Mexico has a population density of 174.4 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Mexico has 162,251 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Mexico and the Vatican are ranked 123rd and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Mexico has 1.61% of the world's population and 1.31% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Mexico is 97% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Mexico
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 174.4 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 123/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
132790957
|
949
|
| Land area | 750,563 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 159,899 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 18.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 81.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 17.3% | 0% |
Mexico vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Mexico increased by 27.5%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Mexico ranked 118th for population density and is in 124th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Mexico
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 174.4 | - |
| 2023 | 172.9 | - |
| 2022 | 171.4 | - |
| 2021 | 170.1 | - |
| 2020 | 168.9 | - |
| 2019 | 167.6 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 166 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 164.4 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 162.9 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 161.3 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 159.6 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 157.7 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 155.6 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 153.5 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 151.4 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 149.2 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 147.1 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 144.9 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 142.9 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 141 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 139.1 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 137.2 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 135.3 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 133.4 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 131.4 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 129.4 | - |
| 1998 | 127.3 | - |
| 1997 | 125.3 | - |
| 1996 | 123.2 | - |
| 1995 | 121.1 | - |
| 1994 | 118.9 | - |
| 1993 | 116.8 | - |
| 1992 | 114.6 | - |
| 1991 | 112.5 | - |
| 1990 | 110.3 | - |
| 1989 | 108.2 | - |
| 1988 | 106.2 | - |
| 1987 | 104.1 | - |
| 1986 | 102 | - |
| 1985 | 100 | - |
| 1984 | 97.9 | - |
| 1983 | 95.9 | - |
| 1982 | 93.8 | - |
| 1981 | 91.8 | - |
| 1980 | 89.7 | - |
| 1979 | 87.5 | - |
| 1978 | 85.2 | - |
| 1977 | 83 | - |
| 1976 | 80.8 | - |
| 1975 | 78.6 | - |
| 1974 | 76.4 | - |
| 1973 | 74.2 | - |
| 1972 | 72 | - |
| 1971 | 69.8 | - |
| 1970 | 67.7 | - |
| 1969 | 65.6 | - |
| 1968 | 63.5 | - |
| 1967 | 61.5 | - |
| 1966 | 59.5 | - |
| 1965 | 57.5 | - |
| 1964 | 55.7 | - |
| 1963 | 53.9 | - |
| 1962 | 52.1 | - |
| 1961 | 50.5 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Mexico
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Mexico | 9.21M |
| Tijuana | 1.96M |
| Ecatepec de Morelos | 1.93M |
| Leon | 1.58M |
| Zapopan | 1.48M |
| Guadalajara | 1.46M |
| Puebla | 1.43M |
| Ciudad Juarez | 1.32M |
| Monterrey | 1.14M |
| Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl | 1.07M |
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