Historical population Year Inhabitants 1793 190 1806 767 1830 4,300 1850 15,800 1880 77,600 1905 343,900 1925 538,600 1990 850,000 2003 781,900 2007 753,192 2009 742,387 I'm not sure about 1806 but others seem to be correct (I live in this city and know its history pretty well) ;)