The first table illustrates the total population of New York City from 1800 to 2000, while the second and the third show changes in the population of the five districts of the city (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island) over the same period.
Overall, the population in New York grew constantly, whereas the population in Manhattan grew before 1900 but decrease afterwards.
The population of New York City started with 79,216 and rose substantially to 1900 to 3,437,202. Moreover, the number continued growing and reached its peak at 8,009,185 in 2000. So, the population grew more than in 100 times over 200 years.
The population of Manhattan was 60,515 in 1800, being 76% of total population, while population of other districts showed only 24%. However, the trend chanched in a century. The number of people living in New York grew to 1,850,093 and 1,587,109 in other districts. So, the percentage was almost the same. In 2000, the population of other districts rose to its peak at 6,471,089, being 81% of total population, whereas in New York the percentage was only 19% with 1,158,096.
