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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 35,631,653 people in Mozambique in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 37,173,146 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 3.59 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 2.05% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +2.98% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 37.2M (78.8% growth).

Mexico vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Mozambique
2100 131,158,772 105,628,248
2099 131,919,278 105,234,999
2098 132,676,226 104,803,506
2097 133,430,730 104,372,940
2096 134,179,811 103,907,178
2095 134,924,667 103,425,281
2094 135,662,399 102,934,227
2093 136,390,414 102,409,874
2092 137,102,695 101,875,140
2091 137,808,909 101,356,290
2090 138,501,995 100,775,909
2089 139,183,536 100,158,269
2088 139,849,476 99,540,971
2087 140,504,916 98,890,285
2086 141,148,688 98,236,067
2085 141,779,696 97,557,661
2084 142,390,038 96,874,408
2083 142,983,168 96,142,098
2082 143,553,646 95,398,149
2081 144,112,618 94,657,513
2080 144,651,130 93,907,673
2079 145,168,756 93,121,830
2078 145,664,735 92,301,373
2077 146,138,472 91,481,344
2076 146,589,999 90,650,714
2075 147,020,176 89,800,986
2074 147,428,934 88,951,683
2073 147,814,398 88,066,368
2072 148,174,180 87,164,412
2071 148,507,034 86,237,232
2070 148,821,087 85,304,148
2069 149,107,578 84,316,537
2068 149,368,537 83,356,481
2067 149,603,163 82,393,396
2066 149,814,864 81,393,563
2065 150,001,973 80,403,306
2064 150,160,667 79,391,403
2063 150,292,498 78,388,769
2062 150,396,857 77,335,297
2061 150,474,868 76,234,094
2060 150,528,257 75,157,247
2059 150,549,825 74,043,229
2058 150,541,650 72,919,832
2057 150,507,950 71,789,848
2056 150,447,865 70,640,165
2055 150,356,976 69,505,255
2054 150,235,899 68,382,812
2053 150,083,305 67,270,892
2052 149,896,641 66,128,092
2051 149,677,830 64,998,059
2050 149,423,583 63,864,196
2049 149,138,900 62,698,049
2048 148,809,771 61,546,964
2047 148,451,951 60,391,850
2046 148,054,747 59,241,784
2045 147,620,456 58,101,216
2044 147,146,325 56,939,196
2043 146,641,077 55,785,114
2042 146,096,981 54,603,959
2041 145,517,171 53,447,648
2040 144,905,265 52,277,886
2039 144,260,027 51,108,793
2038 143,575,746 49,947,146
2037 142,857,009 48,801,599
2036 142,113,069 47,643,184
2035 141,334,167 46,495,588
2034 140,529,082 45,334,434
2033 139,687,630 44,205,611
2032 138,818,384 43,079,649
2031 137,922,237 41,971,121
2030 136,998,375 40,879,911
2029 136,046,964 39,797,126
2028 135,066,178 38,728,158
2027 134,056,943 37,676,618
2026 133,017,798 36,641,390
2025 131,946,900 35,631,653
2024 130,861,007 34,631,766
2023 129,739,759 33,635,160
2022 128,613,117 32,656,246
2021 127,648,148 31,707,800
2020 126,799,054 30,783,688
2019 125,762,982 29,884,380
2018 124,573,711 29,018,644
2017 123,400,057 28,166,393
2016 122,251,351 27,337,105
2015 121,072,306 26,547,572
2014 119,784,261 25,788,475
2013 118,343,573 25,051,611
2012 116,818,208 24,337,846
2011 115,243,504 23,649,039
2010 113,623,895 22,999,235
2009 111,999,721 22,391,745
2008 110,374,288 21,819,036
2007 108,774,360 21,287,635
2006 107,253,666 20,787,087
2005 105,811,504 20,304,569
2004 104,394,131 19,840,313
2003 102,978,515 19,392,475
2002 101,548,624 18,958,338
2001 100,099,099 18,537,729
2000 98,625,552 18,129,653
1999 97,115,707 17,734,506
1998 95,575,245 17,340,464
1997 94,021,207 16,949,982
1996 92,452,702 16,492,480
1995 90,862,455 15,960,530
1994 89,259,205 15,033,853
1993 87,653,807 14,051,192
1992 86,044,809 13,613,316
1991 84,430,572 13,352,090
1990 82,820,170 13,094,537
1989 81,247,182 12,906,842
1988 79,695,531 12,800,558
1987 78,136,651 12,822,574
1986 76,585,637 12,770,578
1985 75,043,414 12,548,949
1984 73,506,846 12,315,954
1983 71,971,240 12,073,822
1982 70,433,260 11,824,370
1981 68,892,108 11,568,127
1980 67,300,334 11,336,221
1979 65,648,865 11,028,809
1978 63,979,046 10,618,250
1977 62,308,493 10,224,975
1976 60,645,512 9,867,209
1975 58,982,400 9,540,817
1974 57,320,149 9,236,093
1973 55,667,284 8,954,242
1972 54,030,168 8,692,935
1971 52,412,558 8,456,317
1970 50,814,953 8,250,506
1969 49,233,194 8,066,951
1968 47,668,303 7,892,613
1967 46,129,608 7,724,550
1966 44,629,106 7,562,990
1965 43,174,477 7,406,421
1964 41,772,049 7,255,061
1963 40,424,065 7,109,828
1962 39,129,200 6,969,364
1961 37,890,118 6,834,936
1960 36,724,615 6,713,695

