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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 7.08 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 1.84% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Mexico vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Romania
2100 131,182,639 10,801,385
2099 131,943,283 10,885,505
2098 132,700,369 10,969,050
2097 133,455,010 11,052,086
2096 134,204,227 11,134,776
2095 134,949,218 11,217,462
2094 135,687,085 11,299,298
2093 136,415,232 11,382,352
2092 137,127,644 11,464,817
2091 137,833,985 11,546,872
2090 138,527,198 11,630,335
2089 139,208,862 11,713,468
2088 139,874,924 11,796,733
2087 140,530,483 11,880,373
2086 141,174,372 11,966,550
2085 141,805,496 12,052,744
2084 142,415,948 12,140,454
2083 143,009,187 12,229,714
2082 143,579,768 12,319,480
2081 144,138,842 12,412,385
2080 144,677,451 12,507,333
2079 145,195,172 12,603,302
2078 145,691,242 12,700,870
2077 146,165,064 12,799,985
2076 146,616,674 12,900,610
2075 147,046,928 13,002,848
2074 147,455,761 13,107,513
2073 147,841,295 13,213,407
2072 148,201,143 13,323,211
2071 148,534,057 13,435,661
2070 148,848,168 13,550,449
2069 149,134,711 13,667,892
2068 149,395,717 13,786,771
2067 149,630,386 13,909,141
2066 149,842,125 14,034,214
2065 150,029,268 14,163,381
2064 150,187,992 14,293,294
2063 150,319,846 14,424,068
2062 150,424,224 14,557,025
2061 150,502,250 14,689,897
2060 150,555,648 14,821,441
2059 150,577,220 14,952,855
2058 150,569,044 15,082,857
2057 150,535,337 15,211,914
2056 150,475,242 15,340,213
2055 150,384,336 15,467,019
2054 150,263,237 15,590,545
2053 150,110,615 15,712,155
2052 149,923,918 15,834,374
2051 149,705,066 15,954,507
2050 149,450,774 16,073,070
2049 149,166,038 16,192,498
2048 148,836,849 16,311,535
2047 148,478,965 16,430,565
2046 148,081,688 16,547,661
2045 147,647,318 16,665,026
2044 147,173,101 16,783,383
2043 146,667,761 16,900,955
2042 146,123,566 17,018,000
2041 145,543,650 17,136,818
2040 144,931,633 17,253,674
2039 144,286,278 17,370,310
2038 143,601,872 17,488,193
2037 142,883,005 17,604,853
2036 142,138,929 17,721,511
2035 141,359,885 17,837,396
2034 140,554,653 17,950,976
2033 139,713,048 18,064,449
2032 138,843,644 18,176,399
2031 137,947,334 18,288,437
2030 137,023,304 18,399,699
2029 136,071,720 18,511,331
2028 135,090,755 18,621,197
2027 134,081,337 18,730,482
2026 133,042,003 18,839,108
2025 131,970,909 18,946,392
2024 130,861,007 19,051,804
2023 129,739,759 19,061,062
2022 128,613,117 19,048,502
2021 127,648,148 19,122,059
2020 126,799,054 19,265,250
2019 125,762,982 19,371,648
2018 124,573,711 19,473,970
2017 123,400,057 19,588,715
2016 122,251,351 19,702,267
2015 121,072,306 19,815,616
2014 119,784,261 19,908,979
2013 118,343,573 19,983,693
2012 116,818,208 20,058,035
2011 115,243,504 20,147,528
2010 113,623,895 20,246,871
2009 111,999,721 20,367,487
2008 110,374,288 20,537,875
2007 108,774,360 20,882,982
2006 107,253,666 21,193,760
2005 105,811,504 21,319,685
2004 104,394,131 21,451,748
2003 102,978,515 21,574,326
2002 101,548,624 21,730,496
2001 100,099,099 22,131,970
2000 98,625,552 22,442,971
1999 97,115,707 22,472,040
1998 95,575,245 22,507,344
1997 94,021,207 22,553,978
1996 92,452,702 22,619,004
1995 90,862,455 22,684,270
1994 89,259,205 22,730,211
1993 87,653,807 22,763,280
1992 86,044,809 22,794,284
1991 84,430,572 23,001,155
1990 82,820,170 23,201,835
1989 81,247,182 23,161,458
1988 79,695,531 23,057,662
1987 78,136,651 22,949,430
1986 76,585,637 22,836,841
1985 75,043,414 22,732,999
1984 73,506,846 22,640,547
1983 71,971,240 22,560,478
1982 70,433,260 22,475,741
1981 68,892,108 22,353,070
1980 67,300,334 22,207,282
1979 65,648,865 22,090,488
1978 63,979,046 21,951,464
1977 62,308,493 21,756,096
1976 60,645,512 21,551,634
1975 58,982,400 21,293,583
1974 57,320,149 21,029,429
1973 55,667,284 20,835,681
1972 54,030,168 20,657,957
1971 52,412,558 20,461,567
1970 50,814,953 20,250,398
1969 49,233,194 20,009,141
1968 47,668,303 19,799,831
1967 46,129,608 19,534,242
1966 44,629,106 19,215,450
1965 43,174,477 19,031,576
