The table charts provide information about the population of New York City and its districts: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island between 1800 and 2000.
Overall, the total number of New York City’s residents had increased over the period. Likewise, the percentage of the population of the area had increased, whereas the share of Manhattan decreased.
In 1800, the number of people living in the city was 79,216, a hundred years later, this figure accounted for 3,437,202 people. By 2000, the population reached its peak at 8,009,185.
Manhattan, which was dominant in 1800 and had 60,515 inhabitants, later made up 1,850,093, but declined on proportion, comprised only 54% of the total population. Despite the rise in popularion figures, Manhattan bottomed out in 2000, accounting for only 19% of the total. In contrast, other four districts demonstrated a significant growth during the entire period. In 1800, they constituted 18,701, making up 24%. By 1900, the borough’s population had doubled, comprising 46%. Similary, in 2000 these districts were recorded at 6,471,089, accounting for 81%.