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 44th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mexico's population will grow by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people with a rank change from 11th to 12th. The population of Mozambique will increase by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people and rank change from 44th to 32nd.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Mozambique
2100 -0.58% 0.37%
2099 -0.57% 0.41%
2098 -0.57% 0.41%
2097 -0.56% 0.45%
2096 -0.55% 0.47%
2095 -0.54% 0.48%
2094 -0.53% 0.51%
2093 -0.52% 0.52%
2092 -0.51% 0.51%
2091 -0.5% 0.58%
2090 -0.49% 0.62%
2089 -0.48% 0.62%
2088 -0.47% 0.66%
2087 -0.46% 0.67%
2086 -0.45% 0.7%
2085 -0.43% 0.71%
2084 -0.41% 0.76%
2083 -0.4% 0.78%
2082 -0.39% 0.78%
2081 -0.37% 0.8%
2080 -0.36% 0.84%
2079 -0.34% 0.89%
2078 -0.32% 0.9%
2077 -0.31% 0.92%
2076 -0.29% 0.95%
2075 -0.28% 0.95%
2074 -0.26% 1.01%
2073 -0.24% 1.03%
2072 -0.22% 1.08%
2071 -0.21% 1.09%
2070 -0.19% 1.17%
2069 -0.17% 1.15%
2068 -0.16% 1.17%
2067 -0.14% 1.23%
2066 -0.12% 1.23%
2065 -0.11% 1.27%
2064 -0.09% 1.28%
2063 -0.07% 1.36%
2062 -0.05% 1.44%
2061 -0.04% 1.43%
2060 -0.01% 1.5%
2059 0.005% 1.54%
2058 0.02% 1.57%
2057 0.04% 1.63%
2056 0.06% 1.63%
2055 0.08% 1.64%
2054 0.1% 1.65%
2053 0.12% 1.73%
2052 0.15% 1.74%
2051 0.17% 1.78%
2050 0.19% 1.86%
2049 0.22% 1.87%
2048 0.24% 1.91%
2047 0.27% 1.94%
2046 0.29% 1.96%
2045 0.32% 2.04%
2044 0.34% 2.07%
2043 0.37% 2.16%
2042 0.4% 2.16%
2041 0.42% 2.24%
2040 0.45% 2.29%
2039 0.48% 2.33%
2038 0.5% 2.35%
2037 0.52% 2.43%
2036 0.55% 2.47%
2035 0.57% 2.56%
2034 0.6% 2.55%
2033 0.63% 2.61%
2032 0.65% 2.64%
2031 0.67% 2.67%
2030 0.7% 2.72%
2029 0.73% 2.76%
2028 0.75% 2.79%
2027 0.78% 2.83%
2026 0.81% 2.83%
2025 0.83% 2.89%
2024 0.86% 2.96%
2023 0.88% 3%
2022 0.76% 2.99%
2021 0.67% 3%
2020 0.82% 3.01%
2019 0.95% 2.98%
2018 0.95% 3.03%
2017 0.94% 3.03%
2016 0.97% 2.97%
2015 1.08% 2.94%
2014 1.22% 2.94%
2013 1.31% 2.93%
2012 1.37% 2.91%
2011 1.43% 2.83%
2010 1.45% 2.71%
2009 1.47% 2.62%
2008 1.47% 2.5%
2007 1.42% 2.41%
2006 1.36% 2.38%
2005 1.36% 2.34%
2004 1.37% 2.31%
2003 1.41% 2.29%
2002 1.45% 2.27%
2001 1.49% 2.25%
2000 1.55% 2.23%
1999 1.61% 2.27%
1998 1.65% 2.3%
1997 1.7% 2.77%
1996 1.75% 3.33%
1995 1.8% 6.16%
1994 1.83% 6.99%
1993 1.87% 3.22%
1992 1.91% 1.96%
1991 1.94% 1.97%
1990 1.94% 1.45%
1989 1.95% 0.83%
1988 2% -0.17%
1987 2.03% 0.41%
1986 2.06% 1.77%
1985 2.09% 1.89%
1984 2.13% 2.01%
1983 2.18% 2.11%
1982 2.24% 2.22%
1981 2.37% 2.05%
1980 2.52% 2.79%
1979 2.61% 3.87%
1978 2.68% 3.85%
1977 2.74% 3.63%
1976 2.82% 3.42%
1975 2.9% 3.3%
1974 2.97% 3.15%
1973 3.03% 3.01%
1972 3.09% 2.8%
1971 3.14% 2.49%
1970 3.21% 2.28%
1969 3.28% 2.21%
1968 3.34% 2.18%
1967 3.36% 2.14%
1966 3.37% 2.11%
1965 3.36% 2.09%
1964 3.33% 2.04%
1963 3.31% 2.02%
1962 3.27% 1.97%
1961 3.17% 1.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Mexico grew by 0.83%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.89%.

