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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 7,124,343 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 18.7 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 1.69% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.12M (31.5% growth).

Mexico vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Nicaragua
2100 131,182,639 8,688,116
2099 131,943,283 8,724,538
2098 132,700,369 8,760,232
2097 133,455,010 8,794,755
2096 134,204,227 8,828,433
2095 134,949,218 8,861,157
2094 135,687,085 8,892,755
2093 136,415,232 8,924,287
2092 137,127,644 8,954,488
2091 137,833,985 8,984,026
2090 138,527,198 9,012,075
2089 139,208,862 9,039,709
2088 139,874,924 9,065,862
2087 140,530,483 9,090,942
2086 141,174,372 9,115,336
2085 141,805,496 9,138,363
2084 142,415,948 9,160,205
2083 143,009,187 9,180,483
2082 143,579,768 9,199,639
2081 144,138,842 9,217,574
2080 144,677,451 9,233,677
2079 145,195,172 9,247,995
2078 145,691,242 9,260,269
2077 146,165,064 9,271,296
2076 146,616,674 9,280,355
2075 147,046,928 9,287,263
2074 147,455,761 9,293,340
2073 147,841,295 9,297,217
2072 148,201,143 9,298,930
2071 148,534,057 9,298,548
2070 148,848,168 9,296,541
2069 149,134,711 9,292,245
2068 149,395,717 9,285,519
2067 149,630,386 9,277,073
2066 149,842,125 9,266,063
2065 150,029,268 9,253,359
2064 150,187,992 9,238,451
2063 150,319,846 9,221,261
2062 150,424,224 9,201,687
2061 150,502,250 9,180,231
2060 150,555,648 9,156,164
2059 150,577,220 9,129,485
2058 150,569,044 9,100,437
2057 150,535,337 9,069,770
2056 150,475,242 9,037,076
2055 150,384,336 9,002,004
2054 150,263,237 8,964,646
2053 150,110,615 8,925,248
2052 149,923,918 8,883,323
2051 149,705,066 8,838,651
2050 149,450,774 8,791,647
2049 149,166,038 8,743,003
2048 148,836,849 8,691,701
2047 148,478,965 8,638,293
2046 148,081,688 8,583,244
2045 147,647,318 8,525,953
2044 147,173,101 8,466,669
2043 146,667,761 8,405,733
2042 146,123,566 8,342,871
2041 145,543,650 8,278,159
2040 144,931,633 8,211,510
2039 144,286,278 8,143,346
2038 143,601,872 8,072,943
2037 142,883,005 8,000,701
2036 142,138,929 7,926,969
2035 141,359,885 7,851,540
2034 140,554,653 7,774,327
2033 139,713,048 7,695,506
2032 138,843,644 7,615,273
2031 137,947,334 7,533,169
2030 137,023,304 7,449,842
2029 136,071,720 7,364,850
2028 135,090,755 7,278,061
2027 134,081,337 7,189,755
2026 133,042,003 7,100,090
2025 131,970,909 7,008,896
2024 130,861,007 6,916,140
2023 129,739,759 6,823,613
2022 128,613,117 6,730,654
2021 127,648,148 6,644,741
2020 126,799,054 6,565,267
2019 125,762,982 6,483,657
2018 124,573,711 6,400,080
2017 123,400,057 6,316,231
2016 122,251,351 6,232,666
2015 121,072,306 6,149,417
2014 119,784,261 6,066,492
2013 118,343,573 5,983,845
2012 116,818,208 5,901,287
2011 115,243,504 5,819,051
2010 113,623,895 5,737,450
2009 111,999,721 5,656,601
2008 110,374,288 5,576,593
2007 108,774,360 5,497,243
2006 107,253,666 5,418,855
2005 105,811,504 5,342,105
2004 104,394,131 5,272,912
2003 102,978,515 5,210,963
2002 101,548,624 5,149,909
2001 100,099,099 5,087,825
2000 98,625,552 5,022,633
1999 97,115,707 4,954,018
1998 95,575,245 4,883,655
1997 94,021,207 4,809,573
1996 92,452,702 4,729,974
1995 90,862,455 4,642,931
1994 89,259,205 4,549,316
1993 87,653,807 4,453,732
1992 86,044,809 4,357,026
1991 84,430,572 4,259,637
1990 82,820,170 4,162,559
1989 81,247,182 4,066,476
1988 79,695,531 3,972,320
1987 78,136,651 3,882,164
1986 76,585,637 3,794,157
1985 75,043,414 3,706,479
1984 73,506,846 3,619,104
1983 71,971,240 3,530,282
1982 70,433,260 3,438,745
1981 68,892,108 3,345,674
1980 67,300,334 3,252,403
1979 65,648,865 3,164,525
1978 63,979,046 3,080,314
1977 62,308,493 2,992,534
1976 60,645,512 2,903,851
1975 58,982,400 2,816,943
1974 57,320,149 2,732,075
1973 55,667,284 2,649,278
1972 54,030,168 2,573,578
1971 52,412,558 2,499,825
1970 50,814,953 2,423,065
1969 49,233,194 2,348,398
1968 47,668,303 2,275,836
1967 46,129,608 2,205,567
1966 44,629,106 2,137,820
1965 43,174,477 2,072,681
1964 41,772,049 2,010,176
1963 40,424,065 1,950,159
1962 39,129,200 1,892,320
1961 37,890,118 1,836,451
1960 36,724,615 1,782,370

