The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,008,812 people compared to 18,211,637 in the Netherlands.
Population statistics:
- Mexico's population is 7.3 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
- Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
- The countries together account for 1.83% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
- For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
- Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.4% growth).
- Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 150M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2041 for the Netherlands.
Mexico vs Netherlands: live population counter
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| Population rank | 11/197 | 72/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.61% | 0.22% |
| One net population change |
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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| Annual migration change | -104,581 | +121,628 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,072 | +319 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,121,248 | +116,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.86% | +0.65% |
| Population growth rate rank | 111/197 | 122/197 |
Mexico and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 36,724,615 | 11,486,631 | - | - |
| 1961 | 37,890,118 | 11,638,712 | 3.17% | 1.32% |
| 1962 | 39,129,200 | 11,805,689 | 3.27% | 1.43% |
| 1963 | 40,424,065 | 11,965,966 | 3.31% | 1.36% |
| 1964 | 41,772,049 | 12,127,120 | 3.33% | 1.35% |
| 1965 | 43,174,477 | 12,294,732 | 3.36% | 1.38% |
| 1966 | 44,629,106 | 12,456,251 | 3.37% | 1.31% |
| 1967 | 46,129,608 | 12,598,201 | 3.36% | 1.14% |
| 1968 | 47,668,303 | 12,729,721 | 3.34% | 1.04% |
| 1969 | 49,233,194 | 12,877,984 | 3.28% | 1.16% |
| 1970 | 50,814,953 | 13,038,526 | 3.21% | 1.25% |
| 1971 | 52,412,558 | 13,194,497 | 3.14% | 1.2% |
| 1972 | 54,030,168 | 13,328,593 | 3.09% | 1.02% |
| 1973 | 55,667,284 | 13,439,322 | 3.03% | 0.83% |
| 1974 | 57,320,149 | 13,545,056 | 2.97% | 0.79% |
| 1975 | 58,982,400 | 13,666,335 | 2.9% | 0.9% |
| 1976 | 60,645,512 | 13,774,037 | 2.82% | 0.79% |
| 1977 | 62,308,493 | 13,856,185 | 2.74% | 0.6% |
| 1978 | 63,979,046 | 13,941,700 | 2.68% | 0.62% |
| 1979 | 65,648,865 | 14,038,270 | 2.61% | 0.69% |
| 1980 | 67,300,334 | 14,149,800 | 2.52% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 68,892,108 | 14,247,208 | 2.37% | 0.69% |
| 1982 | 70,433,260 | 14,312,690 | 2.24% | 0.46% |
| 1983 | 71,971,240 | 14,367,070 | 2.18% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 73,506,846 | 14,424,211 | 2.13% | 0.4% |
| 1985 | 75,043,414 | 14,491,632 | 2.09% | 0.47% |
| 1986 | 76,585,637 | 14,572,278 | 2.06% | 0.56% |
| 1987 | 78,136,651 | 14,665,037 | 2.03% | 0.64% |
| 1988 | 79,695,531 | 14,760,094 | 2% | 0.65% |
| 1989 | 81,247,182 | 14,848,907 | 1.95% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 82,820,170 | 14,951,510 | 1.94% | 0.69% |
| 1991 | 84,430,572 | 15,069,798 | 1.94% | 0.79% |
| 1992 | 86,044,809 | 15,184,166 | 1.91% | 0.76% |
| 1993 | 87,653,807 | 15,290,368 | 1.87% | 0.7% |
| 1994 | 89,259,205 | 15,382,838 | 1.83% | 0.6% |
| 1995 | 90,862,455 | 15,459,006 | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| 1996 | 92,452,702 | 15,530,498 | 1.75% | 0.46% |
| 1997 | 94,021,207 | 15,610,650 | 1.7% | 0.52% |
| 1998 | 95,575,245 | 15,707,209 | 1.65% | 0.62% |
| 1999 | 97,115,707 | 15,812,088 | 1.61% | 0.67% |
| 2000 | 98,625,552 | 15,925,513 | 1.55% | 0.72% |
| 2001 | 100,099,099 | 16,046,180 | 1.49% | 0.76% |
| 2002 | 101,548,624 | 16,148,929 | 1.45% | 0.64% |
| 2003 | 102,978,515 | 16,225,302 | 1.41% | 0.47% |
| 2004 | 104,394,131 | 16,281,779 | 1.37% | 0.35% |
| 2005 | 105,811,504 | 16,319,868 | 1.36% | 0.23% |