Live population counters

Mexico Mozambique
Current population
133551566
37173146
Population rank 11/197 44/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.45%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
15.6 seconds
24.6 seconds
One death every
38.8 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,975 +2,739
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 +999,887
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +2.89%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 17/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 -65,573
Net migration rank 181/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - -65,573
2024 1,209,810 -104,581 1,043,109 -38,940
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 936,682 -122,791 951,234 -23,103
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 945,952 -25,864
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 927,581 -49,080
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 903,176 -50,224
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 876,594 -25,043
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 850,430 -43,398
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 824,435 -52,374
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 799,778 -53,625
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 784,641 -57,067
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 763,088 -63,131
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 741,303 -63,638
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 719,025 -97,079
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 693,673 -100,625
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 654,920 -102,534
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 610,913 -100,490
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 586,009 -95,333
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 570,132 -95,770
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 554,973 -100,824
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 540,992 -99,484
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 529,867 -103,102
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 519,594 -105,130
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 506,162 -104,476
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 491,814 -103,223
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 474,453 -74,952
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 461,209 -79,732
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 442,559 90,975
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 421,630 108,751
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 384,821 938,163
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 369,518 272,829
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 362,373 -128,960
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 357,676 -68,644
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 353,290 -127,215
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 348,833 -199,509
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 349,480 -286,247
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 334,438 -441,710
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 332,609 -121,350
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 307,625 -75,642
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 304,524 -70,532
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 324,158 -73,899
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 321,493 -72,852
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 322,207 -58,347
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 349,586 -149,650
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 331,162 83,699
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 310,403 95,859
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 289,193 91,082
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 273,924 61,326
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 257,984 59,562
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 240,665 51,238
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 226,847 44,951
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 215,793 35,023
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 211,137 11,297
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 207,385 -18,197
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 202,174 -24,251
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 197,623 -26,872
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 193,044 -27,672
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 189,218 -31,462
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 185,931 -30,538
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 182,334 -35,005
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 180,867 -37,738
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 176,297 -38,504
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 171,236 -40,181
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 165,774 -54,351

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 87.9% of the population change in Mexico is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people). In Mozambique 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,351,534 people) and 3.9% is from migration (a loss of 379,238 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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