Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Austin metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
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| Austin - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2024 | 2,274,000 | 2.06% |
| 2023 | 2,228,000 | 2.39% |
| 2022 | 2,176,000 | 2.79% |
| 2021 | 2,117,000 | 3.12% |
| 2020 | 2,053,000 | 3.43% |
| 2019 | 1,985,000 | 3.66% |
| 2018 | 1,915,000 | 4.19% |
| 2017 | 1,838,000 | 4.25% |
| 2016 | 1,763,000 | 4.20% |
| 2015 | 1,692,000 | 4.25% |
| 2014 | 1,623,000 | 4.17% |
| 2013 | 1,558,000 | 4.21% |
| 2012 | 1,495,000 | 4.25% |
| 2011 | 1,434,000 | 4.14% |
| 2010 | 1,377,000 | 4.24% |
| 2009 | 1,321,000 | 4.18% |
| 2008 | 1,268,000 | 4.28% |
| 2007 | 1,216,000 | 4.20% |
| 2006 | 1,167,000 | 4.20% |
| 2005 | 1,120,000 | 4.19% |
| 2004 | 1,075,000 | 4.27% |
| 2003 | 1,031,000 | 4.14% |
| 2002 | 990,000 | 4.21% |
| 2001 | 950,000 | 4.28% |
| 2000 | 911,000 | 4.71% |
| 1999 | 870,000 | 4.82% |
| 1998 | 830,000 | 4.80% |
| 1997 | 792,000 | 4.90% |
| 1996 | 755,000 | 4.86% |
| 1995 | 720,000 | 4.80% |
| 1994 | 687,000 | 4.89% |
| 1993 | 655,000 | 4.80% |
| 1992 | 625,000 | 4.87% |
| 1991 | 596,000 | 4.75% |
| 1990 | 569,000 | 4.21% |
| 1989 | 546,000 | 4.00% |
| 1988 | 525,000 | 4.17% |
| 1987 | 504,000 | 3.92% |
| 1986 | 485,000 | 4.08% |
| 1985 | 466,000 | 4.02% |
| 1984 | 448,000 | 3.94% |
| 1983 | 431,000 | 3.86% |
| 1982 | 415,000 | 4.01% |
| 1981 | 399,000 | 4.18% |
| 1980 | 383,000 | 3.79% |
| 1979 | 369,000 | 3.65% |
| 1978 | 356,000 | 3.49% |
| 1977 | 344,000 | 3.93% |
| 1976 | 331,000 | 3.44% |
| 1975 | 320,000 | 3.90% |
| 1974 | 308,000 | 3.70% |
| 1973 | 297,000 | 3.48% |
| 1972 | 287,000 | 3.61% |
| 1971 | 277,000 | 3.75% |
| 1970 | 267,000 | 3.49% |
| 1969 | 258,000 | 3.61% |
| 1968 | 249,000 | 3.75% |
| 1967 | 240,000 | 3.45% |
| 1966 | 232,000 | 3.57% |
| 1965 | 224,000 | 3.23% |
| 1964 | 217,000 | 3.83% |
| 1963 | 209,000 | 3.47% |
| 1962 | 202,000 | 3.59% |
| 1961 | 195,000 | 3.17% |
| 1960 | 189,000 | 3.28% |
| 1959 | 183,000 | 3.39% |
| 1958 | 177,000 | 3.51% |
| 1957 | 171,000 | 3.01% |
| 1956 | 166,000 | 3.11% |
| 1955 | 161,000 | 3.21% |
| 1954 | 156,000 | 3.31% |
| 1953 | 151,000 | 3.42% |
| 1952 | 146,000 | 2.82% |
| 1951 | 142,000 | 3.65% |
| 1950 | 137,000 | 0.00% |
