City evidence profile
Sterling Heights Population 2020
Michigan, United States 42.580310, -83.030200
2020 population · Estimate
53,959
UN WUP Degree of Urbanization city population at mid-year
Location record
Michigan
United States · USA
CityEvidence derived analysis
Research snapshot
The latest city density observation is 1,927 people per km² for 2020. The latest city land-area observation is 28.0 km² for 2020.
2020 density1,927people/km²
Population through time
One source series, shown without converting estimates into “live” counters.
| Year | Population | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 54,076 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2015 | 54,583 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2020 | 53,959 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
Context, without fake precision
Country-level indicators are labelled as country context and are never presented as city measurements.
Country population growth
0.5%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country urban population
80.2%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country life expectancy
78.9
2024 · World Bank · national value
Country population
341,784,857
2025 · World Bank · national value
City population density
1,927
2020 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · people/km²
City land area
28.0
2020 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · km²
Sources & provenance
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UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population · 2020 · Estimate · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population density · 2020 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City land area · 2020 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗World Bank Open DataNational context series · latest population observation 2025 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗GeoNames geographic referenceCoordinates, country and administrative-area identity used for place reference and matching.
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