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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 3.71 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 2.04% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Mexico vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Poland
2100 131,158,772 18,452,579
2099 131,919,278 18,644,857
2098 132,676,226 18,838,707
2097 133,430,730 19,033,962
2096 134,179,811 19,231,896
2095 134,924,667 19,431,204
2094 135,662,399 19,634,214
2093 136,390,414 19,840,304
2092 137,102,695 20,049,969
2091 137,808,909 20,263,764
2090 138,501,995 20,482,150
2089 139,183,536 20,705,051
2088 139,849,476 20,933,750
2087 140,504,916 21,167,790
2086 141,148,688 21,407,163
2085 141,779,696 21,652,018
2084 142,390,038 21,902,736
2083 142,983,168 22,159,983
2082 143,553,646 22,423,109
2081 144,112,618 22,691,495
2080 144,651,130 22,964,515
2079 145,168,756 23,242,960
2078 145,664,735 23,524,184
2077 146,138,472 23,811,918
2076 146,589,999 24,102,012
2075 147,020,176 24,395,355
2074 147,428,934 24,691,719
2073 147,814,398 24,990,908
2072 148,174,180 25,290,453
2071 148,507,034 25,590,102
2070 148,821,087 25,889,034
2069 149,107,578 26,187,633
2068 149,368,537 26,485,171
2067 149,603,163 26,780,961
2066 149,814,864 27,074,124
2065 150,001,973 27,364,039
2064 150,160,667 27,650,950
2063 150,292,498 27,934,132
2062 150,396,857 28,212,240
2061 150,474,868 28,487,283
2060 150,528,257 28,757,525
2059 150,549,825 29,025,705
2058 150,541,650 29,288,751
2057 150,507,950 29,548,996
2056 150,447,865 29,806,770
2055 150,356,976 30,060,951
2054 150,235,899 30,311,416
2053 150,083,305 30,559,065
2052 149,896,641 30,801,964
2051 149,677,830 31,043,690
2050 149,423,583 31,281,762
2049 149,138,900 31,516,893
2048 148,809,771 31,748,736
2047 148,451,951 31,978,608
2046 148,054,747 32,205,877
2045 147,620,456 32,431,013
2044 147,146,325 32,653,012
2043 146,641,077 32,873,136
2042 146,096,981 33,090,733
2041 145,517,171 33,303,578
2040 144,905,265 33,514,705
2039 144,260,027 33,722,530
2038 143,575,746 33,926,660
2037 142,857,009 34,126,585
2036 142,113,069 34,323,967
2035 141,334,167 34,515,669
2034 140,529,082 34,704,048
2033 139,687,630 34,887,791
2032 138,818,384 35,067,502
2031 137,922,237 35,242,658
2030 136,998,375 35,410,392
2029 136,046,964 35,572,635
2028 135,066,178 35,725,650
2027 134,056,943 35,870,384
2026 133,017,798 36,007,074
2025 131,946,900 36,435,861
2024 130,861,007 36,559,233
2023 129,739,759 36,687,353
2022 128,613,117 36,821,749
2021 127,648,148 36,981,559
2020 126,799,054 37,515,748
2019 125,762,982 37,965,475
2018 124,573,711 37,974,750
2017 123,400,057 37,974,826
2016 122,251,351 37,970,087
2015 121,072,306 37,986,412
2014 119,784,261 38,011,735
2013 118,343,573 38,040,196
2012 116,818,208 38,063,164
2011 115,243,504 38,063,255
2010 113,623,895 38,042,794
2009 111,999,721 38,151,603
2008 110,374,288 38,125,759
2007 108,774,360 38,120,560
2006 107,253,666 38,141,267
2005 105,811,504 38,165,445
2004 104,394,131 38,182,222
2003 102,978,515 38,204,570
2002 101,548,624 38,230,364
2001 100,099,099 38,248,076
2000 98,625,552 38,258,629
1999 97,115,707 38,660,271
1998 95,575,245 38,663,481
1997 94,021,207 38,649,660
1996 92,452,702 38,624,370
1995 90,862,455 38,594,998
1994 89,259,205 38,542,652
1993 87,653,807 38,461,408
1992 86,044,809 38,363,667
1991 84,430,572 38,246,193
1990 82,820,170 38,110,782
1989 81,247,182 37,961,529
1988 79,695,531 37,824,487
1987 78,136,651 37,668,045
1986 76,585,637 37,456,119
1985 75,043,414 37,201,885
1984 73,506,846 36,904,134
1983 71,971,240 36,571,808
1982 70,433,260 36,230,481
1981 68,892,108 35,898,587
1980 67,300,334 35,574,150
1979 65,648,865 35,247,217
1978 63,979,046 34,965,600
1977 62,308,493 34,689,050
1976 60,645,512 34,356,300
1975 58,982,400 34,015,199
1974 57,320,149 33,678,899
1973 55,667,284 33,357,200
1972 54,030,168 33,055,650
1971 52,412,558 32,783,500
1970 50,814,953 32,664,300
1969 49,233,194 32,548,300
1968 47,668,303 32,294,655
