[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [Bladeburner](./bitburner.bladeburner.md) > [getCityEstimatedPopulation](./bitburner.bladeburner.getcityestimatedpopulation.md) ## Bladeburner.getCityEstimatedPopulation() method Get estimated population in city. Signature: ```typescript getCityEstimatedPopulation(city: CityName | `${CityName}`): number; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | city | [CityName](./bitburner.cityname.md) \| \`${[CityName](./bitburner.cityname.md)}\` | Name of city. Case-sensitive | Returns: number Estimated number of Synthoids in the specified city. ## Remarks RAM cost: 4 GB Returns the estimated number of Synthoids in the specified city, or -1 if an invalid city was specified.