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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 3.81 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 +0.92% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Mexico vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Peru
2100 131,182,639 38,452,509
2099 131,943,283 38,619,608
2098 132,700,369 38,784,430
2097 133,455,010 38,947,717
2096 134,204,227 39,108,849
2095 134,949,218 39,267,786
2094 135,687,085 39,423,479
2093 136,415,232 39,578,294
2092 137,127,644 39,729,309
2091 137,833,985 39,877,488
2090 138,527,198 40,022,659
2089 139,208,862 40,164,228
2088 139,874,924 40,303,304
2087 140,530,483 40,438,644
2086 141,174,372 40,569,419
2085 141,805,496 40,695,935
2084 142,415,948 40,817,705
2083 143,009,187 40,933,831
2082 143,579,768 41,045,559
2081 144,138,842 41,151,529
2080 144,677,451 41,252,019
2079 145,195,172 41,345,682
2078 145,691,242 41,433,298
2077 146,165,064 41,514,392
2076 146,616,674 41,589,064
2075 147,046,928 41,656,726
2074 147,455,761 41,717,426
2073 147,841,295 41,770,225
2072 148,201,143 41,815,673
2071 148,534,057 41,853,504
2070 148,848,168 41,883,997
2069 149,134,711 41,906,365
2068 149,395,717 41,920,235
2067 149,630,386 41,925,717
2066 149,842,125 41,923,100
2065 150,029,268 41,912,338
2064 150,187,992 41,893,671
2063 150,319,846 41,866,010
2062 150,424,224 41,830,096
2061 150,502,250 41,785,364
2060 150,555,648 41,732,163
2059 150,577,220 41,670,843
2058 150,569,044 41,601,084
2057 150,535,337 41,522,014
2056 150,475,242 41,434,774
2055 150,384,336 41,338,448
2054 150,263,237 41,233,873
2053 150,110,615 41,120,477
2052 149,923,918 40,999,698
2051 149,705,066 40,870,773
2050 149,450,774 40,733,304
2049 149,166,038 40,588,072
2048 148,836,849 40,434,856
2047 148,478,965 40,272,431
2046 148,081,688 40,100,751
2045 147,647,318 39,920,558
2044 147,173,101 39,731,027
2043 146,667,761 39,534,093
2042 146,123,566 39,328,332
2041 145,543,650 39,114,174
2040 144,931,633 38,892,211
2039 144,286,278 38,662,243
2038 143,601,872 38,424,592
2037 142,883,005 38,178,789
2036 142,138,929 37,924,438
2035 141,359,885 37,662,565
2034 140,554,653 37,392,354
2033 139,713,048 37,114,776
2032 138,843,644 36,830,488
2031 137,947,334 36,538,688
2030 137,023,304 36,238,199
2029 136,071,720 35,929,085
2028 135,090,755 35,609,999
2027 134,081,337 35,280,410
2026 133,042,003 34,939,340
2025 131,970,909 34,585,730
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% 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 12.1% to 149,450,774 people with a rank change from 11th to 12th. The population of Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 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 0.85% 1.08%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Mexico Peru
Current population
133323134
35031596
Population rank 11/197 48/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.42%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
1.41 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
58.4 seconds
One death every
39.5 seconds
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 +1,020
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 95/197
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 - -104,581 - 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/peru | 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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 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
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
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 (1960–2024, 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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