Mexico is an upper-middle-income country with a population of 131M people. The capital and largest city is Mexico, with 9.21M residents. Mexico shares land borders with the United States, Guatemala and Belize.
Mexico ranks 12/197 by GDP ($1.85T) and 71/197 by GDP per capita ($14,158). The top category for both exports and imports is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
Mexico
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
132790957
|
11/197 |
| GDP |
$1.85T
2024 |
12/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$14,158
2024 |
71/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$25,688
2024 |
80/197 |
| Government debt |
$1.08T
2024 |
12/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
60.7%
2025 |
76/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$8,272
2024 |
64/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$9,601
2025 |
75/197 |
| Land area | 750,563 sq mi | 13/197 |
| Population density | 174.4 ppl/mi² | 123/197 |
| Fertility rate | 1.91 | 104/196 |
| Median age | 30.3 years | 102/196 |
| Life expectancy | 75.4 years | 87/197 |
Mexico trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $13,040,000,000 |
| 1961 | $14,160,000,000 |
| 1962 | $15,200,000,000 |
| 1963 | $16,960,000,000 |
| 1964 | $20,080,000,000 |
| 1965 | $21,840,000,000 |
| 1966 | $24,320,000,000 |
| 1967 | $26,560,000,000 |
| 1968 | $29,360,000,000 |
| 1969 | $32,480,000,000 |
| 1970 | $35,520,000,000 |
| 1971 | $39,200,000,000 |
| 1972 | $45,200,000,000 |
| 1973 | $55,280,000,000 |
| 1974 | $72,000,000,000 |
| 1975 | $88,000,000,000 |
| 1976 | $88,875,923,765 |
| 1977 | $81,912,018,784 |
| 1978 | $102,648,570,299 |
| 1979 | $134,531,900,899 |
| 1980 | $205,577,055,466 |
| 1981 | $263,797,827,860 |
| 1982 | $184,602,611,610 |
| 1983 | $156,167,000,433 |
| 1984 | $184,230,754,105 |
| 1985 | $195,241,069,482 |
| 1986 | $134,556,034,673 |
| 1987 | $147,542,558,209 |
| 1988 | $181,611,150,497 |
| 1989 | $221,403,098,267 |
| 1990 | $261,253,675,693 |
| 1991 | $313,139,656,146 |
| 1992 | $363,157,832,924 |
| 1993 | $530,160,763,663 |
| 1994 | $553,618,247,901 |
| 1995 | $380,157,469,867 |
| 1996 | $432,157,945,024 |
| 1997 | $523,449,530,464 |
| 1998 | $557,461,102,631 |
| 1999 | $631,249,359,702 |
| 2000 | $742,061,329,749 |
| 2001 | $796,064,590,549 |
| 2002 | $810,666,116,402 |
| 2003 | $765,549,967,889 |
| 2004 | $819,459,227,375 |
| 2005 | $917,571,853,529 |
| 2006 | $1,020,265,057,882 |
| 2007 | $1,102,355,554,880 |
| 2008 | $1,161,553,459,985 |
| 2009 | $943,437,415,025 |
| 2010 | $1,105,424,238,573 |
| 2011 | $1,229,013,703,578 |
| 2012 | $1,255,110,424,666 |
| 2013 | $1,327,436,290,439 |
| 2014 | $1,364,507,717,765 |
| 2015 | $1,213,294,467,780 |
| 2016 | $1,112,233,497,453 |
| 2017 | $1,190,721,475,906 |
| 2018 | $1,256,300,182,776 |
| 2019 | $1,304,106,203,902 |
| 2020 | $1,121,064,767,402 |
| 2021 | $1,316,569,466,735 |
| 2022 | $1,466,464,899,304 |
| 2023 | $1,793,798,859,343 |
| 2024 | $1,852,722,885,258 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $355 |
| 1961 | $374 |
| 1962 | $388 |
| 1963 | $420 |
| 1964 | $481 |
| 1965 | $506 |
| 1966 | $545 |
| 1967 | $576 |
| 1968 | $616 |
| 1969 | $660 |
| 1970 | $699 |
| 1971 | $748 |
| 1972 | $837 |
| 1973 | $993 |
| 1974 | $1,256 |
| 1975 | $1,492 |
| 1976 | $1,465 |
| 1977 | $1,315 |
| 1978 | $1,604 |
| 1979 | $2,049 |
| 1980 | $3,055 |
| 1981 | $3,829 |
| 1982 | $2,621 |
