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Population in Mexico compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 12.1 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 1.74% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Mexico vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Papua New Guinea
2100 131,182,639 18,802,138
2099 131,943,283 18,790,040
2098 132,700,369 18,776,265
2097 133,455,010 18,758,897
2096 134,204,227 18,737,707
2095 134,949,218 18,714,219
2094 135,687,085 18,687,257
2093 136,415,232 18,658,233
2092 137,127,644 18,625,772
2091 137,833,985 18,590,001
2090 138,527,198 18,549,501
2089 139,208,862 18,510,463
2088 139,874,924 18,468,827
2087 140,530,483 18,424,378
2086 141,174,372 18,376,043
2085 141,805,496 18,325,641
2084 142,415,948 18,274,394
2083 143,009,187 18,218,709
2082 143,579,768 18,163,177
2081 144,138,842 18,104,285
2080 144,677,451 18,039,008
2079 145,195,172 17,975,778
2078 145,691,242 17,908,670
2077 146,165,064 17,840,781
2076 146,616,674 17,771,791
2075 147,046,928 17,699,428
2074 147,455,761 17,625,044
2073 147,841,295 17,548,128
2072 148,201,143 17,466,649
2071 148,534,057 17,381,598
2070 148,848,168 17,295,105
2069 149,134,711 17,205,503
2068 149,395,717 17,112,154
2067 149,630,386 17,015,090
2066 149,842,125 16,915,436
2065 150,029,268 16,812,946
2064 150,187,992 16,708,669
2063 150,319,846 16,604,296
2062 150,424,224 16,497,292
2061 150,502,250 16,386,905
2060 150,555,648 16,270,535
2059 150,577,220 16,152,614
2058 150,569,044 16,032,684
2057 150,535,337 15,909,649
2056 150,475,242 15,784,519
2055 150,384,336 15,656,542
2054 150,263,237 15,523,143
2053 150,110,615 15,389,244
2052 149,923,918 15,250,715
2051 149,705,066 15,110,389
2050 149,450,774 14,968,530
2049 149,166,038 14,821,865
2048 148,836,849 14,673,459
2047 148,478,965 14,522,926
2046 148,081,688 14,370,120
2045 147,647,318 14,213,585
2044 147,173,101 14,056,036
2043 146,667,761 13,897,765
2042 146,123,566 13,738,690
2041 145,543,650 13,577,382
2040 144,931,633 13,413,396
2039 144,286,278 13,247,486
2038 143,601,872 13,079,352
2037 142,883,005 12,909,735
2036 142,138,929 12,738,223
2035 141,359,885 12,566,543
2034 140,554,653 12,392,476
2033 139,713,048 12,218,246
2032 138,843,644 12,042,345
2031 137,947,334 11,865,316
2030 137,023,304 11,685,599
2029 136,071,720 11,504,890
2028 135,090,755 11,322,573
2027 134,081,337 11,138,409
2026 133,042,003 10,952,454
2025 131,970,909 10,765,048
2024 130,861,007 10,576,502
2023 129,739,759 10,389,635
2022 128,613,117 10,203,169
2021 127,648,148 10,012,896
2020 126,799,054 9,815,746
2019 125,762,982 9,609,010
2018 124,573,711 9,394,513
2017 123,400,057 9,178,714
2016 122,251,351 8,961,718
2015 121,072,306 8,743,246
2014 119,784,261 8,523,441
2013 118,343,573 8,302,698
2012 116,818,208 8,081,390
2011 115,243,504 7,859,346
2010 113,623,895 7,633,523
2009 111,999,721 7,406,438
2008 110,374,288 7,183,002
2007 108,774,360 6,963,345
2006 107,253,666 6,747,720
2005 105,811,504 6,535,905
2004 104,394,131 6,328,041
2003 102,978,515 6,123,997
2002 101,548,624 5,924,003
2001 100,099,099 5,728,435
2000 98,625,552 5,537,064
1999 97,115,707 5,349,333
1998 95,575,245 5,166,390
1997 94,021,207 4,987,883
1996 92,452,702 4,813,361
1995 90,862,455 4,644,278
1994 89,259,205 4,480,208
1993 87,653,807 4,320,872
1992 86,044,809 4,166,699
1991 84,430,572 4,021,837
1990 82,820,170 3,896,481
1989 81,247,182 3,796,078
1988 79,695,531 3,711,880
1987 78,136,651 3,632,543
1986 76,585,637 3,554,793
1985 75,043,414 3,478,936
1984 73,506,846 3,405,198
1983 71,971,240 3,333,633
1982 70,433,260 3,264,291
1981 68,892,108 3,197,019
1980 67,300,334 3,131,512
1979 65,648,865 3,067,341
1978 63,979,046 3,003,714
1977 62,308,493 2,940,327
1976 60,645,512 2,877,327
1975 58,982,400 2,814,820
1974 57,320,149 2,752,671
1973 55,667,284 2,690,629
1972 54,030,168 2,628,432
1971 52,412,558 2,566,421
1970 50,814,953 2,505,628
1969 49,233,194 2,446,927
1968 47,668,303 2,390,803
1967 46,129,608 2,337,532
