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Mexico Population 2023

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  • The current population of Mexico is estimated at 132,525,630 people as of May, 2023, according to the latest population growth rate and projections.
  • Population of Mexico represent 1.66% of the total world population.
  • The population density of Mexico is 16 inhabitants per km2.
  • Mexico is located in North America.
  • Mexico ranks number 10 in the list of countries ordered by population.
  • The latitudinal point of Mexico is 23.5210° N. The longitudinal coordinate of the country is -101.5171° W.
  • The median age in Mexico is 29.2 years.
  • Minimum Wages in Mexico is 172.87 MXN per day, around USD $8.70 per day, in 2022.
  • The countries that Mexico shares its land boundary with are United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the south. It is also bordered by the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico.

Mexico

Official name United Mexican States
Location North America
Capital Mexico City
Population 131,288,761 (as of June, 2022)
Population density 16/km2
Population growth rate 1.02% (in 2023)
Area 1,972,550 km2 (761,605.50 sq mi)
Official language Spanish
Currency Mexican peso (MXN)
Life expectancy 75.30 years
Internet TLD .mx
Call code +52

Mexico Population Graph

Mexico Population History (1960-2020)

Year Population Male Population Female Population Male (%) Female (%) Urban Population Urban (%)
2020 128,937,910 63,076,426 65,861,484 48.92% 51.08% 104,091,575 80.73%
2019 127,580,632 62,399,687 65,180,945 48.91% 51.09% 102,625,860 80.44%
2018 126,195,830 61,722,380 64,473,450 48.91% 51.09% 101,158,577 80.16%
2017 124,782,317 61,031,031 63,751,286 48.91% 51.09% 99,663,637 79.87%
2016 123,338,312 60,312,435 63,025,877 48.9% 51.1% 98,152,629 79.58%
2015 121,863,125 59,591,068 62,272,057 48.9% 51.1% 96,625,272 79.29%
2014 120,359,951 58,868,052 61,491,899 48.91% 51.09% 95,072,325 78.99%
2013 118,831,911 58,132,571 60,699,340 48.92% 51.08% 93,520,714 78.7%
2012 117,278,847 57,372,812 59,906,035 48.92% 51.08% 91,958,344 78.41%
2011 115,700,096 56,612,057 59,088,039 48.93% 51.07% 90,373,345 78.11%
2010 114,097,525 55,827,919 58,269,606 48.93% 51.07% 88,790,694 77.82%
2009 112,468,385 55,019,534 57,448,851 48.92% 51.08% 87,185,492 77.52%
2008 110,819,705 54,201,918 56,617,787 48.91% 51.09% 85,574,976 77.22%
2007 109,174,870 53,386,511 55,788,359 48.9% 51.1% 83,977,310 76.92%
2006 107,564,457 52,588,263 54,976,194 48.89% 51.11% 82,415,887 76.62%
2005 106,009,439 51,838,616 54,170,823 48.9% 51.1% 80,895,803 76.31%
2004 104,519,115 51,141,203 53,377,912 48.93% 51.07% 79,434,527 76%
2003 103,085,143 50,480,795 52,604,348 48.97% 51.03% 78,014,836 75.68%
2002 101,688,831 49,847,865 51,840,966 49.02% 50.98% 76,642,872 75.37%
2001 100,302,164 49,208,242 51,093,922 49.06% 50.94% 75,276,774 75.05%
2000 98,905,779 48,562,737 50,343,042 49.1% 50.9% 73,902,398 74.72%
1999 97,490,672 47,887,418 49,603,254 49.12% 50.88% 72,572,056 74.44%
