Boston Massachusetts Population 2024. As of 2020, it had 4.3 million people in the great boston area and 708,000 people in the city area. Boston's unemployment rate in 2023 stood at 2.7%.

Us census numbers released in may 2024 show that boston has lost about 25,000 residents since the decennial count in 2020 and is one of the highest losers in population in the state. Total population (15 years and over) 578,190.