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Population in Mexico compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

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 133,323,134 people compared to 18,252,623 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 (24.3% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.3M (11.7% growth).

Mexico vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Netherlands
2100 131,182,639 17,359,081
2099 131,943,283 17,392,412
2098 132,700,369 17,425,508
2097 133,455,010 17,459,827
2096 134,204,227 17,495,124
2095 134,949,218 17,532,593
2094 135,687,085 17,571,051
2093 136,415,232 17,610,792
2092 137,127,644 17,649,611
2091 137,833,985 17,688,532
2090 138,527,198 17,730,570
2089 139,208,862 17,770,380
2088 139,874,924 17,809,825
2087 140,530,483 17,845,820
2086 141,174,372 17,885,001
2085 141,805,496 17,921,302
2084 142,415,948 17,957,639
2083 143,009,187 17,994,232
2082 143,579,768 18,029,404
2081 144,138,842 18,063,233
2080 144,677,451 18,093,703
2079 145,195,172 18,124,294
2078 145,691,242 18,152,738
2077 146,165,064 18,181,372
2076 146,616,674 18,206,864
2075 147,046,928 18,227,791
2074 147,455,761 18,245,652
2073 147,841,295 18,263,765
2072 148,201,143 18,280,443
2071 148,534,057 18,295,700
2070 148,848,168 18,311,141
2069 149,134,711 18,326,509
2068 149,395,717 18,341,711
2067 149,630,386 18,356,770
2066 149,842,125 18,374,904
2065 150,029,268 18,396,018
2064 150,187,992 18,417,894
2063 150,319,846 18,441,434
2062 150,424,224 18,464,922
2061 150,502,250 18,492,436
2060 150,555,648 18,520,315
2059 150,577,220 18,548,786
2058 150,569,044 18,577,700
2057 150,535,337 18,608,370
2056 150,475,242 18,638,918
2055 150,384,336 18,666,514
2054 150,263,237 18,692,598
2053 150,110,615 18,718,268
2052 149,923,918 18,741,740
2051 149,705,066 18,768,309
2050 149,450,774 18,789,481
2049 149,166,038 18,809,886
2048 148,836,849 18,827,655
2047 148,478,965 18,844,635
2046 148,081,688 18,855,920
2045 147,647,318 18,867,286
2044 147,173,101 18,877,101
2043 146,667,761 18,882,735
2042 146,123,566 18,885,839
2041 145,543,650 18,885,255
2040 144,931,633 18,879,571
2039 144,286,278 18,870,248
2038 143,601,872 18,855,512
2037 142,883,005 18,837,172
2036 142,138,929 18,811,873
2035 141,359,885 18,783,312
2034 140,554,653 18,750,125
2033 139,713,048 18,708,101
2032 138,843,644 18,662,054
2031 137,947,334 18,609,452
2030 137,023,304 18,549,634
2029 136,071,720 18,481,269
2028 135,090,755 18,404,195
2027 134,081,337 18,320,644
2026 133,042,003 18,227,403
2025 131,970,909 18,118,662
2024 130,861,007 17,993,485
2023 129,739,759 17,877,117
2022 128,613,117 17,700,982
2021 127,648,148 17,533,044
2020 126,799,054 17,441,500
2019 125,762,982 17,344,874
2018 124,573,711 17,231,624
2017 123,400,057 17,131,296
2016 122,251,351 17,030,314
2015 121,072,306 16,939,923
2014 119,784,261 16,865,008
2013 118,343,573 16,804,432
2012 116,818,208 16,754,962
2011 115,243,504 16,693,074
2010 113,623,895 16,615,394
2009 111,999,721 16,530,388
2008 110,374,288 16,445,593
2007 108,774,360 16,381,696
2006 107,253,666 16,346,101
2005 105,811,504 16,319,868
2004 104,394,131 16,281,779
2003 102,978,515 16,225,302
2002 101,548,624 16,148,929
2001 100,099,099 16,046,180
2000 98,625,552 15,925,513
1999 97,115,707 15,812,088
1998 95,575,245 15,707,209
1997 94,021,207 15,610,650
1996 92,452,702 15,530,498
1995 90,862,455 15,459,006
1994 89,259,205 15,382,838
1993 87,653,807 15,290,368
1992 86,044,809 15,184,166
1991 84,430,572 15,069,798
1990 82,820,170 14,951,510
1989 81,247,182 14,848,907
1988 79,695,531 14,760,094
1987 78,136,651 14,665,037
1986 76,585,637 14,572,278
1985 75,043,414 14,491,632
1984 73,506,846 14,424,211
1983 71,971,240 14,367,070
1982 70,433,260 14,312,690
1981 68,892,108 14,247,208
1980 67,300,334 14,149,800
1979 65,648,865 14,038,270
1978 63,979,046 13,941,700
1977 62,308,493 13,856,185
1976 60,645,512 13,774,037
1975 58,982,400 13,666,335
1974 57,320,149 13,545,056
1973 55,667,284 13,439,322
1972 54,030,168 13,328,593
1971 52,412,558 13,194,497
1970 50,814,953 13,038,526
1969 49,233,194 12,877,984
1968 47,668,303 12,729,721
1967 46,129,608 12,598,201
1966 44,629,106 12,456,251
1965 43,174,477 12,294,732
1964 41,772,049 12,127,120
1963 40,424,065 11,965,966
1962 39,129,200 11,805,689
1961 37,890,118 11,638,712
1960 36,724,615 11,486,631