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/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,791,647 people and rank change from 107th to 108th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 9.3M people in 2072 for Nicaragua.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Nicaragua
2100 -0.58% -0.42%
2099 -0.57% -0.41%
2098 -0.57% -0.39%
2097 -0.56% -0.38%
2096 -0.55% -0.37%
2095 -0.54% -0.36%
2094 -0.53% -0.35%
2093 -0.52% -0.34%
2092 -0.51% -0.33%
2091 -0.5% -0.31%
2090 -0.49% -0.31%
2089 -0.48% -0.29%
2088 -0.47% -0.28%
2087 -0.46% -0.27%
2086 -0.45% -0.25%
2085 -0.43% -0.24%
2084 -0.41% -0.22%
2083 -0.4% -0.21%
2082 -0.39% -0.19%
2081 -0.37% -0.17%
2080 -0.36% -0.15%
2079 -0.34% -0.13%
2078 -0.32% -0.12%
2077 -0.31% -0.1%
2076 -0.29% -0.07%
2075 -0.28% -0.07%
2074 -0.26% -0.04%
2073 -0.24% -0.02%
2072 -0.22% 0.004%
2071 -0.21% 0.02%
2070 -0.19% 0.05%
2069 -0.17% 0.07%
2068 -0.16% 0.09%
2067 -0.14% 0.12%
2066 -0.12% 0.14%
2065 -0.11% 0.16%
2064 -0.09% 0.19%
2063 -0.07% 0.21%
2062 -0.05% 0.23%
2061 -0.04% 0.26%
2060 -0.01% 0.29%
2059 0.005% 0.32%
2058 0.02% 0.34%
2057 0.04% 0.36%
2056 0.06% 0.39%
2055 0.08% 0.42%
2054 0.1% 0.44%
2053 0.12% 0.47%
2052 0.15% 0.51%
2051 0.17% 0.53%
2050 0.19% 0.56%
2049 0.22% 0.59%
2048 0.24% 0.62%
2047 0.27% 0.64%
2046 0.29% 0.67%
2045 0.32% 0.7%
2044 0.34% 0.72%
2043 0.37% 0.75%
2042 0.4% 0.78%
2041 0.42% 0.81%
2040 0.45% 0.84%
2039 0.48% 0.87%
2038 0.5% 0.9%
2037 0.52% 0.93%
2036 0.55% 0.96%
2035 0.57% 0.99%
2034 0.6% 1.02%
2033 0.63% 1.05%
2032 0.65% 1.09%
2031 0.67% 1.12%
2030 0.7% 1.15%
2029 0.73% 1.19%
2028 0.75% 1.23%
2027 0.78% 1.26%
2026 0.81% 1.3%
2025 0.85% 1.34%
2024 0.86% 1.36%
2023 0.88% 1.38%
2022 0.76% 1.29%
2021 0.67% 1.21%
2020 0.82% 1.26%
2019 0.95% 1.31%
2018 0.95% 1.33%
2017 0.94% 1.34%
2016 0.97% 1.35%
2015 1.08% 1.37%
2014 1.22% 1.38%
2013 1.31% 1.4%
2012 1.37% 1.41%
2011 1.43% 1.42%
2010 1.45% 1.43%
2009 1.47% 1.43%
2008 1.47% 1.44%
2007 1.42% 1.45%
2006 1.36% 1.44%
2005 1.36% 1.31%
2004 1.37% 1.19%
2003 1.41% 1.19%
2002 1.45% 1.22%
2001 1.49% 1.3%
2000 1.55% 1.39%
1999 1.61% 1.44%
1998 1.65% 1.54%
1997 1.7% 1.68%
1996 1.75% 1.87%
1995 1.8% 2.06%
1994 1.83% 2.15%
1993 1.87% 2.22%
1992 1.91% 2.29%
1991 1.94% 2.33%
1990 1.94% 2.36%
1989 1.95% 2.37%
1988 2% 2.32%
1987 2.03% 2.32%
1986 2.06% 2.37%
1985 2.09% 2.41%
1984 2.13% 2.52%
1983 2.18% 2.66%
1982 2.24% 2.78%
1981 2.37% 2.87%
1980 2.52% 2.78%
1979 2.61% 2.73%
1978 2.68% 2.93%
1977 2.74% 3.05%
1976 2.82% 3.09%
1975 2.9% 3.11%
1974 2.97% 3.13%
1973 3.03% 2.94%
1972 3.09% 2.95%
1971 3.14% 3.17%
1970 3.21% 3.18%
1969 3.28% 3.19%
1968 3.34% 3.19%
1967 3.36% 3.17%
1966 3.37% 3.14%
1965 3.36% 3.11%
1964 3.33% 3.08%
1963 3.31% 3.06%
1962 3.27% 3.04%
1961 3.17% 3.03%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while Nicaragua's population grew by 1.36%.

