,120 |
| 2029 | 916,211 |
| 2028 | 908,569 |
| 2027 | 901,429 |
| 2026 | 895,087 |
| 2025 | 889,886 |
| 2024 | 886,165 |
| 2023 | 884,230 |
| 2022 | 884,306 |
| 2021 | 886,477 |
| 2020 | 890,641 |
| 2019 | 896,481 |
| 2018 | 903,514 |
| 2017 | 907,384 |
| 2016 | 911,270 |
| 2015 | 915,173 |
| 2014 | 919,087 |
| 2013 | 923,017 |
| 2012 | 926,960 |
| 2011 | 930,929 |
| 2010 | 934,911 |
| 2009 | 938,909 |
| 2008 | 942,919 |
| 2007 | 946,957 |
| 2006 | 951,007 |
| 2005 | 955,074 |
| 2004 | 959,153 |
| 2003 | 963,261 |
| 2002 | 967,381 |
| 2001 | 971,518 |
| 2000 | 975,667 |
| 1999 | 975,001 |
| 1998 | 972,745 |
| 1997 | 970,494 |
| 1996 | 968,252 |
| 1995 | 966,008 |
| 1994 | 963,773 |
| 1993 | 961,543 |
| 1992 | 959,321 |
| 1991 | 957,098 |
| 1990 | 954,883 |
| 1989 | 957,851 |
| 1988 | 962,553 |
| 1987 | 967,292 |
| 1986 | 972,046 |
| 1985 | 976,825 |
| 1984 | 981,620 |
| 1983 | 986,452 |
| 1982 | 991,301 |
| 1981 | 996,174 |
| 1980 | 1,001,064 |
| 1979 | 1,008,396 |
| 1978 | 1,016,571 |
| 1977 | 1,024,813 |
| 1976 | 1,033,111 |
| 1975 | 1,041,498 |
| 1974 | 1,049,942 |
| 1973 | 1,058,455 |
| 1972 | 1,067,024 |
| 1971 | 1,075,687 |
| 1970 | 1,084,409 |
| 1969 | 1,084,141 |
| 1968 | 1,080,886 |
| 1967 | 1,077,631 |
| 1966 | 1,074,391 |
| 1965 | 1,071,161 |
| 1964 | 1,067,945 |
| 1963 | 1,064,730 |
| 1962 | 1,061,529 |
| 1961 | 1,058,337 |
| 1960 | 1,055,160 |
| 1959 | 1,041,503 |
| 1958 | 1,024,655 |
| 1957 | 1,008,078 |
| 1956 | 991,792 |
| 1955 | 975,725 |
| 1954 | 959,940 |
| 1953 | 944,410 |
| 1952 | 929,153 |
| 1951 | 914,101 |
| 1950 | 899,312 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 899,312 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 914,101 | 1.64% | 14,789 |
| 1952 | 929,153 | 1.65% | 15,052 |
| 1953 | 944,410 | 1.64% | 15,257 |
| 1954 | 959,940 | 1.64% | 15,530 |
| 1955 | 975,725 | 1.64% | 15,785 |
| 1956 | 991,792 | 1.65% | 16,067 |
| 1957 | 1,008,078 | 1.64% | 16,286 |
| 1958 | 1,024,655 | 1.64% | 16,577 |
| 1959 | 1,041,503 | 1.64% | 16,848 |
| 1960 | 1,055,160 | 1.31% | 13,657 |
| 1961 | 1,058,337 | 0.3% | 3,177 |
| 1962 | 1,061,529 | 0.3% | 3,192 |
| 1963 | 1,064,730 | 0.3% | 3,201 |
| 1964 | 1,067,945 | 0.3% | 3,215 |
| 1965 | 1,071,161 | 0.3% | 3,216 |
| 1966 | 1,074,391 | 0.3% | 3,230 |
| 1967 | 1,077,631 | 0.3% | 3,240 |
| 1968 | 1,080,886 | 0.3% | 3,255 |
| 1969 | 1,084,141 | 0.3% | 3,255 |
| 1970 | 1,084,409 | 0.02% | 268 |