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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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 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% 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 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Netherlands
2100 -0.58% -0.19%
2099 -0.57% -0.19%
2098 -0.57% -0.2%
2097 -0.56% -0.2%
2096 -0.55% -0.21%
2095 -0.54% -0.22%
2094 -0.53% -0.23%
2093 -0.52% -0.22%
2092 -0.51% -0.22%
2091 -0.5% -0.24%
2090 -0.49% -0.22%
2089 -0.48% -0.22%
2088 -0.47% -0.2%
2087 -0.46% -0.22%
2086 -0.45% -0.2%
2085 -0.43% -0.2%
2084 -0.41% -0.2%
2083 -0.4% -0.2%
2082 -0.39% -0.19%
2081 -0.37% -0.17%
2080 -0.36% -0.17%
2079 -0.34% -0.16%
2078 -0.32% -0.16%
2077 -0.31% -0.14%
2076 -0.29% -0.11%
2075 -0.28% -0.1%
2074 -0.26% -0.1%
2073 -0.24% -0.09%
2072 -0.22% -0.08%
2071 -0.21% -0.08%
2070 -0.19% -0.08%
2069 -0.17% -0.08%
2068 -0.16% -0.08%
2067 -0.14% -0.1%
2066 -0.12% -0.11%
2065 -0.11% -0.12%
2064 -0.09% -0.13%
2063 -0.07% -0.13%
2062 -0.05% -0.15%
2061 -0.04% -0.15%
2060 -0.01% -0.15%
2059 0.005% -0.16%
2058 0.02% -0.16%
2057 0.04% -0.16%
2056 0.06% -0.15%
2055 0.08% -0.14%
2054 0.1% -0.14%
2053 0.12% -0.13%
2052 0.15% -0.14%
2051 0.17% -0.11%
2050 0.19% -0.11%
2049 0.22% -0.09%
2048 0.24% -0.09%
2047 0.27% -0.06%
2046 0.29% -0.06%
2045 0.32% -0.05%
2044 0.34% -0.03%
2043 0.37% -0.02%
2042 0.4% 0.003%
2041 0.42% 0.03%
2040 0.45% 0.05%
2039 0.48% 0.08%
2038 0.5% 0.1%
2037 0.52% 0.13%
2036 0.55% 0.15%
2035 0.57% 0.18%
2034 0.6% 0.22%
2033 0.63% 0.25%
2032 0.65% 0.28%
2031 0.67% 0.32%
2030 0.7% 0.37%
2029 0.73% 0.42%
2028 0.75% 0.46%
2027 0.78% 0.51%
2026 0.81% 0.6%
2025 0.85% 0.7%
2024 0.86% 0.65%
2023 0.88% 1%
2022 0.76% 0.96%
2021 0.67% 0.52%
2020 0.82% 0.56%
2019 0.95% 0.66%
2018 0.95% 0.59%
2017 0.94% 0.59%
2016 0.97% 0.53%
2015 1.08% 0.44%
2014 1.22% 0.36%
2013 1.31% 0.3%
2012 1.37% 0.37%
2011 1.43% 0.47%
2010 1.45% 0.51%
2009 1.47% 0.52%
2008 1.47% 0.39%
2007 1.42% 0.22%
2006 1.36% 0.16%
2005 1.36% 0.23%
2004 1.37% 0.35%
2003 1.41% 0.47%
2002 1.45% 0.64%
2001 1.49% 0.76%
2000 1.55% 0.72%
1999 1.61% 0.67%
1998 1.65% 0.62%
1997 1.7% 0.52%
1996 1.75% 0.46%
1995 1.8% 0.5%
1994 1.83% 0.6%
1993 1.87% 0.7%
1992 1.91% 0.76%
1991 1.94% 0.79%
1990 1.94% 0.69%
1989 1.95% 0.6%
1988 2% 0.65%
1987 2.03% 0.64%
1986 2.06% 0.56%
1985 2.09% 0.47%
1984 2.13% 0.4%
1983 2.18% 0.38%
1982 2.24% 0.46%
1981 2.37% 0.69%
1980 2.52% 0.79%
1979 2.61% 0.69%
1978 2.68% 0.62%
1977 2.74% 0.6%
1976 2.82% 0.79%
1975 2.9% 0.9%
1974 2.97% 0.79%
1973 3.03% 0.83%
1972 3.09% 1.02%
1971 3.14% 1.2%
1970 3.21% 1.25%
1969 3.28% 1.16%
1968 3.34% 1.04%
1967 3.36% 1.14%
1966 3.37% 1.31%
1965 3.36% 1.38%
1964 3.33% 1.35%
1963 3.31% 1.36%
1962 3.27% 1.43%
1961 3.17% 1.32%

