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People Statistics · City

Population of the urban area in St. Louis

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · St. Louis

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 797,220 +0.8% since 2020
First value · 1975 763,123
since 2015 +2.3% +0.1% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · St. Louis
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
797K
2025 

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

The series at a glance St. Louis · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 797,220 · 2025
First value 763,123 · 1975
Highest 816,989 · 2000
Lowest 756,795 · 1980
Average change +0.1% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearSt. LouisChange
2025 797,220 +0.8%
2020 790,815 +1.4%
2015 779,676 −0.5%
2010 783,738 −2.2%
2005 801,050 −2.0%
2000 816,989 +0.9%
1995 809,725 +2.2%
1990 792,051 +2.2%
1985 775,119 +2.4%
1980 756,795 −0.8%
1975 763,123

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

What it means

How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.

How it is calculated

Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.