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Population in Mexico compared to Moldova: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 56.9 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 1.64% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Mexico vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Moldova
2100 131,182,639 1,175,882
2099 131,943,283 1,186,641
2098 132,700,369 1,197,541
2097 133,455,010 1,208,458
2096 134,204,227 1,219,478
2095 134,949,218 1,230,573
2094 135,687,085 1,241,540
2093 136,415,232 1,252,531
2092 137,127,644 1,263,471
2091 137,833,985 1,274,372
2090 138,527,198 1,285,020
2089 139,208,862 1,295,696
2088 139,874,924 1,306,424
2087 140,530,483 1,317,064
2086 141,174,372 1,327,799
2085 141,805,496 1,338,702
2084 142,415,948 1,349,432
2083 143,009,187 1,360,333
2082 143,579,768 1,371,322
2081 144,138,842 1,382,447
2080 144,677,451 1,393,733
2079 145,195,172 1,405,298
2078 145,691,242 1,417,062
2077 146,165,064 1,429,240
2076 146,616,674 1,441,240
2075 147,046,928 1,453,677
2074 147,455,761 1,466,568
2073 147,841,295 1,479,672
2072 148,201,143 1,493,311
2071 148,534,057 1,507,315
2070 148,848,168 1,522,149
2069 149,134,711 1,537,091
2068 149,395,717 1,552,724
2067 149,630,386 1,568,676
2066 149,842,125 1,584,782
2065 150,029,268 1,601,356
2064 150,187,992 1,618,317
2063 150,319,846 1,635,288
2062 150,424,224 1,652,720
2061 150,502,250 1,670,255
2060 150,555,648 1,688,120
2059 150,577,220 1,705,595
2058 150,569,044 1,722,942
2057 150,535,337 1,740,252
2056 150,475,242 1,757,829
2055 150,384,336 1,775,082
2054 150,263,237 1,792,262
2053 150,110,615 1,809,221
2052 149,923,918 1,825,831
2051 149,705,066 1,842,337
2050 149,450,774 1,858,281
2049 149,166,038 1,874,666
2048 148,836,849 1,890,586
2047 148,478,965 1,906,615
2046 148,081,688 1,922,962
2045 147,647,318 1,939,938
2044 147,173,101 1,956,858
2043 146,667,761 1,974,616
2042 146,123,566 1,992,765
2041 145,543,650 2,011,342
2040 144,931,633 2,030,732
2039 144,286,278 2,051,163
2038 143,601,872 2,071,871
2037 142,883,005 2,093,068
2036 142,138,929 2,114,669
2035 141,359,885 2,136,998
2034 140,554,653 2,159,450
2033 139,713,048 2,182,023
2032 138,843,644 2,204,431
2031 137,947,334 2,227,006
2030 137,023,304 2,250,038
2029 136,071,720 2,272,963
2028 135,090,755 2,295,739
2027 134,081,337 2,318,425
2026 133,042,003 2,341,166
2025 131,970,909 2,373,265
2024 130,861,007 2,402,306
2023 129,739,759 2,457,783
2022 128,613,117 2,528,654
2021 127,648,148 2,595,809
2020 126,799,054 2,635,130
2019 125,762,982 2,664,224
2018 124,573,711 2,707,203
2017 123,400,057 2,755,189
2016 122,251,351 2,803,186
2015 121,072,306 2,835,978
2014 119,784,261 2,857,815
2013 118,343,573 2,859,558
2012 116,818,208 2,860,324
2011 115,243,504 2,860,699
2010 113,623,895 2,862,354
2009 111,999,721 2,865,213
2008 110,374,288 2,868,833
2007 108,774,360 2,874,299
2006 107,253,666 2,880,967
2005 105,811,504 2,888,985
2004 104,394,131 2,896,023
2003 102,978,515 2,903,198
2002 101,548,624 2,911,385
2001 100,099,099 2,918,135
2000 98,625,552 2,924,668
1999 97,115,707 2,930,622
1998 95,575,245 2,935,227
1997 94,021,207 2,936,413
1996 92,452,702 2,947,293
1995 90,862,455 2,953,200
1994 89,259,205 2,966,745
1993 87,653,807 2,975,966
1992 86,044,809 2,980,965
1991 84,430,572 2,981,566
1990 82,820,170 2,977,912
1989 81,247,182 2,970,039
1988 79,695,531 2,948,891
1987 78,136,651 2,916,306
1986 76,585,637 2,883,057
1985 75,043,414 2,850,787
1984 73,506,846 2,820,518
1983 71,971,240 2,791,207
1982 70,433,260 2,763,101
1981 68,892,108 2,735,987
1980 67,300,334 2,708,675
1979 65,648,865 2,683,035
1978 63,979,046 2,656,211
1977 62,308,493 2,626,298
1976 60,645,512 2,596,491
1975 58,982,400 2,566,998
1974 57,320,149 2,538,164
1973 55,667,284 2,510,584
1972 54,030,168 2,484,742
1971 52,412,558 2,460,611
1970 50,814,953 2,437,590
1969 49,233,194 2,408,469
1968 47,668,303 2,373,073
1967 46,129,608 2,337,695
1966 44,629,106 2,301,871
1965 43,174,477 2,265,287
1964 41,772,049 2,228,000
1963 40,424,065 2,188,895
1962 39,129,200 2,147,227
