The current population of Mexico is 133,323,134 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 130,861,007 in 2024.
- Mexico accounts for 1.61% of the world's population.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth in 20 years).
- Mexico is projected to reach 151M people in 2059.
- Mexico is ranked 11/197 by population and was ranked 11th in 2006.
- For the last 20 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of 1.22% per year.
Mexico population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 131,182,639 | -0.58% |
| 2099 | 131,943,283 | -0.57% |
| 2098 | 132,700,369 | -0.57% |
| 2097 | 133,455,010 | -0.56% |
| 2096 | 134,204,227 | -0.55% |
| 2095 | 134,949,218 | -0.54% |
| 2094 | 135,687,085 | -0.53% |
| 2093 | 136,415,232 | -0.52% |
| 2092 | 137,127,644 | -0.51% |
| 2091 | 137,833,985 | -0.5% |
| 2090 | 138,527,198 | -0.49% |
| 2089 | 139,208,862 | -0.48% |
| 2088 | 139,874,924 | -0.47% |
| 2087 | 140,530,483 | -0.46% |
| 2086 | 141,174,372 | -0.45% |
| 2085 | 141,805,496 | -0.43% |
| 2084 | 142,415,948 | -0.41% |
| 2083 | 143,009,187 | -0.4% |
| 2082 | 143,579,768 | -0.39% |
| 2081 | 144,138,842 | -0.37% |
| 2080 | 144,677,451 | -0.36% |
| 2079 | 145,195,172 | -0.34% |
| 2078 | 145,691,242 | -0.32% |
| 2077 | 146,165,064 | -0.31% |
| 2076 | 146,616,674 | -0.29% |
| 2075 | 147,046,928 | -0.28% |
| 2074 | 147,455,761 | -0.26% |
| 2073 | 147,841,295 | -0.24% |
| 2072 | 148,201,143 | -0.22% |
| 2071 | 148,534,057 | -0.21% |
| 2070 | 148,848,168 | -0.19% |
| 2069 | 149,134,711 | -0.17% |
| 2068 | 149,395,717 | -0.16% |
| 2067 | 149,630,386 | -0.14% |
| 2066 | 149,842,125 | -0.12% |
| 2065 | 150,029,268 | -0.11% |
| 2064 | 150,187,992 | -0.09% |
| 2063 | 150,319,846 | -0.07% |
| 2062 | 150,424,224 | -0.05% |
| 2061 | 150,502,250 | -0.04% |
| 2060 | 150,555,648 | -0.01% |
| 2059 | 150,577,220 | 0.005% |
| 2058 | 150,569,044 | 0.02% |
| 2057 | 150,535,337 | 0.04% |
| 2056 | 150,475,242 | 0.06% |
| 2055 | 150,384,336 | 0.08% |
| 2054 | 150,263,237 | 0.1% |
| 2053 | 150,110,615 | 0.12% |
| 2052 | 149,923,918 | 0.15% |
| 2051 | 149,705,066 | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 149,450,774 | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 149,166,038 | 0.22% |
| 2048 | 148,836,849 | 0.24% |
| 2047 | 148,478,965 | 0.27% |
| 2046 | 148,081,688 | 0.29% |
| 2045 | 147,647,318 | 0.32% |
| 2044 | 147,173,101 | 0.34% |
| 2043 | 146,667,761 | 0.37% |
| 2042 | 146,123,566 | 0.4% |
| 2041 | 145,543,650 | 0.42% |
| 2040 | 144,931,633 | 0.45% |
| 2039 | 144,286,278 | 0.48% |
| 2038 | 143,601,872 | 0.5% |
| 2037 | 142,883,005 | 0.52% |
| 2036 | 142,138,929 | 0.55% |
| 2035 | 141,359,885 | 0.57% |
