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People Statistics · City

Population of the urban area in Little Rock

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points Updated Nov 14, 2026
People · Little Rock

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

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Latest value · 2025 81,252 +0.1% since 2020
First value · 1975 61,226
since 2015 +4.4% +0.6% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Little Rock
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
81,252
2025 

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

The series at a glance Little Rock · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 81,252 · 2025
First value 61,226 · 1975
Highest 81,252 · 2025
Lowest 61,226 · 1975
Average change +0.6% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearLittle RockChange
2025 81,252 +0.1%
2020 81,190 +4.3%
2015 77,837 +3.6%
2010 75,115 +2.9%
2005 72,972 +3.2%
2000 70,688 +3.5%
1995 68,296 +4.3%
1990 65,470 −1.7%
1985 66,590 −1.7%
1980 67,762 +11%
1975 61,226

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.