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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 3.72 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 +0.92% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Mexico vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Poland
2100 131,182,639 18,350,017
2099 131,943,283 18,541,227
2098 132,700,369 18,733,999
2097 133,455,010 18,928,169
2096 134,204,227 19,125,003
2095 134,949,218 19,323,203
2094 135,687,085 19,525,085
2093 136,415,232 19,730,030
2092 137,127,644 19,938,529
2091 137,833,985 20,151,135
2090 138,527,198 20,368,308
2089 139,208,862 20,589,970
2088 139,874,924 20,817,398
2087 140,530,483 21,050,137
2086 141,174,372 21,288,179
2085 141,805,496 21,531,674
2084 142,415,948 21,780,998
2083 143,009,187 22,036,816
2082 143,579,768 22,298,479
2081 144,138,842 22,565,373
2080 144,677,451 22,836,875
2079 145,195,172 23,113,773
2078 145,691,242 23,393,434
2077 146,165,064 23,679,569
2076 146,616,674 23,968,050
2075 147,046,928 24,259,763
2074 147,455,761 24,554,480
2073 147,841,295 24,852,006
2072 148,201,143 25,149,886
2071 148,534,057 25,447,869
2070 148,848,168 25,745,140
2069 149,134,711 26,042,079
2068 149,395,717 26,337,963
2067 149,630,386 26,632,110
2066 149,842,125 26,923,643
2065 150,029,268 27,211,946
2064 150,187,992 27,497,263
2063 150,319,846 27,778,871
2062 150,424,224 28,055,433
2061 150,502,250 28,328,948
2060 150,555,648 28,597,687
2059 150,577,220 28,864,377
2058 150,569,044 29,125,961
2057 150,535,337 29,384,759
2056 150,475,242 29,641,101
2055 150,384,336 29,893,868
2054 150,263,237 30,142,942
2053 150,110,615 30,389,214
2052 149,923,918 30,630,763
2051 149,705,066 30,871,146
2050 149,450,774 31,107,894
2049 149,166,038 31,341,718
2048 148,836,849 31,572,273
2047 148,478,965 31,800,868
2046 148,081,688 32,026,873
2045 147,647,318 32,250,757
2044 147,173,101 32,471,522
2043 146,667,761 32,690,423
2042 146,123,566 32,906,811
2041 145,543,650 33,118,473
2040 144,931,633 33,328,426
2039 144,286,278 33,535,096
2038 143,601,872 33,738,091
2037 142,883,005 33,936,906
2036 142,138,929 34,133,190
2035 141,359,885 34,323,827
2034 140,554,653 34,511,159
2033 139,713,048 34,693,880
2032 138,843,644 34,872,593
2031 137,947,334 35,046,775
2030 137,023,304 35,213,577
2029 136,071,720 35,374,919
2028 135,090,755 35,527,083
2027 134,081,337 35,671,012
2026 133,042,003 35,806,942
2025 131,970,909 36,233,346
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% 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 12.1% to 149,450,774 people with a rank change from 11th to 12th. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

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 18.4M 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 0.85% -0.89%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Mexico Poland
Current population
133323134
35806942
Population rank 11/197 47/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.43%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
4.1 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
39.5 seconds
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 -351
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 181/197
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 - -104,581 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 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
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
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 (1960–2024, 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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