The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 2,857,822 people in Qatar in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 132,790,957 people compared to 2,964,497 in Qatar.
Population statistics:
- Mexico's population is 44.8 times bigger than Qatar's.
- Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 137th.
- The countries together account for 1.64% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.04% for Qatar.
- For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +3.86% in Qatar.
- Since 2005, the population of Mexico has increased from 106M people to 133M (25.5% growth), while Qatar has grown from 825K to 2.96M (259.2% growth).
- Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 150M people compared to the peak of 6.82M people in 2100 for Qatar.
Mexico vs Qatar: live population counter
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| Current population |
132790957
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2964497
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| Population rank | 11/197 | 137/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.61% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
28.1 seconds
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2.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
15.5 seconds
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20 minutes
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| One death every |
39.5 seconds
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3.55 hours
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | -104,581 | +46,105 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,072 | +553 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,121,248 | +201,790 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.86% | +7.6% |
| Population growth rate rank | 113/197 | 1/197 |
Mexico and Qatar: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 36,724,615 | 36,010 | - | - |
| 1961 | 37,890,118 | 39,680 | 3.17% | 10.2% |
| 1962 | 39,129,200 | 44,630 | 3.27% | 12.5% |
| 1963 | 40,424,065 | 50,380 | 3.31% | 12.9% |
| 1964 | 41,772,049 | 56,867 | 3.33% | 12.9% |
| 1965 | 43,174,477 | 64,065 | 3.36% | 12.7% |
| 1966 | 44,629,106 | 72,192 | 3.37% | 12.7% |
| 1967 | 46,129,608 | 81,439 | 3.36% | 12.8% |
| 1968 | 47,668,303 | 91,749 | 3.34% | 12.7% |
| 1969 | 49,233,194 | 103,025 | 3.28% | 12.3% |
| 1970 | 50,814,953 | 116,350 | 3.21% | 12.9% |
| 1971 | 52,412,558 | 131,346 | 3.14% | 12.9% |
| 1972 | 54,030,168 | 146,506 | 3.09% | 11.5% |
| 1973 | 55,667,284 | 161,841 | 3.03% | 10.5% |
| 1974 | 57,320,149 | 177,362 | 2.97% | 9.59% |
| 1975 | 58,982,400 | 193,087 | 2.9% | 8.87% |
| 1976 | 60,645,512 | 209,052 | 2.82% | 8.27% |
| 1977 | 62,308,493 | 225,285 | 2.74% | 7.77% |
| 1978 | 63,979,046 | 241,808 | 2.68% | 7.33% |
| 1979 | 65,648,865 | 258,670 | 2.61% | 6.97% |
| 1980 | 67,300,334 | 275,913 | 2.52% | 6.67% |
| 1981 | 68,892,108 | 293,553 | 2.37% | 6.39% |
| 1982 | 70,433,260 | 311,537 | 2.24% | 6.13% |
| 1983 | 71,971,240 | 329,709 | 2.18% | 5.83% |
| 1984 | 73,506,846 | 347,878 | 2.13% | 5.51% |
| 1985 | 75,043,414 | 365,940 | 2.09% | 5.19% |
| 1986 | 76,585,637 | 382,422 | 2.06% | 4.5% |
| 1987 | 78,136,651 | 397,005 | 2.03% | 3.81% |
| 1988 | 79,695,531 | 411,264 | 2% | 3.59% |
| 1989 | 81,247,182 | 425,646 | 1.95% | 3.5% |
| 1990 | 82,820,170 | 440,175 | 1.94% | 3.41% |
| 1991 | 84,430,572 | 454,853 | 1.94% | 3.33% |
| 1992 | 86,044,809 | 469,657 | 1.91% | 3.25% |
| 1993 | 87,653,807 | 484,545 | 1.87% | 3.17% |
| 1994 | 89,259,205 | 499,459 | 1.83% | 3.08% |
| 1995 | 90,862,455 | 514,325 | 1.8% | 2.98% |
| 1996 | 92,452,702 | 529,019 | 1.75% | 2.86% |
| 1997 | 94,021,207 | 550,500 | 1.7% | 4.06% |
| 1998 | 95,575,245 | 580,540 | 1.65% | 5.46% |
| 1999 | 97,115,707 | 612,500 | 1.61% | 5.51% |
| 2000 | 98,625,552 | 644,989 | 1.55% | 5.3% |
| 2001 | 100,099,099 | 677,925 | 1.49% | 5.11% |
| 2002 | 101,548,624 | 711,205 | 1.45% | 4.91% |
| 2003 | 102,978,515 | 744,682 | 1.41% | 4.71% |
| 2004 | 104,394,131 | 773,332 | 1.37% | 3.85% |
| 2005 | 105,811,504 | 825,408 | 1.36% | 6.73% |
