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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 5,610,870 people in Norway in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 5,660,666 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 23.6 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 1.68% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +0.81% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.66M (21.5% growth).

Mexico vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Norway
2100 131,158,772 5,426,970
2099 131,919,278 5,439,664
2098 132,676,226 5,451,717
2097 133,430,730 5,463,190
2096 134,179,811 5,474,994
2095 134,924,667 5,487,368
2094 135,662,399 5,499,514
2093 136,390,414 5,512,056
2092 137,102,695 5,524,021
2091 137,808,909 5,535,989
2090 138,501,995 5,548,825
2089 139,183,536 5,561,462
2088 139,849,476 5,574,757
2087 140,504,916 5,588,831
2086 141,148,688 5,602,569
2085 141,779,696 5,616,010
2084 142,390,038 5,629,675
2083 142,983,168 5,642,568
2082 143,553,646 5,654,975
2081 144,112,618 5,666,885
2080 144,651,130 5,678,624
2079 145,168,756 5,689,711
2078 145,664,735 5,700,349
2077 146,138,472 5,710,483
2076 146,589,999 5,720,209
2075 147,020,176 5,729,904
2074 147,428,934 5,739,940
2073 147,814,398 5,749,872
2072 148,174,180 5,759,499
2071 148,507,034 5,768,298
2070 148,821,087 5,777,747
2069 149,107,578 5,786,471
2068 149,368,537 5,795,734
2067 149,603,163 5,805,627
2066 149,814,864 5,815,585
2065 150,001,973 5,825,356
2064 150,160,667 5,835,081
2063 150,292,498 5,844,519
2062 150,396,857 5,853,646
2061 150,474,868 5,861,677
2060 150,528,257 5,869,390
2059 150,549,825 5,875,920
2058 150,541,650 5,881,790
2057 150,507,950 5,888,181
2056 150,447,865 5,894,125
2055 150,356,976 5,899,106
2054 150,235,899 5,903,121
2053 150,083,305 5,906,126
2052 149,896,641 5,907,281
2051 149,677,830 5,907,735
2050 149,423,583 5,907,355
2049 149,138,900 5,905,940
2048 148,809,771 5,903,025
2047 148,451,951 5,899,964
2046 148,054,747 5,896,254
2045 147,620,456 5,891,177
2044 147,146,325 5,886,031
2043 146,641,077 5,880,486
2042 146,096,981 5,873,632
2041 145,517,171 5,865,604
2040 144,905,265 5,857,447
2039 144,260,027 5,848,023
2038 143,575,746 5,837,628
2037 142,857,009 5,826,752
2036 142,113,069 5,815,042
2035 141,334,167 5,802,966
2034 140,529,082 5,790,086
2033 139,687,630 5,776,187
2032 138,818,384 5,761,261
2031 137,922,237 5,745,071
2030 136,998,375 5,728,104
2029 136,046,964 5,710,229
2028 135,066,178 5,691,155
2027 134,056,943 5,670,783
2026 133,017,798 5,649,981
2025 131,946,900 5,610,870
2024 130,861,007 5,572,279
2023 129,739,759 5,519,601
2022 128,613,117 5,457,127
2021 127,648,148 5,408,320
2020 126,799,054 5,379,475
2019 125,762,982 5,347,896
2018 124,573,711 5,311,916
2017 123,400,057 5,276,968
2016 122,251,351 5,234,519
2015 121,072,306 5,188,607
2014 119,784,261 5,137,232
2013 118,343,573 5,079,623
2012 116,818,208 5,018,573
2011 115,243,504 4,953,088
2010 113,623,895 4,889,252
2009 111,999,721 4,828,726
2008 110,374,288 4,768,212
2007 108,774,360 4,709,153
2006 107,253,666 4,660,677
2005 105,811,504 4,623,291
2004 104,394,131 4,591,910
2003 102,978,515 4,564,855
2002 101,548,624 4,538,159
2001 100,099,099 4,513,751
2000 98,625,552 4,490,967
1999 97,115,707 4,461,913
1998 95,575,245 4,431,464
1997 94,021,207 4,405,157
1996 92,452,702 4,381,336
1995 90,862,455 4,359,184
1994 89,259,205 4,336,613
1993 87,653,807 4,311,991
1992 86,044,809 4,286,401
