Boston · Population

Question: What is the population of Boston? Answer: Boston, United States (Administrative unit: Massachusetts) - last known population is ≈ 655 900 (year 2014). This was 0.205% of total United States population. If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+1.51%/year), Boston population in 2017 would be: 686 080*.

Population history [1]

Annual population change

[1940-1950] +0.39 %/year
[1950-1960] -1.38 %/year
[1960-1970] -0.84 %/year
[1970-1980] -1.29 %/year
[1980-1990] +0.2 %/year
[1990-2000] +0.28 %/year
[2000-2010] +0.45 %/year
[2010-2014] +1.51 %/year


GPS coordinates: 42.358, -71.06

Local time in Boston: 15:15 Wednesday GMT-5.

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Boston on city and population density map


Sources, Notices

* Unofficial, calculated population.
[1] Sources
U.S. Census Bureau