Phoenix Metro Population 2023. The metro area population of phoenix in 2021 was 4,584,000, a 1.62% increase. The most populous cities in arizona are phoenix with 1,650,070, tucson at 547,239, mesa with 511,648, chandler at 280,167, and gilbert with 275,411.
It’s also the most populous state capital and the center of the phoenix metropolitan area (or the valley of the sun), which is. The most populous cities in arizona are phoenix with 1,650,070, tucson at 547,239, mesa with 511,648, chandler at 280,167, and gilbert with 275,411.