1964 41,772,049 18,919,126
1963 40,424,065 18,797,850
1962 39,129,200 18,676,550
1961 37,890,118 18,555,250
1960 36,724,615 18,406,905

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/romania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Romania
2100 -0.58% -0.77%
2099 -0.57% -0.76%
2098 -0.57% -0.75%
2097 -0.56% -0.74%
2096 -0.55% -0.74%
2095 -0.54% -0.72%
2094 -0.53% -0.73%
2093 -0.52% -0.72%
2092 -0.51% -0.71%
2091 -0.5% -0.72%
2090 -0.49% -0.71%
2089 -0.48% -0.71%
2088 -0.47% -0.7%
2087 -0.46% -0.72%
2086 -0.45% -0.72%
2085 -0.43% -0.72%
2084 -0.41% -0.73%
2083 -0.4% -0.73%
2082 -0.39% -0.75%
2081 -0.37% -0.76%
2080 -0.36% -0.76%
2079 -0.34% -0.77%
2078 -0.32% -0.77%
2077 -0.31% -0.78%
2076 -0.29% -0.79%
2075 -0.28% -0.8%
2074 -0.26% -0.8%
2073 -0.24% -0.82%
2072 -0.22% -0.84%
2071 -0.21% -0.85%
2070 -0.19% -0.86%
2069 -0.17% -0.86%
2068 -0.16% -0.88%
2067 -0.14% -0.89%
2066 -0.12% -0.91%
2065 -0.11% -0.91%
2064 -0.09% -0.91%
2063 -0.07% -0.91%
2062 -0.05% -0.9%
2061 -0.04% -0.89%
2060 -0.01% -0.88%
2059 0.005% -0.86%
2058 0.02% -0.85%
2057 0.04% -0.84%
2056 0.06% -0.82%
2055 0.08% -0.79%
2054 0.1% -0.77%
2053 0.12% -0.77%
2052 0.15% -0.75%
2051 0.17% -0.74%
2050 0.19% -0.74%
2049 0.22% -0.73%
2048 0.24% -0.72%
2047 0.27% -0.71%
2046 0.29% -0.7%
2045 0.32% -0.71%
2044 0.34% -0.7%
2043 0.37% -0.69%
2042 0.4% -0.69%
2041 0.42% -0.68%
2040 0.45% -0.67%
2039 0.48% -0.67%
2038 0.5% -0.66%
2037 0.52% -0.66%
2036 0.55% -0.65%
2035 0.57% -0.63%
2034 0.6% -0.63%
2033 0.63% -0.62%
2032 0.65% -0.61%
2031 0.67% -0.6%
2030 0.7% -0.6%
2029 0.73% -0.59%
2028 0.75% -0.58%
2027 0.78% -0.58%
2026 0.81% -0.57%
2025 0.85% -0.55%
2024 0.86% -0.05%
2023 0.88% 0.07%
2022 0.76% -0.38%
2021 0.67% -0.74%
2020 0.82% -0.55%
2019 0.95% -0.53%
2018 0.95% -0.59%
2017 0.94% -0.58%
2016 0.97% -0.57%
2015 1.08% -0.47%
2014 1.22% -0.37%
2013 1.31% -0.37%
2012 1.37% -0.44%
2011 1.43% -0.49%
2010 1.45% -0.59%
2009 1.47% -0.83%
2008 1.47% -1.65%
2007 1.42% -1.47%
2006 1.36% -0.59%
2005 1.36% -0.62%
2004 1.37% -0.57%
2003 1.41% -0.72%
2002 1.45% -1.81%
2001 1.49% -1.39%
2000 1.55% -0.13%
1999 1.61% -0.16%
1998 1.65% -0.21%
1997 1.7% -0.29%
1996 1.75% -0.29%
1995 1.8% -0.2%
1994 1.83% -0.15%
1993 1.87% -0.14%
1992 1.91% -0.9%
1991 1.94% -0.86%
1990 1.94% 0.17%
1989 1.95% 0.45%
1988 2% 0.47%
1987 2.03% 0.49%
1986 2.06% 0.46%
1985 2.09% 0.41%
1984 2.13% 0.35%
1983 2.18% 0.38%
1982 2.24% 0.55%
1981 2.37% 0.66%
1980 2.52% 0.53%
1979 2.61% 0.63%
1978 2.68% 0.9%
1977 2.74% 0.95%
1976 2.82% 1.21%
1975 2.9% 1.26%
1974 2.97% 0.93%
1973 3.03% 0.86%
1972 3.09% 0.96%
1971 3.14% 1.04%
1970 3.21% 1.21%
1969 3.28% 1.06%
1968 3.34% 1.36%
1967 3.36% 1.66%
1966 3.37% 0.97%
1965 3.36% 0.59%
1964 3.33% 0.65%
1963 3.31% 0.65%
1962 3.27% 0.65%
1961 3.17% 0.81%

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/romania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Mexico Romania
Current population
133323134
18839108
Population rank 11/197 70/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.23%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
56.8 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
3.45 minutes
One death every
39.5 seconds
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 -25
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 169/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 -29,041
Net migration rank 181/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - -29,041
2024 - -104,581 - -28,466
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 -89,587 -27,780
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 -93,338 89,076
2021 936,682 -122,791 -141,504 -17,731
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 -100,179 -13,202
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 -60,053 -27,909
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 -62,316 -33,018
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 -50,930 -33,081
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 -53,196 -33,073
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 -59,447 -35,751