1967 46,129,608 31,987,155
1966 44,629,106 31,681,000
1965 43,174,477 31,444,950
1964 41,772,049 31,139,450
1963 40,424,065 30,712,000
1962 39,129,200 30,308,500
1961 37,890,118 29,964,000
1960 36,724,615 29,637,450

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Poland
2100 -0.58% -1.03%
2099 -0.57% -1.03%
2098 -0.57% -1.03%
2097 -0.56% -1.03%
2096 -0.55% -1.03%
2095 -0.54% -1.03%
2094 -0.53% -1.04%
2093 -0.52% -1.05%
2092 -0.51% -1.06%
2091 -0.5% -1.07%
2090 -0.49% -1.08%
2089 -0.48% -1.09%
2088 -0.47% -1.11%
2087 -0.46% -1.12%
2086 -0.45% -1.13%
2085 -0.43% -1.14%
2084 -0.41% -1.16%
2083 -0.4% -1.17%
2082 -0.39% -1.18%
2081 -0.37% -1.19%
2080 -0.36% -1.2%
2079 -0.34% -1.2%
2078 -0.32% -1.21%
2077 -0.31% -1.2%
2076 -0.29% -1.2%
2075 -0.28% -1.2%
2074 -0.26% -1.2%
2073 -0.24% -1.18%
2072 -0.22% -1.17%
2071 -0.21% -1.15%
2070 -0.19% -1.14%
2069 -0.17% -1.12%
2068 -0.16% -1.1%
2067 -0.14% -1.08%
2066 -0.12% -1.06%
2065 -0.11% -1.04%
2064 -0.09% -1.01%
2063 -0.07% -0.99%
2062 -0.05% -0.97%
2061 -0.04% -0.94%
2060 -0.01% -0.92%
2059 0.005% -0.9%
2058 0.02% -0.88%
2057 0.04% -0.86%
2056 0.06% -0.85%
2055 0.08% -0.83%
2054 0.1% -0.81%
2053 0.12% -0.79%
2052 0.15% -0.78%
2051 0.17% -0.76%
2050 0.19% -0.75%
2049 0.22% -0.73%
2048 0.24% -0.72%
2047 0.27% -0.71%
2046 0.29% -0.69%
2045 0.32% -0.68%
2044 0.34% -0.67%
2043 0.37% -0.66%
2042 0.4% -0.64%
2041 0.42% -0.63%
2040 0.45% -0.62%
2039 0.48% -0.6%
2038 0.5% -0.59%
2037 0.52% -0.58%
2036 0.55% -0.56%
2035 0.57% -0.54%
2034 0.6% -0.53%
2033 0.63% -0.51%
2032 0.65% -0.5%
2031 0.67% -0.47%
2030 0.7% -0.46%
2029 0.73% -0.43%
2028 0.75% -0.4%
2027 0.78% -0.38%
2026 0.81% -1.18%
2025 0.83% -0.34%
2024 0.86% -0.35%
2023 0.88% -0.36%
2022 0.76% -0.43%
2021 0.67% -1.42%
2020 0.82% -1.18%
2019 0.95% -0.02%
2018 0.95% -0%
2017 0.94% 0.01%
2016 0.97% -0.04%
2015 1.08% -0.07%
2014 1.22% -0.07%
2013 1.31% -0.06%
2012 1.37% -0%
2011 1.43% 0.05%
2010 1.45% -0.29%
2009 1.47% 0.07%
2008 1.47% 0.01%
2007 1.42% -0.05%
2006 1.36% -0.06%
2005 1.36% -0.04%
2004 1.37% -0.06%
2003 1.41% -0.07%
2002 1.45% -0.05%
2001 1.49% -0.03%
2000 1.55% -1.04%
1999 1.61% -0.008%
1998 1.65% 0.04%
1997 1.7% 0.07%
1996 1.75% 0.08%
1995 1.8% 0.14%
1994 1.83% 0.21%
1993 1.87% 0.25%
1992 1.91% 0.31%
1991 1.94% 0.36%
1990 1.94% 0.39%
1989 1.95% 0.36%
1988 2% 0.42%
1987 2.03% 0.57%
1986 2.06% 0.68%
1985 2.09% 0.81%
1984 2.13% 0.91%
1983 2.18% 0.94%
1982 2.24% 0.92%
1981 2.37% 0.91%
1980 2.52% 0.93%
1979 2.61% 0.81%
1978 2.68% 0.8%
1977 2.74% 0.97%
1976 2.82% 1%
1975 2.9% 1%
1974 2.97% 0.96%
1973 3.03% 0.91%
1972 3.09% 0.83%
1971 3.14% 0.36%
1970 3.21% 0.36%
1969 3.28% 0.79%
1968 3.34% 0.96%
1967 3.36% 0.97%
1966 3.37% 0.75%
1965 3.36% 0.98%
1964 3.33% 1.39%
1963 3.31% 1.33%
1962 3.27% 1.15%
1961 3.17% 1.1%

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 Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Mexico Poland
Current population
133551566
36007074
Population rank 11/197 47/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.43%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
4.27 minutes
One birth every
15.6 seconds
2.08 minutes
One death every
38.8 seconds
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,975 -338
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 179/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 -330,820
Net migration rank 181/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - -330,820
2024 1,209,810 -104,581 -157,205 -238,062
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 -135,743 -7,824
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 -143,605 967,744
2021 936,682 -122,791 -184,907 2,251
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 -120,050 3,920
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 -34,169 7,696
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 -26,582 -223
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 0 -21,535
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 -3,797 -5,675
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 -26,590 3,887
