Urban agglomeration
12.5M
Growth (20 yrs)
+7%
Peak population
13.8M
Foreign-born / foreign
36.9%
Median household income
$82.3K
Largest racial group
47%
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018
| Year | Population | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4,045,514 | — | Estimate |
| 1960 | 6,529,638 | +61% | Estimate |
| 1970 | 8,377,685 | +28% | Estimate |
| 1980 |
Foreign-born / foreign
36.9%
Foreign-born share — City of Los Angeles (ACS 1-year). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 1-year (place: Los Angeles city).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year via Census Reporter
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Source: World Bank
Source: World Bank
| 9,511,568 |
| +14% |
| Estimate |
| 1985 | 10,181,172 | +7% | Estimate |
| 1990 | 10,883,429 | +7% | Estimate |
| 2000 | 11,798,345 | +8% | Estimate |
| 2010 | 12,160,151 | +3% | Estimate |
| 2015 | 12,345,219 | +2% | Estimate |
| 2018 | 12,457,765 | +1% | Estimate |
| 2025 | 12,677,559 | +2% | UN projection |
| 2035 | 13,778,153 | +9% | UN projection |
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018. Values are for the urban agglomeration, not the administrative city boundary.
Since 1990, Los Angeles’s urban agglomeration grew from 10.9M to 12.5M (+14%). The UN projects 13.8M by 2035.
Estimates run through 2018; later years are UN projections. Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018.