| 2034 | 140,554,653 | 0.6% |
| 2033 | 139,713,048 | 0.63% |
| 2032 | 138,843,644 | 0.65% |
| 2031 | 137,947,334 | 0.67% |
| 2030 | 137,023,304 | 0.7% |
| 2029 | 136,071,720 | 0.73% |
| 2028 | 135,090,755 | 0.75% |
| 2027 | 134,081,337 | 0.78% |
| 2026 | 133,042,003 | 0.81% |
| 2025 | 131,970,909 | 0.85% |
| 2024 | 130,861,007 | 0.86% |
| 2023 | 129,739,759 | 0.88% |
| 2022 | 128,613,117 | 0.76% |
| 2021 | 127,648,148 | 0.67% |
| 2020 | 126,799,054 | 0.82% |
| 2019 | 125,762,982 | 0.95% |
| 2018 | 124,573,711 | 0.95% |
| 2017 | 123,400,057 | 0.94% |
| 2016 | 122,251,351 | 0.97% |
| 2015 | 121,072,306 | 1.08% |
| 2014 | 119,784,261 | 1.22% |
| 2013 | 118,343,573 | 1.31% |
| 2012 | 116,818,208 | 1.37% |
| 2011 | 115,243,504 | 1.43% |
| 2010 | 113,623,895 | 1.45% |
| 2009 | 111,999,721 | 1.47% |
| 2008 | 110,374,288 | 1.47% |
| 2007 | 108,774,360 | 1.42% |
| 2006 | 107,253,666 | 1.36% |
| 2005 | 105,811,504 | 1.36% |
| 2004 | 104,394,131 | 1.37% |
| 2003 | 102,978,515 | 1.41% |
| 2002 | 101,548,624 | 1.45% |
| 2001 | 100,099,099 | 1.49% |
| 2000 | 98,625,552 | 1.55% |
| 1999 | 97,115,707 | 1.61% |
| 1998 | 95,575,245 | 1.65% |
| 1997 | 94,021,207 | 1.7% |
| 1996 | 92,452,702 | 1.75% |
| 1995 | 90,862,455 | 1.8% |
| 1994 | 89,259,205 | 1.83% |
| 1993 | 87,653,807 | 1.87% |
| 1992 | 86,044,809 | 1.91% |
| 1991 | 84,430,572 | 1.94% |
| 1990 | 82,820,170 | 1.94% |
| 1989 | 81,247,182 | 1.95% |
| 1988 | 79,695,531 | 2% |
| 1987 | 78,136,651 | 2.03% |
| 1986 | 76,585,637 | 2.06% |
| 1985 | 75,043,414 | 2.09% |
| 1984 | 73,506,846 | 2.13% |
| 1983 | 71,971,240 | 2.18% |
| 1982 | 70,433,260 | 2.24% |
| 1981 | 68,892,108 | 2.37% |
| 1980 | 67,300,334 | 2.52% |
| 1979 | 65,648,865 | 2.61% |
| 1978 | 63,979,046 | 2.68% |
| 1977 | 62,308,493 | 2.74% |
| 1976 | 60,645,512 | 2.82% |
| 1975 | 58,982,400 | 2.9% |
| 1974 | 57,320,149 | 2.97% |
| 1973 | 55,667,284 | 3.03% |
| 1972 | 54,030,168 | 3.09% |
| 1971 | 52,412,558 | 3.14% |
| 1970 | 50,814,953 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | 49,233,194 | 3.28% |
| 1968 | 47,668,303 | 3.34% |
| 1967 | 46,129,608 | 3.36% |
| 1966 | 44,629,106 | 3.37% |
| 1965 | 43,174,477 | 3.36% |
| 1964 | 41,772,049 | 3.33% |
| 1963 | 40,424,065 | 3.31% |
| 1962 | 39,129,200 | 3.27% |
| 1961 | 37,890,118 | 3.17% |
| 1960 | 36,724,615 | - |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Mexico has a population of 133M as of 2026, compared to 122M in 2016, 107M in 2006, and 92.5M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.91% per year. Mexico is ranked 117th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Mexico will have 148,081,688 people (11.1% growth) with a rank change from 11th to 12th.