| 2006 | 107,253,666 | 16,346,101 | 1.36% | 0.16% |
| 2007 | 108,774,360 | 16,381,696 | 1.42% | 0.22% |
| 2008 | 110,374,288 | 16,445,593 | 1.47% | 0.39% |
| 2009 | 111,999,721 | 16,530,388 | 1.47% | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 113,623,895 | 16,615,394 | 1.45% | 0.51% |
| 2011 | 115,243,504 | 16,693,074 | 1.43% | 0.47% |
| 2012 | 116,818,208 | 16,754,962 | 1.37% | 0.37% |
| 2013 | 118,343,573 | 16,804,432 | 1.31% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 119,784,261 | 16,865,008 | 1.22% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 121,072,306 | 16,939,923 | 1.08% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 122,251,351 | 17,030,314 | 0.97% | 0.53% |
| 2017 | 123,400,057 | 17,131,296 | 0.94% | 0.59% |
| 2018 | 124,573,711 | 17,231,624 | 0.95% | 0.59% |
| 2019 | 125,762,982 | 17,344,874 | 0.95% | 0.66% |
| 2020 | 126,799,054 | 17,441,500 | 0.82% | 0.56% |
| 2021 | 127,648,148 | 17,533,044 | 0.67% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 128,613,117 | 17,700,982 | 0.76% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 129,739,759 | 17,877,117 | 0.88% | 1% |
| 2024 | 130,861,007 | 17,993,485 | 0.86% | 0.65% |
| 2025 | 131,946,905 | 18,110,044 | 0.83% | 0.65% |
| 2026 | 132,997,664 | 18,210,675 | 0.8% | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 134,017,711 | 18,298,766 | 0.77% | 0.48% |
| 2028 | 135,008,697 | 18,378,805 | 0.74% | 0.44% |
| 2029 | 135,970,893 | 18,451,273 | 0.71% | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 136,904,747 | 18,515,139 | 0.69% | 0.35% |
| 2031 | 137,811,068 | 18,571,158 | 0.66% | 0.3% |
| 2032 | 138,690,189 | 18,620,309 | 0.64% | 0.26% |
| 2033 | 139,542,087 | 18,664,195 | 0.61% | 0.24% |
| 2034 | 140,362,026 | 18,701,674 | 0.59% | 0.2% |
| 2035 | 141,150,818 | 18,732,440 | 0.56% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 141,909,168 | 18,759,270 | 0.54% | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 142,637,546 | 18,781,008 | 0.51% | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 143,336,222 | 18,797,497 | 0.49% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 143,998,296 | 18,809,490 | 0.46% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 144,624,328 | 18,816,959 | 0.43% | 0.04% |
| 2041 | 145,217,780 | 18,820,083 | 0.41% | 0.02% |
| 2042 | 145,777,459 | 18,818,821 | 0.39% | -0.007% |
| 2043 | 146,300,011 | 18,814,475 | 0.36% | -0.02% |
| 2044 | 146,787,722 | 18,806,778 | 0.33% | -0.04% |
| 2045 | 147,240,096 | 18,796,219 | 0.31% | -0.06% |
| 2046 | 147,654,160 | 18,784,939 | 0.28% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 148,030,153 | 18,770,867 | 0.25% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 148,372,233 | 18,753,541 | 0.23% | -0.09% |
| 2049 | 148,677,894 | 18,734,516 | 0.21% | -0.1% |
| 2050 | 148,946,272 | 18,713,797 | 0.18% | -0.11% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 10,757,461 (a 8.8% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,181,323 (a 6.94% growth).
Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Mexico's population will grow by 12% to 148,946,272 people with a rank change from 11th to 12th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.76% to 18,713,797 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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Population differences between Mexico and the Netherlands
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| Life expectancy | 75.6 years | 82.6 years |
| Average age | 32.7 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 30.3 years | 42.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.91 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman |
| Population density | 174.4 ppl/mi² | 1,384 ppl/mi² |
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