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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 34,576,665 people in Peru in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 35,105,331 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 3.8 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 2.03% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35.1M (23.9% growth).

Mexico vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Peru
2100 131,158,772 38,442,430
2099 131,919,278 38,609,486
2098 132,676,226 38,774,265
2097 133,430,730 38,937,509
2096 134,179,811 39,098,598
2095 134,924,667 39,257,494
2094 135,662,399 39,413,146
2093 136,390,414 39,567,920
2092 137,102,695 39,718,895
2091 137,808,909 39,867,036
2090 138,501,995 40,012,169
2089 139,183,536 40,153,701
2088 139,849,476 40,292,740
2087 140,504,916 40,428,045
2086 141,148,688 40,558,786
2085 141,779,696 40,685,268
2084 142,390,038 40,807,007
2083 142,983,168 40,923,102
2082 143,553,646 41,034,801
2081 144,112,618 41,140,743
2080 144,651,130 41,241,207
2079 145,168,756 41,334,845
2078 145,664,735 41,422,439
2077 146,138,472 41,503,511
2076 146,589,999 41,578,164
2075 147,020,176 41,645,808
2074 147,428,934 41,706,491
2073 147,814,398 41,759,277
2072 148,174,180 41,804,713
2071 148,507,034 41,842,534
2070 148,821,087 41,873,019
2069 149,107,578 41,895,381
2068 149,368,537 41,909,248
2067 149,603,163 41,914,729
2066 149,814,864 41,912,112
2065 150,001,973 41,901,353
2064 150,160,667 41,882,691
2063 150,292,498 41,855,037
2062 150,396,857 41,819,132
2061 150,474,868 41,774,412
2060 150,528,257 41,721,225
2059 150,549,825 41,659,921
2058 150,541,650 41,590,180
2057 150,507,950 41,511,131
2056 150,447,865 41,423,914
2055 150,356,976 41,327,613
2054 150,235,899 41,223,066
2053 150,083,305 41,109,699
2052 149,896,641 40,988,952
2051 149,677,830 40,860,060
2050 149,423,583 40,722,627
2049 149,138,900 40,577,434
2048 148,809,771 40,424,258
2047 148,451,951 40,261,875
2046 148,054,747 40,090,240
2045 147,620,456 39,910,095
2044 147,146,325 39,720,613
2043 146,641,077 39,523,731
2042 146,096,981 39,318,023
2041 145,517,171 39,103,923
2040 144,905,265 38,882,017
2039 144,260,027 38,652,110
2038 143,575,746 38,414,521
2037 142,857,009 38,168,782
2036 142,113,069 37,914,498
2035 141,334,167 37,652,693
2034 140,529,082 37,382,554
2033 139,687,630 37,105,048
2032 138,818,384 36,820,835
2031 137,922,237 36,529,111
2030 136,998,375 36,228,701
2029 136,046,964 35,919,668
2028 135,066,178 35,600,666
2027 134,056,943 35,271,163
2026 133,017,798 34,930,183
2025 131,946,900 34,576,665
2024 130,861,007 34,217,848
2023 129,739,759 33,845,617
2022 128,613,117 33,475,438
2021 127,648,148 33,155,882
2020 126,799,054 32,838,579
2019 125,762,982 32,449,303
2018 124,573,711 31,897,584
2017 123,400,057 31,324,637
2016 122,251,351 30,866,494
2015 121,072,306 30,457,600
2014 119,784,261 30,115,826
2013 118,343,573 29,817,919
2012 116,818,208 29,550,366
2011 115,243,504 29,304,086
2010 113,623,895 29,086,019
2009 111,999,721 28,896,811
2008 110,374,288 28,719,041
2007 108,774,360 28,530,699
2006 107,253,666 28,324,491
2005 105,811,504 28,101,180
2004 104,394,131 27,852,190
2003 102,978,515 27,580,490
2002 101,548,624 27,288,217
2001 100,099,099 26,964,601
2000 98,625,552 26,598,331
1999 97,115,707 26,186,504
1998 95,575,245 25,738,095
1997 94,021,207 25,274,147
1996 92,452,702 24,811,171
1995 90,862,455 24,348,919
1994 89,259,205 23,881,493
1993 87,653,807 23,413,783
1992 86,044,809 22,946,340