1991 84,430,572 4,261,732
1990 82,820,170 4,241,473
1989 81,247,182 4,226,901
1988 79,695,531 4,209,488
1987 78,136,651 4,186,905
1986 76,585,637 4,167,354
1985 75,043,414 4,152,516
1984 73,506,846 4,140,099
1983 71,971,240 4,128,432
1982 70,433,260 4,114,787
1981 68,892,108 4,099,702
1980 67,300,334 4,085,620
1979 65,648,865 4,072,517
1978 63,979,046 4,058,671
1977 62,308,493 4,043,205
1976 60,645,512 4,026,152
1975 58,982,400 4,007,313
1974 57,320,149 3,985,258
1973 55,667,284 3,960,612
1972 54,030,168 3,933,004
1971 52,412,558 3,903,039
1970 50,814,953 3,875,763
1969 49,233,194 3,847,707
1968 47,668,303 3,816,486
1967 46,129,608 3,784,539
1966 44,629,106 3,753,012
1965 43,174,477 3,723,168
1964 41,772,049 3,694,339
1963 40,424,065 3,666,537
1962 39,129,200 3,638,918
1961 37,890,118 3,609,800
1960 36,724,615 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while Norway's population increased by 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 5.91M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Norway
2100 -0.58% -0.23%
2099 -0.57% -0.22%
2098 -0.57% -0.21%
2097 -0.56% -0.22%
2096 -0.55% -0.23%
2095 -0.54% -0.22%
2094 -0.53% -0.23%
2093 -0.52% -0.22%
2092 -0.51% -0.22%
2091 -0.5% -0.23%
2090 -0.49% -0.23%
2089 -0.48% -0.24%
2088 -0.47% -0.25%
2087 -0.46% -0.25%
2086 -0.45% -0.24%
2085 -0.43% -0.24%
2084 -0.41% -0.23%
2083 -0.4% -0.22%
2082 -0.39% -0.21%
2081 -0.37% -0.21%
2080 -0.36% -0.19%
2079 -0.34% -0.19%
2078 -0.32% -0.18%
2077 -0.31% -0.17%
2076 -0.29% -0.17%
2075 -0.28% -0.17%
2074 -0.26% -0.17%
2073 -0.24% -0.17%
2072 -0.22% -0.15%
2071 -0.21% -0.16%
2070 -0.19% -0.15%
2069 -0.17% -0.16%
2068 -0.16% -0.17%
2067 -0.14% -0.17%
2066 -0.12% -0.17%
2065 -0.11% -0.17%
2064 -0.09% -0.16%
2063 -0.07% -0.16%
2062 -0.05% -0.14%
2061 -0.04% -0.13%
2060 -0.01% -0.11%
2059 0.005% -0.1%
2058 0.02% -0.11%
2057 0.04% -0.1%
2056 0.06% -0.08%
2055 0.08% -0.07%
2054 0.1% -0.05%
2053 0.12% -0.02%
2052 0.15% -0.008%
2051 0.17% 0.006%
2050 0.19% 0.02%
2049 0.22% 0.05%
2048 0.24% 0.05%
2047 0.27% 0.06%
2046 0.29% 0.09%
2045 0.32% 0.09%
2044 0.34% 0.09%
2043 0.37% 0.12%
2042 0.4% 0.14%
2041 0.42% 0.14%
2040 0.45% 0.16%
2039 0.48% 0.18%
2038 0.5% 0.19%
2037 0.52% 0.2%
2036 0.55% 0.21%
2035 0.57% 0.22%
2034 0.6% 0.24%
2033 0.63% 0.26%
2032 0.65% 0.28%
2031 0.67% 0.3%
2030 0.7% 0.31%
2029 0.73% 0.34%
2028 0.75% 0.36%
2027 0.78% 0.37%
2026 0.81% 0.7%
2025 0.83% 0.69%
2024 0.86% 0.95%
2023 0.88% 1.14%
2022 0.76% 0.9%
2021 0.67% 0.54%
2020 0.82% 0.59%
2019 0.95% 0.68%
2018 0.95% 0.66%
2017 0.94% 0.81%
2016 0.97% 0.88%
2015 1.08% 1%
2014 1.22% 1.13%
2013 1.31% 1.22%
2012 1.37% 1.32%
2011 1.43% 1.31%
2010 1.45% 1.25%
2009 1.47% 1.27%
2008 1.47% 1.25%
2007 1.42% 1.04%
2006 1.36% 0.81%
2005 1.36% 0.68%
2004 1.37% 0.59%
2003 1.41% 0.59%
2002 1.45% 0.54%
2001 1.49% 0.51%
2000 1.55% 0.65%
1999 1.61% 0.69%
1998 1.65% 0.6%
1997 1.7% 0.54%
1996 1.75% 0.51%
1995 1.8% 0.52%
1994 1.83% 0.57%
1993 1.87% 0.6%
1992 1.91% 0.58%
1991 1.94% 0.48%
1990 1.94% 0.34%
1989 1.95% 0.41%
1988 2% 0.54%
1987 2.03% 0.47%
1986 2.06% 0.36%
1985 2.09% 0.3%
1984 2.13% 0.28%
1983 2.18% 0.33%
1982 2.24% 0.37%
1981 2.37% 0.34%
1980 2.52% 0.32%
1979 2.61% 0.34%
1978 2.68% 0.38%
1977 2.74% 0.42%
1976 2.82% 0.47%
1975 2.9% 0.55%
1974 2.97% 0.62%
1973 3.03% 0.7%
1972 3.09% 0.77%
1971 3.14% 0.7%
1970 3.21% 0.73%
1969 3.28% 0.82%
1968 3.34% 0.84%
1967 3.36% 0.84%
1966 3.37% 0.8%
1965 3.36% 0.78%
1964 3.33% 0.76%
1963 3.31% 0.76%
1962 3.27% 0.81%
1961 3.17% 0.8%