| 1971 | 1,075,687 | -0.8% | -8,722 |
| 1972 | 1,067,024 | -0.81% | -8,663 |
| 1973 | 1,058,455 | -0.8% | -8,569 |
| 1974 | 1,049,942 | -0.8% | -8,513 |
| 1975 | 1,041,498 | -0.8% | -8,444 |
| 1976 | 1,033,111 | -0.81% | -8,387 |
| 1977 | 1,024,813 | -0.8% | -8,298 |
| 1978 | 1,016,571 | -0.8% | -8,242 |
| 1979 | 1,008,396 | -0.8% | -8,175 |
| 1980 | 1,001,064 | -0.73% | -7,332 |
| 1981 | 996,174 | -0.49% | -4,890 |
| 1982 | 991,301 | -0.49% | -4,873 |
| 1983 | 986,452 | -0.49% | -4,849 |
| 1984 | 981,620 | -0.49% | -4,832 |
| 1985 | 976,825 | -0.49% | -4,795 |
| 1986 | 972,046 | -0.49% | -4,779 |
| 1987 | 967,292 | -0.49% | -4,754 |
| 1988 | 962,553 | -0.49% | -4,739 |
| 1989 | 957,851 | -0.49% | -4,702 |
| 1990 | 954,883 | -0.31% | -2,968 |
| 1991 | 957,098 | 0.23% | 2,215 |
| 1992 | 959,321 | 0.23% | 2,223 |
| 1993 | 961,543 | 0.23% | 2,222 |
| 1994 | 963,773 | 0.23% | 2,230 |
| 1995 | 966,008 | 0.23% | 2,235 |
| 1996 | 968,252 | 0.23% | 2,244 |
| 1997 | 970,494 | 0.23% | 2,242 |
| 1998 | 972,745 | 0.23% | 2,251 |
| 1999 | 975,001 | 0.23% | 2,256 |
| 2000 | 975,667 | 0.07% | 666 |
| 2001 | 971,518 | -0.43% | -4,149 |
| 2002 | 967,381 | -0.43% | -4,137 |
| 2003 | 963,261 | -0.43% | -4,120 |
| 2004 | 959,153 | -0.43% | -4,108 |
| 2005 | 955,074 | -0.43% | -4,079 |
| 2006 | 951,007 | -0.43% | -4,067 |
| 2007 | 946,957 | -0.43% | -4,050 |
| 2008 | 942,919 | -0.43% | -4,038 |
| 2009 | 938,909 | -0.43% | -4,010 |
| 2010 | 934,911 | -0.43% | -3,998 |
| 2011 | 930,929 | -0.43% | -3,982 |
| 2012 | 926,960 | -0.43% | -3,969 |
| 2013 | 923,017 | -0.43% | -3,943 |
| 2014 | 919,087 | -0.43% | -3,930 |
| 2015 | 915,173 | -0.43% | -3,914 |
| 2016 | 911,270 | -0.43% | -3,903 |
| 2017 | 907,384 | -0.43% | -3,886 |
| 2018 | 903,514 | -0.43% | -3,870 |
| 2019 | 896,481 | -0.78% | -7,033 |
| 2020 | 890,641 | -0.65% | -5,840 |
| 2021 | 886,477 | -0.47% | -4,164 |
| 2022 | 884,306 | -0.24% | -2,171 |
| 2023 | 884,230 | -0.01% | -76 |
| 2024 | 886,165 | 0.22% | 1,935 |
| 2025 | 889,886 | 0.42% | 3,721 |
| 2026 | 895,087 | 0.58% | 5,201 |
| 2027 | 901,429 | 0.71% | 6,342 |
| 2028 | 908,569 | 0.79% | 7,140 |
| 2029 | 916,211 | 0.84% | 7,642 |
| 2030 | 924,120 | 0.86% | 7,909 |
| 2031 | 932,136 | 0.87% | 8,016 |
| 2032 | 940,158 | 0.86% | 8,022 |
| 2033 | 948,128 | 0.85% | 7,970 |
| 2034 | 956,013 | 0.83% | 7,885 |
| 2035 | 963,797 | 0.81% | 7,784 |
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% |