New York City — UN urban centre population
New York City has a recorded base population of 13,920,148 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
New York City UN urban centre: 13,920,148 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 13,920,148. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 8,804,190; 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 New York City
8 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 8 of 8 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 10,775,465; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 13,920,148; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County | 2,504,700 | 17.99% | Not independently verified |
| Queens County | 2,230,722 | 16.03% | Not independently verified |
| New York County | 1,585,873 | 11.39% | Not independently verified |
| Bronx County | 1,385,108 | 9.95% | Not independently verified |
| Nassau County | 1,339,532 | 9.62% | Not independently verified |
| Westchester County | 949,113 | 6.82% | Not independently verified |
| Richmond County | 468,730 | 3.37% | Not independently verified |
| Rockland County | 311,687 | 2.24% | Not independently verified |
Recorded localities
Gazetteer associations; boundary membership not independently verified.
Brooklyn (2,736,074), Manhattan (1,487,536), The Bronx (1,385,108), Staten Island (468,730)
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 13,920,148 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs New York City |
|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 14,017,736 | +0.7% |
| Bengaluru | 13,187,098 | −5.3% |
| Osaka | 12,964,145 | −6.9% |
| Lagos | 12,791,699 | −8.1% |
| Lahore | 15,156,430 | +8.9% |
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 (−0.12% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 13,920,148, 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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