Live population counters

Mexico Nicaragua
Current population
133323134
7124343
Population rank 11/197 107/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.09%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
5.68 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
3.98 minutes
One death every
39.5 seconds
16.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 +253
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 +92,527
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +1.36%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 78/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
1.05 hours
Annual migration change -108,037 -8,371
Net migration rank 181/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - -8,371
2024 - -104,581 - -8,189
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 100,921 -7,996
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 100,987 -7,996
2021 936,682 -122,791 89,213 -10,383
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 90,515 -10,383
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 102,817 -19,730
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 104,814 -20,742
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 105,468 -21,849
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 106,585 -23,076
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 107,344 -24,353
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 108,420 -25,570
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 109,032 -26,587
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 110,065 -27,389
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 110,026 -28,221
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 110,475 -29,081
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 110,213 -29,913
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 110,395 -30,675
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 110,341 -31,357
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 110,073 -32,274
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 108,984 -33,280
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 106,904 -44,222
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 106,142 -44,931
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 105,805 -44,906
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 107,109 -43,837
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 109,192 -42,087
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 110,217 -40,095
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 108,862 -38,260
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 114,415 -36,851
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 116,849 -35,208
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 118,325 -25,889
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 119,565 -24,773
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 120,469 -24,091
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 121,204 -24,171
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 121,787 -24,028
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 120,677 -24,280
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 120,128 -24,364
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 117,299 -24,753
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 112,885 -25,127
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 113,054 -24,805
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 110,949 -23,840
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 110,133 -22,493
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 110,618 -20,620
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 112,468 -19,395
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 110,421 -17,353
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 108,604 -15,130
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 96,429 -14,152
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 98,419 -12,273
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 100,498 -11,082
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 98,100 -10,155
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 95,230 -9,349
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 92,505 -8,639
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 89,662 -7,947
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 76,906 -7,219
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 84,139 -6,328
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 81,127 -5,423
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 78,237 -4,592
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 75,458 -3,979
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 72,722 -3,666
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 69,883 -3,443
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 67,056 -3,231
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 64,227 -3,043
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 61,738 -2,881
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 59,547 -2,727
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 57,499 -2,579
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 55,664 -2,418

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

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/nicaragua | 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 Nicaragua 85.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,017,084 people) and 14.5% is from migration (a loss of 172,078 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

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
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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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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