Boston — UN urban centre population
Boston has a recorded base population of 1,639,797 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Boston UN urban centre: 1,639,797 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 1,639,797. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 653,833; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Boston
3 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 3 of 3 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 618,880; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 1,639,797; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Boston | 571,281 | 34.84% | Not independently verified |
| Jamaica Plain | 37,468 | 2.28% | Not independently verified |
| North End | 10,131 | 0.62% | Not independently verified |
Recorded localities
Gazetteer associations; boundary membership not independently verified.
East Boston (43,066), VA Boston Healthcare System, Brockton Campus (5,474)
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,639,797 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Boston |
|---|---|---|
| Visakhapatnam | 1,641,957 | +0.1% |
| Bareilly | 1,635,214 | −0.3% |
| Campinas | 1,631,432 | −0.5% |
| Wuhu | 1,631,043 | −0.5% |
| Zibo | 1,620,676 | −1.2% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+0.02% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,639,797, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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