With an estimated population in 2023 of 8,258,035 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2). The city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. With more than 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020. New York City is one of the world's most populous megacities.
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