1966 44,629,106 2,285,774
1965 43,174,477 2,235,820
1964 41,772,049 2,188,325
1963 40,424,065 2,141,376
1962 39,129,200 2,093,919
1961 37,890,118 2,046,127
1960 36,724,615 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Papua New Guinea
2100 -0.58% 0.06%
2099 -0.57% 0.07%
2098 -0.57% 0.09%
2097 -0.56% 0.11%
2096 -0.55% 0.13%
2095 -0.54% 0.14%
2094 -0.53% 0.16%
2093 -0.52% 0.17%
2092 -0.51% 0.19%
2091 -0.5% 0.22%
2090 -0.49% 0.21%
2089 -0.48% 0.23%
2088 -0.47% 0.24%
2087 -0.46% 0.26%
2086 -0.45% 0.28%
2085 -0.43% 0.28%
2084 -0.41% 0.31%
2083 -0.4% 0.31%
2082 -0.39% 0.33%
2081 -0.37% 0.36%
2080 -0.36% 0.35%
2079 -0.34% 0.37%
2078 -0.32% 0.38%
2077 -0.31% 0.39%
2076 -0.29% 0.41%
2075 -0.28% 0.42%
2074 -0.26% 0.44%
2073 -0.24% 0.47%
2072 -0.22% 0.49%
2071 -0.21% 0.5%
2070 -0.19% 0.52%
2069 -0.17% 0.55%
2068 -0.16% 0.57%
2067 -0.14% 0.59%
2066 -0.12% 0.61%
2065 -0.11% 0.62%
2064 -0.09% 0.63%
2063 -0.07% 0.65%
2062 -0.05% 0.67%
2061 -0.04% 0.72%
2060 -0.01% 0.73%
2059 0.005% 0.75%
2058 0.02% 0.77%
2057 0.04% 0.79%
2056 0.06% 0.82%
2055 0.08% 0.86%
2054 0.1% 0.87%
2053 0.12% 0.91%
2052 0.15% 0.93%
2051 0.17% 0.95%
2050 0.19% 0.99%
2049 0.22% 1.01%
2048 0.24% 1.04%
2047 0.27% 1.06%
2046 0.29% 1.1%
2045 0.32% 1.12%
2044 0.34% 1.14%
2043 0.37% 1.16%
2042 0.4% 1.19%
2041 0.42% 1.22%
2040 0.45% 1.25%
2039 0.48% 1.29%
2038 0.5% 1.31%
2037 0.52% 1.35%
2036 0.55% 1.37%
2035 0.57% 1.4%
2034 0.6% 1.43%
2033 0.63% 1.46%
2032 0.65% 1.49%
2031 0.67% 1.54%
2030 0.7% 1.57%
2029 0.73% 1.61%
2028 0.75% 1.65%
2027 0.78% 1.7%
2026 0.81% 1.74%
2025 0.85% 1.78%
2024 0.86% 1.8%
2023 0.88% 1.83%
2022 0.76% 1.9%
2021 0.67% 2.01%
2020 0.82% 2.15%
2019 0.95% 2.28%
2018 0.95% 2.35%
2017 0.94% 2.42%
2016 0.97% 2.5%
2015 1.08% 2.58%
2014 1.22% 2.66%
2013 1.31% 2.74%
2012 1.37% 2.83%
2011 1.43% 2.96%
2010 1.45% 3.07%
2009 1.47% 3.11%
2008 1.47% 3.15%
2007 1.42% 3.2%
2006 1.36% 3.24%
2005 1.36% 3.28%
2004 1.37% 3.33%
2003 1.41% 3.38%
2002 1.45% 3.41%
2001 1.49% 3.46%
2000 1.55% 3.51%
1999 1.61% 3.54%
1998 1.65% 3.58%
1997 1.7% 3.63%
1996 1.75% 3.64%
1995 1.8% 3.66%
1994 1.83% 3.69%
1993 1.87% 3.7%
1992 1.91% 3.6%
1991 1.94% 3.22%
1990 1.94% 2.64%
1989 1.95% 2.27%
1988 2% 2.18%
1987 2.03% 2.19%
1986 2.06% 2.18%
1985 2.09% 2.17%
1984 2.13% 2.15%
1983 2.18% 2.12%
1982 2.24% 2.1%
1981 2.37% 2.09%
1980 2.52% 2.09%
1979 2.61% 2.12%
1978 2.68% 2.16%
1977 2.74% 2.19%
1976 2.82% 2.22%
1975 2.9% 2.26%
1974 2.97% 2.31%
1973 3.03% 2.37%
1972 3.09% 2.42%
1971 3.14% 2.43%
1970 3.21% 2.4%
1969 3.28% 2.35%
1968 3.34% 2.28%
1967 3.36% 2.26%
1966 3.37% 2.23%
1965 3.36% 2.17%
1964 3.33% 2.19%
1963 3.31% 2.27%
1962 3.27% 2.34%
1961 3.17% 2.56%

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Mexico Papua New Guinea
Current population
133323134
11002753
Population rank 11/197 89/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.13%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
2.81 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
2.06 minutes
One death every
39.5 seconds
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 +512
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 59/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change -108,037 -284
Net migration rank 181/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - -284
2024 - -104,581 - -707
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 187,637 -787
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 186,861 -787
2021 936,682 -122,791 183,766 10,703
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 189,130 10,703
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 190,662 22,978
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 190,662 24,684
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 189,715 26,513
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 189,281 28,473
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 188,600 30,580
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 187,592 32,840