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 the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Mexico Netherlands
Current population
133323134
18252623
Population rank 11/197 72/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.22%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
4.52 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
39.5 seconds
3.09 minutes
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 110/197 121/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 +104,681
Net migration rank 181/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - 104,681
2024 - -104,581 - 121,628
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 -5,363 144,558
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 -1,770 224,472
2021 936,682 -122,791 7,014 106,416
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 0 67,598
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 17,345 109,003
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 15,508 87,197
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 18,844 86,332
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 23,843 88,743
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 23,716 55,585
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 35,417 36,591
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 30,248 19,973
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 35,186 14,861
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 45,072 31,224
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 48,184 33,703
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 51,244 39,832
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 49,337 32,406
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 49,145 -304
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 49,038 -25,401
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 50,592 -22,496
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 56,987 -9,230
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 58,411 7,937
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 59,751 28,824
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 62,580 56,096
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 66,887 59,308
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 60,086 47,179
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 61,258 52,058
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 56,198 31,302
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 51,251 21,792
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 54,106 15,056
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 61,532 20,193
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 58,103 44,514
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 66,811 50,148
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 69,321 51,670
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 68,777 53,564
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 59,396 31,165
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 61,993 31,026
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 64,526 39,559
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 59,746 30,380
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 55,069 27,356
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 54,812 12,902
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 51,722 11,007
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 54,388 7,644
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 62,688 17,643
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 66,504 54,010
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 63,172 42,772
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 61,344 26,639
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 63,739 19,809
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 63,361 18,774
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 64,232 68,569
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 75,853 31,645
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 84,668 18,705
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 101,297 17,470
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 116,112 32,756
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 129,082 32,438
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 139,082 21,850
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 132,389 7,243
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 138,580 -10,673
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 138,265 20,740
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 146,308 19,444
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 157,653 15,014
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 154,361 -21
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 153,474 18,024
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 159,450 8,258
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 151,623 -13,235

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). In the Netherlands 11.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

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
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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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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