1991 84,430,572 22,483,775
1990 82,820,170 22,014,771
1989 81,247,182 21,532,589
1988 79,695,531 21,054,702
1987 78,136,651 20,582,320
1986 76,585,637 20,117,122
1985 75,043,414 19,648,204
1984 73,506,846 19,174,716
1983 71,971,240 18,705,957
1982 70,433,260 18,246,503
1981 68,892,108 17,798,805
1980 67,300,334 17,360,949
1979 65,648,865 16,933,139
1978 63,979,046 16,516,059
1977 62,308,493 16,109,806
1976 60,645,512 15,716,809
1975 58,982,400 15,333,957
1974 57,320,149 14,956,552
1973 55,667,284 14,582,867
1972 54,030,168 14,210,147
1971 52,412,558 13,838,067
1970 50,814,953 13,501,237
1969 49,233,194 13,166,767
1968 47,668,303 12,803,993
1967 46,129,608 12,448,814
1966 44,629,106 12,101,297
1965 43,174,477 11,761,085
1964 41,772,049 11,427,978
1963 40,424,065 11,102,099
1962 39,129,200 10,784,612
1961 37,890,118 10,475,123
1960 36,724,615 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16% to 40,722,627 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Peru
2100 -0.58% -0.43%
2099 -0.57% -0.42%
2098 -0.57% -0.42%
2097 -0.56% -0.41%
2096 -0.55% -0.4%
2095 -0.54% -0.39%
2094 -0.53% -0.39%
2093 -0.52% -0.38%
2092 -0.51% -0.37%
2091 -0.5% -0.36%
2090 -0.49% -0.35%
2089 -0.48% -0.35%
2088 -0.47% -0.33%
2087 -0.46% -0.32%
2086 -0.45% -0.31%
2085 -0.43% -0.3%
2084 -0.41% -0.28%
2083 -0.4% -0.27%
2082 -0.39% -0.26%
2081 -0.37% -0.24%
2080 -0.36% -0.23%
2079 -0.34% -0.21%
2078 -0.32% -0.2%
2077 -0.31% -0.18%
2076 -0.29% -0.16%
2075 -0.28% -0.15%
2074 -0.26% -0.13%
2073 -0.24% -0.11%
2072 -0.22% -0.09%
2071 -0.21% -0.07%
2070 -0.19% -0.05%
2069 -0.17% -0.03%
2068 -0.16% -0.01%
2067 -0.14% 0.006%
2066 -0.12% 0.03%
2065 -0.11% 0.04%
2064 -0.09% 0.07%
2063 -0.07% 0.09%
2062 -0.05% 0.11%
2061 -0.04% 0.13%
2060 -0.01% 0.15%
2059 0.005% 0.17%
2058 0.02% 0.19%
2057 0.04% 0.21%
2056 0.06% 0.23%
2055 0.08% 0.25%
2054 0.1% 0.28%
2053 0.12% 0.29%
2052 0.15% 0.32%
2051 0.17% 0.34%
2050 0.19% 0.36%
2049 0.22% 0.38%
2048 0.24% 0.4%
2047 0.27% 0.43%
2046 0.29% 0.45%
2045 0.32% 0.48%
2044 0.34% 0.5%
2043 0.37% 0.52%
2042 0.4% 0.55%
2041 0.42% 0.57%
2040 0.45% 0.59%
2039 0.48% 0.62%
2038 0.5% 0.64%
2037 0.52% 0.67%
2036 0.55% 0.7%
2035 0.57% 0.72%
2034 0.6% 0.75%
2033 0.63% 0.77%
2032 0.65% 0.8%
2031 0.67% 0.83%
2030 0.7% 0.86%
2029 0.73% 0.9%
2028 0.75% 0.93%
2027 0.78% 0.98%
2026 0.81% 1.02%
2025 0.83% 1.05%
2024 0.86% 1.1%
2023 0.88% 1.11%
2022 0.76% 0.96%
2021 0.67% 0.97%
2020 0.82% 1.2%
2019 0.95% 1.73%
2018 0.95% 1.83%
2017 0.94% 1.48%
2016 0.97% 1.34%
2015 1.08% 1.13%
2014 1.22% 1%
2013 1.31% 0.91%
2012 1.37% 0.84%
2011 1.43% 0.75%
2010 1.45% 0.65%
2009 1.47% 0.62%
2008 1.47% 0.66%
2007 1.42% 0.73%
2006 1.36% 0.79%
2005 1.36% 0.89%
2004 1.37% 0.99%
2003 1.41% 1.07%
2002 1.45% 1.2%
2001 1.49% 1.38%
2000 1.55% 1.57%
1999 1.61% 1.74%
1998 1.65% 1.84%
1997 1.7% 1.87%
1996 1.75% 1.9%
1995 1.8% 1.96%
1994 1.83% 2%
1993 1.87% 2.04%
1992 1.91% 2.06%
1991 1.94% 2.13%
1990 1.94% 2.24%
1989 1.95% 2.27%
1988 2% 2.3%
1987 2.03% 2.31%
1986 2.06% 2.39%
1985 2.09% 2.47%
1984 2.13% 2.51%
1983 2.18% 2.52%
1982 2.24% 2.52%
1981 2.37% 2.52%
1980 2.52% 2.53%
1979 2.61% 2.53%
1978 2.68% 2.52%
1977 2.74% 2.5%
1976 2.82% 2.5%
1975 2.9% 2.52%
1974 2.97% 2.56%
1973 3.03% 2.62%
1972 3.09% 2.69%
1971 3.14% 2.49%
1970 3.21% 2.54%
1969 3.28% 2.83%
1968 3.34% 2.85%
1967 3.36% 2.87%
1966 3.37% 2.89%
1965 3.36% 2.91%
1964 3.33% 2.94%
1963 3.31% 2.94%
1962 3.27% 2.95%
1961 3.17% 2.96%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Mexico grew by 0.83%, while Peru's population grew by 1.05%.