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 -55,745 -35,448
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 -59,951 -34,910
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 -54,157 -37,589
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 -56,413 -102,769
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 -46,567 -122,364
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 -34,625 -137,953
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 -30,806 -144,368
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 -37,590 -133,089
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 -38,148 -132,777
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 -40,508 -131,176
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 -42,904 -117,432
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 -56,093 -107,139
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 -58,673 -106,585
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 -37,625 -91,154
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 -22,443 -92,451
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 -31,461 -82,590
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 -33,761 -81,366
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 -42,853 -88,734
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 -56,548 -70,799
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 -36,295 -73,779
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 -18,184 -76,246
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 -13,658 -73,475
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 -4,559 -63,200
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 25,301 -36,824
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 69,605 -38,157
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 122,756 -33,866
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 126,817 -48,911
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 128,517 -42,868
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 134,737 -50,450
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 111,392 -28,108
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 117,731 -24,629
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 87,986 3,093
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 119,121 -4,725
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 156,472 -20,870
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 168,776 -16,668
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 194,397 -29,600
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 204,148 -31,427
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 215,385 -28,135
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 213,361 18,748
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 219,324 9,125
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 235,530 6,725
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 175,020 58,651
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 198,316 61,920
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 206,662 74,473
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 234,905 71,919
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 264,120 74,851
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 338,577 33,601
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 347,709 37,282
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 115,293 -25,458
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 114,190 -60,430
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 134,326 -59,500
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 139,104 -58,076
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 130,736 -56,152
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 163,286 -54,642
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 191,431 -55,397

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/romania | 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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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