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 0 5,525
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 -19,020 12,402
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 0 4,635
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 11,419 45,951
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 38,043 119,623
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 30,521 -8,283
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 34,313 -42,288
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 11,436 -51,235
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 3,814 -68,882
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 -3,817 -41,942
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 -7,637 -38,216
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 -15,281 -19,039
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 -3,823 -16,462
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 3,825 -16,648
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 11,478 -15,921
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 0 -53,035
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 19,332 -39,509
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 34,785 -44,230
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 42,487 -45,349
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 46,314 -52,989
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 96,357 -41,845
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 103,846 -48,805
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 118,928 -46,893
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 141,511 -55,342
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 160,066 -50,339
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 182,215 -49,192
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 215,599 -101,671
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 226,008 -32,310
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 258,448 -22,520
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 297,615 -27,277
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 332,137 -18,402
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 373,032 -26,724
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 369,551 -34,980
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 351,806 -16,155
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 348,627 -42,420
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 366,571 -22,162
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 339,166 -62,936
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 353,828 -33,496
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 367,612 -25,716
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 350,356 -31,346
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 346,893 -18,273
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 320,229 -29,335
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 314,028 -15,004
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 278,660 -31,767
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 280,913 -66,859
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 270,151 -26,744
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 280,963 -11,905
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 275,089 -25,479
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 297,801 -17,158
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 314,450 -21,658
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 326,965 -23,273
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 359,330 -13,770
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 360,671 -31,021
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 398,521 -20,044
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 444,562 -6,306

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 Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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