| 1983 | $2,170 |
| 1984 | $2,506 |
| 1985 | $2,602 |
| 1986 | $1,757 |
| 1987 | $1,888 |
| 1988 | $2,279 |
| 1989 | $2,725 |
| 1990 | $3,154 |
| 1991 | $3,709 |
| 1992 | $4,221 |
| 1993 | $6,048 |
| 1994 | $6,202 |
| 1995 | $4,184 |
| 1996 | $4,674 |
| 1997 | $5,567 |
| 1998 | $5,833 |
| 1999 | $6,500 |
| 2000 | $7,524 |
| 2001 | $7,953 |
| 2002 | $7,983 |
| 2003 | $7,434 |
| 2004 | $7,850 |
| 2005 | $8,672 |
| 2006 | $9,513 |
| 2007 | $10,134 |
| 2008 | $10,524 |
| 2009 | $8,424 |
| 2010 | $9,729 |
| 2011 | $10,664 |
| 2012 | $10,744 |
| 2013 | $11,217 |
| 2014 | $11,391 |
| 2015 | $10,021 |
| 2016 | $9,098 |
| 2017 | $9,649 |
| 2018 | $10,085 |
| 2019 | $10,370 |
| 2020 | $8,841 |
| 2021 | $10,314 |
| 2022 | $11,402 |
| 2023 | $13,826 |
| 2024 | $14,158 |
Mexico's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.8 |
| 1951 | 44.8 |
| 1952 | 45.7 |
| 1953 | 47 |
| 1954 | 48.3 |
| 1955 | 49.6 |
| 1956 | 50.4 |
| 1957 | 51.1 |
| 1958 | 51.8 |
| 1959 | 52.7 |
| 1960 | 53.6 |
| 1961 | 54.4 |
| 1962 | 55.1 |
| 1963 | 55.5 |
| 1964 | 55.9 |
| 1965 | 56.7 |
| 1966 | 57.4 |
| 1967 | 58 |
| 1968 | 58.2 |
| 1969 | 58.4 |
| 1970 | 58.9 |
| 1971 | 59.4 |
| 1972 | 60.1 |
| 1973 | 60.5 |
| 1974 | 61.2 |
| 1975 | 61.9 |
| 1976 | 62.5 |
| 1977 | 63 |
| 1978 | 63.4 |
| 1979 | 63.9 |
| 1980 | 64.3 |
| 1981 | 64.7 |
| 1982 | 65.3 |
| 1983 | 65.8 |
| 1984 | 66.2 |
| 1985 | 66.8 |
| 1986 | 67.4 |
| 1987 | 67.9 |
| 1988 | 68.3 |
| 1989 | 68.6 |
| 1990 | 69 |
| 1991 | 69.4 |
| 1992 | 69.7 |
| 1993 | 70 |
| 1994 | 70.3 |
| 1995 | 70.7 |
| 1996 | 71.1 |
| 1997 | 71.5 |
| 1998 | 71.8 |
| 1999 | 72.2 |
| 2000 | 72.6 |
| 2001 | 72.9 |
| 2002 | 73.1 |
| 2003 | 73.3 |
| 2004 | 73.4 |
| 2005 | 73.6 |
| 2006 | 73.7 |
| 2007 | 73.8 |
| 2008 | 73.7 |
| 2009 | 73.6 |
| 2010 | 73.7 |
| 2011 | 73.9 |
| 2012 | 74.1 |
| 2013 | 74.3 |
| 2014 | 74.4 |
| 2015 | 74.4 |
| 2016 | 74.4 |
| 2017 | 74.3 |
| 2018 | 74.3 |
| 2019 | 74.5 |
| 2020 | 70.4 |
| 2021 | 69.7 |
| 2022 | 74 |
| 2023 | 75.1 |
| 2024 | 75.3 |
| 2025 | 75.4 |
Mexico's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 36,724,615 |
| 1961 | 37,890,118 |
| 1962 | 39,129,200 |
| 1963 | 40,424,065 |
| 1964 | 41,772,049 |
| 1965 | 43,174,477 |
| 1966 | 44,629,106 |
| 1967 | 46,129,608 |
| 1968 | 47,668,303 |
| 1969 | 49,233,194 |
| 1970 | 50,814,953 |
| 1971 | 52,412,558 |
| 1972 | 54,030,168 |
| 1973 | 55,667,284 |
| 1974 | 57,320,149 |
| 1975 | 58,982,400 |
| 1976 | 60,645,512 |
| 1977 | 62,308,493 |
| 1978 | 63,979,046 |
| 1979 | 65,648,865 |
| 1980 | 67,300,334 |
| 1981 | 68,892,108 |
| 1982 | 70,433,260 |
| 1983 | 71,971,240 |
| 1984 | 73,506,846 |
| 1985 | 75,043,414 |
| 1986 | 76,585,637 |
| 1987 | 78,136,651 |
| 1988 | 79,695,531 |
| 1989 | 81,247,182 |
| 1990 | 82,820,170 |
| 1991 | 84,430,572 |
| 1992 | 86,044,809 |
| 1993 | 87,653,807 |
| 1994 | 89,259,205 |
| 1995 | 90,862,455 |
| 1996 | 92,452,702 |
| 1997 | 94,021,207 |
| 1998 | 95,575,245 |
| 1999 | 97,115,707 |
| 2000 | 98,625,552 |
| 2001 | 100,099,099 |
| 2002 | 101,548,624 |
| 2003 | 102,978,515 |
| 2004 | 104,394,131 |
| 2005 | 105,811,504 |
| 2006 | 107,253,666 |
| 2007 | 108,774,360 |
| 2008 | 110,374,288 |
| 2009 | 111,999,721 |
| 2010 | 113,623,895 |
| 2011 | 115,243,504 |
| 2012 | 116,818,208 |
| 2013 | 118,343,573 |
| 2014 | 119,784,261 |
| 2015 | 121,072,306 |
| 2016 | 122,251,351 |
| 2017 | 123,400,057 |
| 2018 | 124,573,711 |
| 2019 | 125,762,982 |
