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People Statistics · City

Population of the urban area in Spokane

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Spokane

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

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Latest value · 2025 308,681 +2.8% since 2020
First value · 1975 182,124
since 2015 +9.3% +1.1% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Spokane
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
309K
2025 

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

The series at a glance Spokane · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 308,681 · 2025
First value 182,124 · 1975
Highest 308,681 · 2025
Lowest 182,124 · 1975
Average change +1.1% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearSpokaneChange
2025 308,681 +2.8%
2020 300,369 +6.3%
2015 282,534 +6.4%
2010 265,518 +6.4%
2005 249,642 +6.4%
2000 234,703 +8.3%
1995 216,653 +8.5%
1990 199,668 +1.7%
1985 196,421 +1.3%
1980 193,903 +6.5%
1975 182,124

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.