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 185,790 35,280
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 183,658 37,893
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 181,842 40,690
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 178,998 50,106
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 175,421 49,647
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 172,823 48,985
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 169,306 48,203
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 166,540 47,191
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 163,888 46,014
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 161,023 44,811
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 158,611 43,639
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 155,091 42,657
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 151,431 41,962
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 147,496 41,855
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 143,592 42,519
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 136,677 43,091
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 134,458 42,787
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 129,802 41,994
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 125,410 40,962
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 122,113 39,669
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 118,668 38,220
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 114,818 36,622
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 111,453 26,830
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 110,033 2,398
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 108,199 -19,824
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 106,256 -26,232
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 104,367 -25,720
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 102,346 -25,495
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 100,333 -25,470
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 98,103 -25,487
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 95,982 -25,465
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 93,522 -25,355
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 91,767 -25,383
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 90,266 -25,638
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 89,330 -25,618
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 88,747 -25,208
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 87,954 -24,722
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 86,965 -24,198
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 85,809 -23,562
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 84,829 -22,771
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 83,821 -21,803
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 82,672 -20,303
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 80,599 -18,945
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 78,712 -18,773
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 76,454 -18,994
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 73,983 -19,188
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 71,519 -19,767
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 69,206 -17,454
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 66,693 -18,532
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 64,558 -17,730
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 62,260 -15,189
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 59,974 -12,141
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 58,151 -10,409
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 56,326 -2,034

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

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/papua-new-guinea | 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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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