1998 96,062,076 47,195,298 48,866,778 49.13% 50.87% 71,268,454 74.19%
1997 94,616,685 46,485,177 48,131,508 49.13% 50.87% 69,950,115 73.93%
1996 93,152,634 45,775,204 47,377,430 49.14% 50.86% 68,625,545 73.67%
1995 91,668,790 45,073,544 46,595,246 49.17% 50.83% 67,257,391 73.37%
1994 90,161,805 44,377,640 45,784,165 49.22% 50.78% 65,809,101 72.99%
1993 88,630,758 43,686,101 44,944,657 49.29% 50.71% 64,345,930 72.6%
1992 87,080,361 42,991,574 44,088,787 49.37% 50.63% 62,880,729 72.21%
1991 85,517,752 42,279,977 43,237,775 49.44% 50.56% 61,418,849 71.82%
1990 83,948,172 41,545,950 42,402,222 49.49% 50.51% 59,955,784 71.42%
1989 82,373,872 40,783,304 41,590,568 49.51% 50.49% 58,452,500 70.96%
1988 80,793,572 40,000,897 40,792,675 49.51% 50.49% 56,927,151 70.46%
1987 79,204,833 39,206,392 39,998,441 49.5% 50.5% 55,411,701 69.96%
1986 77,603,761 38,413,862 39,189,899 49.5% 50.5% 53,903,572 69.46%
1985 75,988,045 37,629,280 38,358,765 49.52% 50.48% 52,393,757 68.95%
1984 74,357,092 36,858,811 37,498,281 49.57% 50.43% 50,889,994 68.44%
1983 72,713,669 36,102,337 36,611,332 49.65% 50.35% 49,387,124 67.92%
1982 71,062,914 35,346,693 35,716,221 49.74% 50.26% 47,896,404 67.4%
1981 69,411,787 34,587,893 34,823,894 49.83% 50.17% 46,415,662 66.87%
1980 67,765,433 33,814,951 33,950,482 49.9% 50.1% 44,955,588 66.34%
1979 66,127,875 33,017,648 33,110,227 49.93% 50.07% 43,412,950 65.65%
1978 64,498,742 32,210,672 32,288,070 49.94% 50.06% 41,879,033 64.93%
1977 62,873,680 31,392,828 31,480,852 49.93% 50.07% 40,377,477 64.22%
1976 61,245,864 30,573,935 30,671,929 49.92% 50.08% 38,884,999 63.49%
1975 59,611,523 29,752,111 29,859,412 49.91% 50.09% 37,412,192 62.76%
1974 57,970,290 28,932,972 29,037,318 49.91% 50.09% 35,953,174 62.02%
1973 56,327,689 28,113,150 28,214,539 49.91% 50.09% 34,517,608 61.28%
1972 54,693,225 27,302,858 27,390,367 49.92% 50.08% 33,105,809 60.53%
1971 53,079,551 26,497,312 26,582,239 49.92% 50.08% 31,730,956 59.78%
1970 51,496,655 25,712,280 25,784,375 49.93% 50.07% 30,393,326 59.02%
1969 49,954,268 24,942,166 25,012,102 49.93% 50.07% 29,088,370 58.23%
1968 48,440,689 24,181,592 24,259,097 49.92% 50.08% 27,809,800 57.41%
1967 46,964,660 23,444,758 23,519,902 49.92% 50.08% 26,577,301 56.59%
1966 45,527,940 22,727,548 22,800,392 49.92% 50.08% 25,386,379 55.76%
1965 44,131,805 22,026,184 22,105,621 49.91% 50.09% 24,241,600 54.93%
1964 42,778,776 21,350,887 21,427,889 49.91% 50.09% 23,143,318 54.1%
1963 41,469,836 20,693,448 20,776,388 49.9% 50.1% 22,090,982 53.27%
1962 40,202,553 20,061,074 20,141,479 49.9% 50.1% 21,078,199 52.43%
1961 38,973,063 19,447,558 19,525,505 49.9% 50.1% 20,106,203 51.59%
1960 37,778,660 18,851,551 18,927,109 49.9% 50.1% 19,172,670 50.75%
Source: Worldbank Open Data | Some data could be adjusted by Pediaglobe.

Cities in Mexico ordered by Population

The list offered below features the biggest cities of Mexico. Besides, in the table you will find information regarding the population size in these cities. Cities are ordered by population (largest to smallest).