| 2006 | 107,253,666 | 972,831 | 1.36% | 17.9% |
| 2007 | 108,774,360 | 1,208,595 | 1.42% | 24.2% |
| 2008 | 110,374,288 | 1,426,938 | 1.47% | 18.1% |
| 2009 | 111,999,721 | 1,608,903 | 1.47% | 12.8% |
| 2010 | 113,623,895 | 1,616,832 | 1.45% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 115,243,504 | 1,624,761 | 1.43% | 0.49% |
| 2012 | 116,818,208 | 1,722,438 | 1.37% | 6.01% |
| 2013 | 118,343,573 | 1,916,426 | 1.31% | 11.3% |
| 2014 | 119,784,261 | 2,151,745 | 1.22% | 12.3% |
| 2015 | 121,072,306 | 2,344,557 | 1.08% | 8.96% |
| 2016 | 122,251,351 | 2,477,113 | 0.97% | 5.65% |
| 2017 | 123,400,057 | 2,545,820 | 0.94% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 124,573,711 | 2,580,734 | 0.95% | 1.37% |
| 2019 | 125,762,982 | 2,638,657 | 0.95% | 2.24% |
| 2020 | 126,799,054 | 2,794,148 | 0.82% | 5.89% |
| 2021 | 127,648,148 | 2,504,910 | 0.67% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 128,613,117 | 2,657,333 | 0.76% | 6.08% |
| 2023 | 129,739,759 | 2,656,032 | 0.88% | -0.05% |
| 2024 | 130,861,007 | 2,857,822 | 0.86% | 7.6% |
| 2025 | 131,946,905 | 2,921,065 | 0.83% | 2.21% |
| 2026 | 132,997,664 | 2,975,134 | 0.8% | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 134,017,711 | 3,019,526 | 0.77% | 1.49% |
| 2028 | 135,008,697 | 3,057,695 | 0.74% | 1.26% |
| 2029 | 135,970,893 | 3,092,803 | 0.71% | 1.15% |
| 2030 | 136,904,747 | 3,125,174 | 0.69% | 1.05% |
| 2031 | 137,811,068 | 3,156,754 | 0.66% | 1.01% |
| 2032 | 138,690,189 | 3,189,188 | 0.64% | 1.03% |
| 2033 | 139,542,087 | 3,222,500 | 0.61% | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 140,362,026 | 3,256,691 | 0.59% | 1.06% |
| 2035 | 141,150,818 | 3,291,711 | 0.56% | 1.08% |
| 2036 | 141,909,168 | 3,327,585 | 0.54% | 1.09% |
| 2037 | 142,637,546 | 3,364,333 | 0.51% | 1.1% |
| 2038 | 143,336,222 | 3,401,906 | 0.49% | 1.12% |
| 2039 | 143,998,296 | 3,440,293 | 0.46% | 1.13% |
| 2040 | 144,624,328 | 3,479,439 | 0.43% | 1.14% |
| 2041 | 145,217,780 | 3,519,302 | 0.41% | 1.15% |
| 2042 | 145,777,459 | 3,559,840 | 0.39% | 1.15% |
| 2043 | 146,300,011 | 3,601,019 | 0.36% | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 146,787,722 | 3,642,784 | 0.33% | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 147,240,096 | 3,685,111 | 0.31% | 1.16% |
| 2046 | 147,654,160 | 3,727,959 | 0.28% | 1.16% |
| 2047 | 148,030,153 | 3,771,287 | 0.25% | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 148,372,233 | 3,815,108 | 0.23% | 1.16% |
| 2049 | 148,677,894 | 3,859,368 | 0.21% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 148,946,272 | 3,904,074 | 0.18% | 1.16% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mexico increased by 15,260,802 people (a 14.4% growth), while Qatar gained 1,519,149 people (a 184% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mexico gained 11,718,651 (a 9.68% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 619,940 (a 26.4% growth).
Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2005 and is still 11th in 2025. Qatar was ranked 159th in 2005 and ranked 137th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Mexico's population will grow by 12.2% to 148,946,272 people with a rank change from 11th to 12th. The population of Qatar will increase by 31.7% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Mexico | 9.21M |
| Tijuana | 1.96M |
| Ecatepec de Morelos | 1.93M |
| Leon | 1.58M |
| Zapopan | 1.48M |
| Guadalajara | 1.46M |
| Puebla | 1.43M |
| Ciudad Juarez | 1.32M |
| Monterrey | 1.14M |
| Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl | 1.07M |
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Population differences between Mexico and Qatar
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| Life expectancy | 75.4 years | 82.7 years |
| Average age | 32.7 years | 33.3 years |
| Median age | 30.3 years | 34.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 71.3:28.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.91 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman |
| Population density | 174.4 ppl/mi² | 644 ppl/mi² |
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