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 Norway's population grew by 0.69%.

Live population counters

Mexico Norway
Current population
133551566
5660666
Population rank 11/197 119/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.07%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
13.7 minutes
One birth every
15.6 seconds
9.72 minutes
One death every
38.8 seconds
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,975 +106
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 +38,591
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +0.69%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 117/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 +29,798
Net migration rank 181/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - 29,798
2024 1,209,810 -104,581 10,030 44,356
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 8,280 53,806
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 5,457 58,040
2021 936,682 -122,791 14,062 19,804
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 12,372 11,277
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 13,904 25,707
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 14,342 18,473
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 15,831 21,657
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 17,797 26,417
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 18,160 30,242
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 18,494 38,522
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 17,779 40,690
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 18,066 47,883
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 18,822 47,454
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 20,046 42,865
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 20,280 39,316
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 19,073 44,002
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 16,482 40,111
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 17,244 24,054
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 15,719 18,588
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 15,612 13,412
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 14,151 11,389
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 10,892 17,279
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 13,090 7,906
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 15,269 9,805
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 14,278 19,147
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 14,181 13,519
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 15,418 9,744
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 17,087 5,671
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 14,821 6,343
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 16,045 7,580
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 12,936 12,567
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 15,431 10,218
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 16,194 7,949
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 14,845 1,818
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 13,949 -1,730
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 12,207 10,380
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 9,212 13,907
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 8,751 7,616
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 6,644 6,725
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 7,452 3,856
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 7,844 4,120
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 9,875 5,749
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 9,020 6,010
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 9,806 3,763
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 10,181 2,839
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 11,364 3,823
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 11,321 4,845
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 13,286 4,779
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 16,430 3,312
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 20,324 4,425
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 21,387 3,414
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 24,777 5,603
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 26,541 3,031
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 25,968 -1,034
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 28,858 2,230
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 29,387 1,761
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 30,276 2,460
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 31,150 -888
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 31,275 -1,525
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 30,293 -1,571
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 26,766 1,061
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 28,020 655
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 29,239 1,437
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 29,366 -1,427

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

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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 Norway 29.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K

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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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