Mexico

# City Population 2023
1 Mexico City 12,311,405
2 Iztapalapa 1,817,602
3 Ecatepec de Morelos 1,657,332
4 Guadalajara 1,497,126
5 Puebla 1,436,070
6 Ciudad Juarez 1,322,853
7 Tijuana 1,302,544
8 Leon de los Aldama 1,240,697
9 Gustavo Adolfo Madero 1,186,958
10 Zapopan 1,143,740
11 Monterrey 1,136,988
12 Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1,106,021
13 Chihuahua 810,365
14 Naucalpan de Juarez 793,320
15 Merida 778,548
16 Alvaro Obregon 727,463
17 San Luis Potosi 723,567
18 Aguascalientes 723,044
19 Hermosillo 715,776
20 Saltillo 710,452
21 Mexicali 690,603
22 Culiacan 676,652
23 Guadalupe 674,357
24 Acapulco de Juarez 674,152
25 Tlalnepantla 654,259
26 Cancun 629,123
27 Santiago de Queretaro 627,121
28 Coyoacan 621,160
29 Santa Maria Chimalhuacan 613,118
30 Torreon 609,567
31 Morelia 598,348
32 Reynosa 590,055
33 Tlaquepaque 576,633
34 Tlalpan 575,381
35 Tuxtla 537,854
36 Cuauhtemoc 532,522
37 Victoria de Durango 519,280
38 Toluca 493,639
39 Ciudad Lopez Mateos 491,263
40 Cuautitlan Izcalli 486,947
41 Ciudad Apodaca 469,353
42 Heroica Matamoros 452,064
43 San Nicolas de los Garza 446,864
44 Venustiano Carranza 433,047
45 Veracruz 430,722
46 Xalapa de Enriquez 426,836
47 Azcapotzalco 417,655
48 Xochimilco 411,393
49 Tonala 410,598
50 Benito Juarez 387,829
51 Iztacalco 386,440
52 Mazatlan 384,826
53 Irapuato 383,569
54 Nuevo Laredo 376,304
55 Miguel Hidalgo 375,014
56 Xico 357,991
57 Ciudad General Escobedo 355,510
58 Villahermosa 355,274
59 Celaya 342,974
60 Cuernavaca 340,309
61 Tepic 335,692
62 Ixtapaluca 323,947
63 Tampico 310,795
64 Ciudad Victoria 307,810
65 Tlahuac 306,601
66 Ciudad Obregon 300,148
67 Nicolas Romero 283,490
68 Ensenada 280,940
69 Coacalco 279,627
70 Santa Catarina 269,957
71 Uruapan 265,708
72 Gomez Palacio 258,587
73 Los Mochis 258,230
74 Pachuca de Soto 257,995
75 Oaxaca 257,146
76 Soledad de Graciano Sanchez 256,877
77 Colonia del Valle 251,425
78 Tehuacan 250,084
79 Ojo de Agua 243,556
80 Magdalena Contreras 240,219
81 Coatzacoalcos 237,894
82 Campeche 222,218
83 Monclova 217,101
84 La Paz 216,125
85 Nogales 213,766
86 Buenavista 206,947
87 Puerto Vallarta 204,521
88 Tapachula 204,212
89 Ciudad Madero 198,952
90 Chilpancingo 188,468
91 Poza Rica de Hidalgo 186,316
92 Chicoloapan 174,078
93 Ciudad del Carmen 170,991
94 Chalco 170,002
95 Jiutepec 163,255
96 Delegacion Cuajimalpa de Morelos 161,470
97 San Cristobal de las Casas 159,228
98 San Luis Rio Colorado 159,053
99 San Pablo de las Salinas 157,441
100 Ciudad Benito Juarez 152,895

Other Countries from North America Ranked by Population

Country Name Population 2023 Population density
United States 334,897,911 87/km2
Mexico 131,288,761 16/km2
Canada 38,493,545 4.3/km2
Haiti 11,611,558 383/km2
Cuba 11,213,267 101.8/km2
Dominican Republic 10,894,700 220.4/km2
Jamaica 2,982,331 266/km2
Dominica 72,608 105/km2