| 2020 | 126,799,054 |
| 2021 | 127,648,148 |
| 2022 | 128,613,117 |
| 2023 | 129,739,759 |
| 2024 | 130,861,007 |
Mexico's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.76 |
| 1961 | 6.78 |
| 1962 | 6.8 |
| 1963 | 6.82 |
| 1964 | 6.83 |
| 1965 | 6.82 |
| 1966 | 6.79 |
| 1967 | 6.75 |
| 1968 | 6.71 |
| 1969 | 6.63 |
| 1970 | 6.53 |
| 1971 | 6.42 |
| 1972 | 6.28 |
| 1973 | 6.12 |
| 1974 | 5.95 |
| 1975 | 5.74 |
| 1976 | 5.54 |
| 1977 | 5.36 |
| 1978 | 5.2 |
| 1979 | 4.96 |
| 1980 | 4.74 |
| 1981 | 4.57 |
| 1982 | 4.43 |
| 1983 | 4.3 |
| 1984 | 4.18 |
| 1985 | 4.09 |
| 1986 | 3.97 |
| 1987 | 3.8 |
| 1988 | 3.64 |
| 1989 | 3.53 |
| 1990 | 3.44 |
| 1991 | 3.36 |
| 1992 | 3.29 |
| 1993 | 3.21 |
| 1994 | 3.13 |
| 1995 | 3.04 |
| 1996 | 2.96 |
| 1997 | 2.89 |
| 1998 | 2.82 |
| 1999 | 2.76 |
| 2000 | 2.71 |
| 2001 | 2.67 |
| 2002 | 2.63 |
| 2003 | 2.58 |
| 2004 | 2.54 |
| 2005 | 2.5 |
| 2006 | 2.46 |
| 2007 | 2.42 |
| 2008 | 2.39 |
| 2009 | 2.36 |
| 2010 | 2.34 |
| 2011 | 2.32 |
| 2012 | 2.29 |
| 2013 | 2.27 |
| 2014 | 2.21 |
| 2015 | 2.14 |
| 2016 | 2.09 |
| 2017 | 2.04 |
| 2018 | 2.03 |
| 2019 | 2.02 |
| 2020 | 1.99 |
| 2021 | 1.97 |
| 2022 | 1.94 |
| 2023 | 1.91 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.6 |
| 1961 | 16.5 |
| 1962 | 16.4 |
| 1963 | 16.3 |
| 1964 | 16.3 |
| 1965 | 16.2 |
| 1966 | 16.2 |
| 1967 | 16.1 |
| 1968 | 16.1 |
| 1969 | 16.1 |
| 1970 | 16.1 |
| 1971 | 16 |
| 1972 | 16 |
| 1973 | 16.1 |
| 1974 | 16.1 |
| 1975 | 16.2 |
| 1976 | 16.2 |
| 1977 | 16.4 |
| 1978 | 16.5 |
| 1979 | 16.6 |
| 1980 | 16.8 |
| 1981 | 17.1 |
| 1982 | 17.4 |
| 1983 | 17.7 |
| 1984 | 18 |
| 1985 | 18.3 |
| 1986 | 18.6 |
| 1987 | 18.9 |
| 1988 | 19.2 |
| 1989 | 19.4 |
| 1990 | 19.7 |
| 1991 | 20 |
| 1992 | 20.4 |
| 1993 | 20.7 |
| 1994 | 21 |
| 1995 | 21.4 |
| 1996 | 21.7 |
| 1997 | 22 |
| 1998 | 22.2 |
| 1999 | 22.5 |
| 2000 | 22.8 |
| 2001 | 23.1 |
| 2002 | 23.5 |
| 2003 | 23.8 |
| 2004 | 24.1 |
| 2005 | 24.4 |
| 2006 | 24.7 |
| 2007 | 25 |
| 2008 | 25.3 |
| 2009 | 25.6 |
| 2010 | 25.8 |
| 2011 | 26.1 |
| 2012 | 26.4 |
| 2013 | 26.7 |
| 2014 | 27 |
| 2015 | 27.3 |
| 2016 | 27.6 |
| 2017 | 28 |
| 2018 | 28.3 |
| 2019 | 28.6 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2021 | 29.2 |
| 2022 | 29.5 |
| 2023 | 29.9 |
| 2024 | 30.3 |
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Mexico: National Statistics
Finance
|
Mexico
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$1.67T
2024 |
14/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
29%
2025 |
104/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
4.07%
2022 |
101/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
0.66%
2023 |
144/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
341,000
2020 |
19/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-4.02%
2025 |
125/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
2.62%
2024 |
162/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
58.2%
2024 |
91/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
31.6%
2024 |
47/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
61.3
2025 |
88/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
34.4%
2022 |
20/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
2.1%
2022 |
132/169 |
| Number of millionaires |
331,538
2024 |
22/34 |
| Percentage of millionaires |
0.38%
2024 |
25/34 |
| Number of billionaires |
22
2025 |
23/78 |
| Percentage of billionaires |