1961 37,890,118 2,103,327
1960 36,724,615 2,058,020

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mexico's population will grow by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people with a rank change from 11th to 12th. The population of Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Moldova
2100 -0.58% -0.91%
2099 -0.57% -0.91%
2098 -0.57% -0.9%
2097 -0.56% -0.9%
2096 -0.55% -0.9%
2095 -0.54% -0.88%
2094 -0.53% -0.88%
2093 -0.52% -0.87%
2092 -0.51% -0.86%
2091 -0.5% -0.83%
2090 -0.49% -0.82%
2089 -0.48% -0.82%
2088 -0.47% -0.81%
2087 -0.46% -0.81%
2086 -0.45% -0.81%
2085 -0.43% -0.8%
2084 -0.41% -0.8%
2083 -0.4% -0.8%
2082 -0.39% -0.8%
2081 -0.37% -0.81%
2080 -0.36% -0.82%
2079 -0.34% -0.83%
2078 -0.32% -0.85%
2077 -0.31% -0.83%
2076 -0.29% -0.86%
2075 -0.28% -0.88%
2074 -0.26% -0.89%
2073 -0.24% -0.91%
2072 -0.22% -0.93%
2071 -0.21% -0.97%
2070 -0.19% -0.97%
2069 -0.17% -1.01%
2068 -0.16% -1.02%
2067 -0.14% -1.02%
2066 -0.12% -1.03%
2065 -0.11% -1.05%
2064 -0.09% -1.04%
2063 -0.07% -1.05%
2062 -0.05% -1.05%
2061 -0.04% -1.06%
2060 -0.01% -1.02%
2059 0.005% -1.01%
2058 0.02% -0.99%
2057 0.04% -1%
2056 0.06% -0.97%
2055 0.08% -0.96%
2054 0.1% -0.94%
2053 0.12% -0.91%
2052 0.15% -0.9%
2051 0.17% -0.86%
2050 0.19% -0.87%
2049 0.22% -0.84%
2048 0.24% -0.84%
2047 0.27% -0.85%
2046 0.29% -0.88%
2045 0.32% -0.86%
2044 0.34% -0.9%
2043 0.37% -0.91%
2042 0.4% -0.92%
2041 0.42% -0.95%
2040 0.45% -1%
2039 0.48% -1%
2038 0.5% -1.01%
2037 0.52% -1.02%
2036 0.55% -1.04%
2035 0.57% -1.04%
2034 0.6% -1.03%
2033 0.63% -1.02%
2032 0.65% -1.01%
2031 0.67% -1.02%
2030 0.7% -1.01%
2029 0.73% -0.99%
2028 0.75% -0.98%
2027 0.78% -0.97%
2026 0.81% -1.35%
2025 0.85% -1.21%
2024 0.86% -2.26%
2023 0.88% -2.8%
2022 0.76% -2.59%
2021 0.67% -1.49%
2020 0.82% -1.09%
2019 0.95% -1.59%
2018 0.95% -1.74%
2017 0.94% -1.71%
2016 0.97% -1.16%
2015 1.08% -0.76%
2014 1.22% -0.06%
2013 1.31% -0.03%
2012 1.37% -0.01%
2011 1.43% -0.06%
2010 1.45% -0.1%
2009 1.47% -0.13%
2008 1.47% -0.19%
2007 1.42% -0.23%
2006 1.36% -0.28%
2005 1.36% -0.24%
2004 1.37% -0.25%
2003 1.41% -0.28%
2002 1.45% -0.23%
2001 1.49% -0.22%
2000 1.55% -0.2%
1999 1.61% -0.16%
1998 1.65% -0.04%
1997 1.7% -0.37%
1996 1.75% -0.2%
1995 1.8% -0.46%
1994 1.83% -0.31%
1993 1.87% -0.17%
1992 1.91% -0.02%
1991 1.94% 0.12%
1990 1.94% 0.27%
1989 1.95% 0.72%
1988 2% 1.12%
1987 2.03% 1.15%
1986 2.06% 1.13%
1985 2.09% 1.07%
1984 2.13% 1.05%
1983 2.18% 1.02%
1982 2.24% 0.99%
1981 2.37% 1.01%
1980 2.52% 0.96%
1979 2.61% 1.01%
1978 2.68% 1.14%
1977 2.74% 1.15%
1976 2.82% 1.15%
1975 2.9% 1.14%
1974 2.97% 1.1%
1973 3.03% 1.04%
1972 3.09% 0.98%
1971 3.14% 0.94%
1970 3.21% 1.21%
1969 3.28% 1.49%
1968 3.34% 1.51%
1967 3.36% 1.56%
1966 3.37% 1.61%
1965 3.36% 1.67%
1964 3.33% 1.79%
1963 3.31% 1.94%
1962 3.27% 2.09%
1961 3.17% 2.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Mexico Moldova
Current population
133323134
2341166
Population rank 11/197 145/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.03%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
9.47 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
19.9 minutes
One death every
39.5 seconds
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 -152
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 196/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 -29,766
Net migration rank 181/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - -29,766
2024 - -104,581 - -27,088
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 -7,007 -18,570
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 -6,385 89,154
2021 936,682 -122,791 -13,444 -33,405
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 -7,067 -33,405
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 -3,416 -41,233
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 -961 -36,085
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 1,402 -43,871
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 4,580 -51,642
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 6,049 -59,399
