The current population of San Francisco, California is 883,255 based on our projections of the latest US Census estimates. The US Census estimates the 2018 population at 880,696.The last official US Census in 2010 recorded the population at 805,235. San Francisco, California Population 2021

Population. Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 881,549. Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 805,184. Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 9.5%. Population, Census, April 1, 2020. 873,965.

The 2020 United States Census reported that San Francisco had a population of 873,965—an increase from the 2010 Census count of 805,235.

By 1890, San Francisco's population approached 300,000, making it the eighth-largest city in the United States at the time. Around 1901, San Francisco was a major city known for its flamboyant style, stately hotels, ostentatious mansions on Nob Hill, and a thriving arts scene.

United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035. The current metro area population of San Francisco in 2021 is 3,313,000, a 0.03% decline from 2020. The metro area population of San Francisco in 2020 was 3,314,000, a 0.12% decline from 2019.