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Portsmouth city

96,482Population
-1.5 %Change since 2020
-272Net migration
4.3 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
96,482 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.5 %
Net migration
-272 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.3 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
97,945 (2020)
Births
1,305 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.5
Deaths
1,216 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.6
Natural change, 2023
89
International migration
74 (2023)
Domestic migration
-346 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-2.8
Postal code
VA
FIPS code
51740

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.36.6
PeriodValue
20254.3 %
20243.8 %
20233.5 %
20223.7 %
20216.6 %
202010.0 %
20194.0 %
20184.2 %
20175.4 %
20166.3 %
20156.1 %
20147.1 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202496.5K98K
PeriodValue
202496,482
202396,782
202296,989
202197,700
202097,997