Live population counters

Mexico Peru
Current population
133551566
35105331
Population rank 11/197 48/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.42%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
1.47 minutes
One birth every
15.6 seconds
58.5 seconds
One death every
38.8 seconds
2.75 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,975 +983
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 +358,817
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +1.05%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 97/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 +11,931
Net migration rank 181/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - 11,931
2024 1,209,810 -104,581 347,517 18,406
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 353,788 24,783
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 327,859 33,982
2021 936,682 -122,791 235,440 41,868
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 301,950 55,375
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 346,981 74,270
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 343,123 339,067
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 349,333 114,382
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 355,859 96,740
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 362,781 2,421
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 368,708 -50,383
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 372,694 -95,214
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 376,501 -118,863
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 383,268 -148,339
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 382,510 -181,302
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 396,522 -219,314
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 413,640 -235,307
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 435,122 -236,745
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 445,884 -231,851
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 454,199 -221,652
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 459,617 -194,171
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 459,243 -181,276
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 463,709 -157,158
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 470,154 -129,481
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 484,222 -92,353
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 487,095 -55,325
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 489,436 -24,388
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 495,348 -32,515
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 501,855 -38,749
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 507,894 -46,499
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 512,735 -39,299
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 513,769 -51,775
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 514,618 -41,702
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 513,867 -61,645
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 515,233 -29,437
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 512,152 -33,569
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 508,429 -31,238
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 502,229 -34,651
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 496,712 -33,891
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 488,887 -13,887
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 477,968 -6,007
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 469,781 -4,243
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 461,107 -7,748
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 453,158 -11,123
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 445,100 -11,446
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 439,110 -17,148
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 432,127 -19,939
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 425,428 -25,117
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 420,284 -34,602
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 414,400 -34,382
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 408,299 -33,493
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 400,752 -28,191
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 396,960 -24,100
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 391,506 -20,209
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 318,022 -15,653
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 379,347 -12,776
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 372,379 -13,389
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 365,224 -13,837
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 356,819 -13,166
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 349,245 -12,470
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 341,570 -12,129
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 332,352 -10,040
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 321,716 -9,051
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 313,385 -7,063
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 302,924 -7,236

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

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

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 Peru 80.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,324,631 people) and 19.4% is from migration (a gain of 801,294 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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