Houston Population 2024 Forecast 2024. The current metro area population of houston in 2024 is 6,802,000, a 1.42% increase from 2023. The houston msa population grew by 112,000 or 1.73% between 2021 and 2022 and is projected to grow 1.5% annually over the next five years.
However, march’s data show a slight increase. Today, houston’s population sits at around 2.3 million habitants (ussb, 2024).