By the year 2100, Mexico's population is projected to decline by 1.61% from its current level to 131M people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | -108,037 |
| 2024 | - | - | -104,581 |
| 2023 | 1,137,322 | 1,238,366 | -101,044 |
| 2022 | 1,115,959 | 1,224,397 | -108,438 |
| 2021 | 813,891 | 936,682 | -122,791 |
| 2020 | 884,181 | 1,031,637 | -147,456 |
| 2019 | 1,187,857 | 1,357,485 | -169,628 |
| 2018 | 1,190,720 | 1,366,076 | -175,356 |
| 2017 | 1,156,679 | 1,384,178 | -227,499 |
| 2016 | 1,140,784 | 1,445,256 | -304,472 |
| 2015 | 1,217,395 | 1,508,439 | -291,044 |
| 2014 | 1,358,804 | 1,587,620 | -228,816 |
| 2013 | 1,522,551 | 1,642,609 | -120,058 |
| 2012 | 1,528,114 | 1,656,599 | -128,485 |
| 2011 | 1,621,335 | 1,659,161 | -37,826 |
| 2010 | 1,617,837 | 1,658,682 | -40,845 |
| 2009 | 1,630,371 | 1,661,180 | -30,809 |
| 2008 | 1,620,499 | 1,670,846 | -50,347 |
| 2007 | 1,579,391 | 1,684,915 | -105,524 |
| 2006 | 1,461,944 | 1,706,084 | -244,140 |
| 2005 | 1,422,385 | 1,732,663 | -310,278 |
| 2004 | 1,412,338 | 1,759,250 | -346,912 |
| 2003 | 1,418,833 | 1,788,016 | -369,183 |
| 2002 | 1,440,853 | 1,820,665 | -379,812 |
| 2001 | 1,458,070 | 1,836,418 | -378,348 |
| 2000 | 1,488,950 | 1,845,383 | -356,433 |
| 1999 | 1,530,702 | 1,859,475 | -328,773 |
| 1998 | 1,550,265 | 1,871,650 | -321,385 |
| 1997 | 1,557,837 | 1,898,383 | -340,546 |
| 1996 | 1,579,155 | 1,922,554 | -343,399 |
| 1995 | 1,601,367 | 1,941,458 | -340,091 |
| 1994 | 1,605,202 | 1,959,775 | -354,573 |
| 1993 | 1,605,669 | 1,963,708 | -358,039 |
| 1992 | 1,612,346 | 1,956,659 | -344,313 |
| 1991 | 1,616,141 | 1,942,832 | -326,691 |
| 1990 | 1,604,716 | 1,926,480 | -321,764 |
| 1989 | 1,541,285 | 1,927,752 | -386,467 |
| 1988 | 1,562,057 | 1,936,601 | -374,544 |
| 1987 | 1,555,710 | 1,971,231 | -415,521 |
| 1986 | 1,546,287 | 1,998,043 | -451,756 |
| 1985 | 1,538,175 | 1,983,622 | -445,447 |
| 1984 | 1,534,961 | 1,960,428 | -425,467 |
| 1983 | 1,536,256 | 1,939,193 | -402,937 |
| 1982 | 1,539,724 | 1,921,772 | -382,048 |
| 1981 | 1,542,593 | 1,904,384 | -361,791 |
| 1980 | 1,640,981 | 1,893,158 | -252,177 |
| 1979 | 1,661,984 | 1,908,018 | -246,034 |
| 1978 | 1,677,705 | 1,921,419 | -243,714 |
| 1977 | 1,663,443 | 1,902,964 | -239,521 |
| 1976 | 1,662,508 | 1,891,958 | -229,450 |
| 1975 | 1,663,685 | 1,880,241 | -216,556 |
| 1974 | 1,660,814 | 1,868,809 | -207,995 |
| 1973 | 1,644,905 | 1,845,593 | -200,688 |
| 1972 | 1,629,337 | 1,823,302 | -193,965 |
| 1971 | 1,605,928 | 1,790,990 | -185,062 |
| 1970 | 1,589,270 | 1,753,370 | -164,100 |
| 1969 | 1,574,246 | 1,711,297 | -137,051 |
| 1968 | 1,555,560 | 1,671,918 | -116,358 |
| 1967 | 1,521,854 | 1,620,534 | -98,680 |
| 1966 | 1,479,152 | 1,566,170 | -87,018 |
| 1965 | 1,430,056 | 1,508,344 | -78,288 |
| 1964 | 1,374,779 | 1,447,360 | -72,581 |
| 1963 | 1,321,163 | 1,387,678 | -66,515 |
| 1962 | 1,268,486 | 1,328,319 | -59,833 |
| 1961 | 1,209,659 | 1,265,833 | -56,174 |
| 1960 | 1,121,364 | 1,206,955 | -85,591 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 87.5% of the population change in Mexico is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).
As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 957,593 and 0.8% in 2010.
Mexico population clock
Mexico
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
133323134
|
11/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.61% | 11/197 |
| One net population change |
28.1 seconds
|
17/197 |
| One birth every |
15.5 seconds
|
13/196 |
| One death every |
39.5 seconds
|
13/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,072 | 17/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,121,248 | 17/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.86% | 110/197 |
| One migration net change every |
4.88 minutes
|
181/196 |
| Annual migration change | -108,037 | 181/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 1,726,089 | 42/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 1.3% | 149/195 |
Largest cities by population
|
Mexico
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Mexico | 9.21M |
| Tijuana | 1.96M |
| Ecatepec de Morelos | 1.93M |
| Leon | 1.58M |
| Puebla | 1.43M |
| Guadalajara | 1.39M |
| Ciudad Juarez | 1.32M |
| Zapopan | 1.26M |
| Monterrey | 1.14M |
| Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl | 1.07M |
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Mexico population statistics
|
Mexico
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.6 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 32.7 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 30.3 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.91 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 177.3 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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