0.00003%
2025 |
57/78 |
| Listed domestic companies |
129
2024 |
44/103 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$418B
2024 |
24/100 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$232B
2024 |
16/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$67.6B
2024 |
2/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
51,128,000
2020 |
3/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
2.57%
2020 |
129/184 |
| Banked people share |
53%
2024 |
109/158 |
Energy
|
Mexico
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
1,560 kg
2023 |
74/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$15.9
2023 |
67/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
487 megatons
2023 |
12/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
3.75 tons
2023 |
72/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
88.7%
2023 |
34/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
13%
2021 |
127/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
5.94%
2023 |
80/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
21.6%
2023 |
79/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
2,609 kWh
2023 |
70/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
24.4%
2021 |
100/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
5.45%
2023 |
115/192 |
| Nuclear share |
3.24%
2023 |
28/192 |
| Electricity access |
99.7%
2023 |
114/195 |
Society
|
Mexico
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
1.61%
2024 |
11/197 |
| Annual migration change |
-104,581
2024 |
181/196 |
| Urban population |
81.9%
2024 |
45/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.59 ft
2025 |
131/190 |
| Average female height |
5.18 ft
2025 |
148/190 |
| Quality of life index |
48.2
2025 |
96/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
26
2024 |
159/197 |
| Higher education index |
88
2025 |
24/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
24.9
2023 |
14/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
12.8
2019 |
110/197 |
| Visa free countries |
153
2025 |
52/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
95.8%
2024 |
101/196 |
| English speaking |
13%
2023 |
125/197 |
| People using the Internet |
81.2%
2023 |
96/195 |
Health
|
Mexico
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$651
2022 |
74/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$254.5
2022 |
59/191 |
| Life expectancy |
75.4 years
2025 |
87/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0%
2022 |
165/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.56
2021 |
69/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
21.3 years
2025 |
93/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
42
2023 |
100/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
12.5
2023 |
113/192 |
| Obesity rate |
36.9%
2022 |
24/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
16.4%
2024 |
27/195 |
| Air quality index |
49
2025 |
103/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
14.9%
2022 |
102/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
4.79 liters
2020 |
86/186 |
Territory
|
Mexico
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
1.31%
2025 |
13/197 |
| Land area per capita |
5,736 sq mi
2024 |
75/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
380,486 sq mi
2025 |
12/194 |
| Forest area |
252,159 sq mi
2025 |
11/196 |
| Roads length |
519,841 mi
2023 |
10/175 |
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