I don’t know why they include the surrounding areas as part of the city population. The 5 boroughs is roughly 8 million people. If you live in jersey city, you shouldn’t be counted as part of nyc population
Doesn’t mean other cities haven’t grown. Especially Chinese tech haven and trade hub cities are blowing up. If New York didn’t grow, it probably dropped several spots.
It depends on how you define the city, here’s my source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities
I don’t know why they include the surrounding areas as part of the city population. The 5 boroughs is roughly 8 million people. If you live in jersey city, you shouldn’t be counted as part of nyc population
That list is from 2018
NYC didn’t grow any more populous since.
Sources: https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/slowdown-in-outflow-but-no-robust-rebound-in-latest-ny-population-estimates/
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/nyregion/nyc-population-decline.html
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/nyc-loses-thousands-of-residents-many-move-to-florida-and-other-states/
Doesn’t mean other cities haven’t grown. Especially Chinese tech haven and trade hub cities are blowing up. If New York didn’t grow, it probably dropped several spots.