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 7,248 -67,175
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 3,537 -77,571
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 5,581 -81,215
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 5,948 -82,271
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 7,456 -84,039
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 7,492 -83,546
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 5,210 -79,593
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 3,490 -75,734
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 2,406 -72,061
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 2,005 -68,681
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 1,714 -52,491
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 -322 -46,947
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 -1,249 -45,833
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 -718 -45,043
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 -324 -43,854
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 642 -43,111
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 2,140 -41,975
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 4,669 -41,743
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 2,655 -33,369
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 5,534 -31,975
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 9,921 -31,616
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 13,886 -31,526
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 17,373 -30,136
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 21,127 -29,204
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 25,824 -30,053
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 29,638 -29,307
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 35,608 -4,989
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 40,122 -10,796
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 39,463 -8,769
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 38,060 -10,627
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 38,108 -12,732
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 36,076 -10,543
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 32,814 -8,412
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 31,360 -6,452
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 30,053 -3,693
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 28,322 -6,912
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 27,622 3,483
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 27,707 3,245
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 27,801 2,885
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 27,677 2,355
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 27,219 1,785
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 25,967 1,156
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 24,626 481
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 23,359 -61
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 22,314 606
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 21,768 20,561
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 22,005 19,830
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 22,654 19,175
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 23,720 18,601
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 24,916 18,066
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 25,860 17,509
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 29,382 16,816
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 32,082 15,884
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 35,180 14,818
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 36,352 13,697

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/moldova | CC BY

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). In Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

Biggest 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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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