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People Statistics · City

Population of the urban area in Dayton

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Dayton

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

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Latest value · 2025 153,881 −0.0% since 2020
First value · 1975 154,313
since 2015 +0.5% −0.0% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Dayton
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
154K
2025 

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

The series at a glance Dayton · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 153,881 · 2025
First value 154,313 · 1975
Highest 160,680 · 2000
Lowest 143,372 · 1980
Average change −0.0% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearDaytonChange
2025 153,881 −0.0%
2020 153,912 +0.6%
2015 153,066 −0.9%
2010 154,455 −2.1%
2005 157,721 −1.8%
2000 160,680 +4.4%
1995 153,885 +5.6%
1990 145,677 +0.8%
1985 144,466 +0.8%
1980 143,372 −7.1%
1975 154,313

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.