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New York: population and ages

20 millions de people lived in New York on 1 July 2025, by the US Census Bureau’s estimate.

Half of them were younger than 39,8 years. For the United States as a whole, the median age was 39,4.

Since 1 July 2020, the population has fallen by 0,6 %, or 119 835 people. The United States changed by +3,1 % in the same years.

  • Median age39,8
  • Under 1819,5 %
  • 65 and over19,3 %
  • Rank by population4 of 51
  • Change since 2020-0,6 %
Population pyramid, New York, 1 July 2025HommesFemmes0102030405060708085+0200 k200 k400 k400 k
Population pyramid, New York, 1 July 2025

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Population, 2010 to 2025

Population on 1 July05 M10 M15 M20 M25 M2010201520202025
2025 New York: 20 M

Estimates for 2010 to 2019 are based on the 2010 census, those from 2020 on the 2020 census. The Census Bureau does not join the two series, so part of any step between 2019 and 2020 comes from the new base, not from a change in population.

Ages

In 2025, 19,5 % of the people in New York were under 18 and 19,3 % were 65 or older. For the United States: 21,1 % and 18,9 %.

Median age on 1 July0,010,020,030,040,02010201520202025New YorkÉtats-Unis
2025 New York: 39,8États-Unis: 39,4

Ages are counted up to 85 and over, and the median age is worked out from them.

States of a similar size
  1. California39,4 M
  2. Texas31,7 M
  3. Florida23,5 M
  4. New York20 M
  5. Pennsylvania13,1 M
  6. Illinois12,7 M
  7. Ohio11,9 M

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Division, state population estimates by single year of age and sex (Vintage 2025 and Vintage 2020), public domain.