Fewer people leaving the city and more foreign newcomers have helped erase pandemic losses, new census data shows.

New York City's population is still recovering five years since the pandemic, but new census data shows it's finally growing again.

Recent census data shows that NYC's population grew by 87,184 to 8.48 million people between July 2023 and July 2024, up from 8.39 million the previous year.

New York City’s population is growing again, according to Census Bureau estimates, part of a broader rebound in many areas that saw the largest losses in the pandemic’s early years. A key driver, though,