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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 1.06 times bigger than Mexico's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 3.32% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Mexico vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Russia
2100 131,182,639 124,983,377
2099 131,943,283 125,086,144
2098 132,700,369 125,186,329
2097 133,455,010 125,264,415
2096 134,204,227 125,354,177
2095 134,949,218 125,422,006
2094 135,687,085 125,474,373
2093 136,415,232 125,529,632
2092 137,127,644 125,604,261
2091 137,833,985 125,652,742
2090 138,527,198 125,707,894
2089 139,208,862 125,760,026
2088 139,874,924 125,810,124
2087 140,530,483 125,858,116
2086 141,174,372 125,926,035
2085 141,805,496 126,001,913
2084 142,415,948 126,076,414
2083 143,009,187 126,151,046
2082 143,579,768 126,234,371
2081 144,138,842 126,317,768
2080 144,677,451 126,414,511
2079 145,195,172 126,534,688
2078 145,691,242 126,674,591
2077 146,165,064 126,830,956
2076 146,616,674 126,982,766
2075 147,046,928 127,165,304
2074 147,455,761 127,362,143
2073 147,841,295 127,576,856
2072 148,201,143 127,802,632
2071 148,534,057 128,080,998
2070 148,848,168 128,353,977
2069 149,134,711 128,642,208
2068 149,395,717 128,920,237
2067 149,630,386 129,203,483
2066 149,842,125 129,511,983
2065 150,029,268 129,842,007
2064 150,187,992 130,177,089
2063 150,319,846 130,522,107
2062 150,424,224 130,851,664
2061 150,502,250 131,200,160
2060 150,555,648 131,526,812
2059 150,577,220 131,884,461
2058 150,569,044 132,247,211
2057 150,535,337 132,584,941
2056 150,475,242 132,925,501
2055 150,384,336 133,271,436
2054 150,263,237 133,595,068
2053 150,110,615 133,914,243
2052 149,923,918 134,180,223
2051 149,705,066 134,443,510
2050 149,450,774 134,687,487
2049 149,166,038 134,909,323
2048 148,836,849 135,117,641
2047 148,478,965 135,311,492
2046 148,081,688 135,482,008
2045 147,647,318 135,664,379
2044 147,173,101 135,863,165
2043 146,667,761 136,085,277
2042 146,123,566 136,307,658
2041 145,543,650 136,557,818
2040 144,931,633 136,821,807
2039 144,286,278 137,122,219
2038 143,601,872 137,433,644
2037 142,883,005 137,770,811
2036 142,138,929 138,118,955
2035 141,359,885 138,478,809
2034 140,554,653 138,852,689
2033 139,713,048 139,237,595
2032 138,843,644 139,635,142
2031 137,947,334 140,058,187
2030 137,023,304 140,453,528
2029 136,071,720 140,840,370
2028 135,090,755 141,214,141
2027 134,081,337 141,580,416
2026 133,042,003 141,906,741
2025 131,970,909 142,772,403
2024 130,861,007 143,533,851
2023 129,739,759 143,826,130
2022 128,613,117 144,236,933
2021 127,648,148 144,746,762
2020 126,799,054 145,245,148
2019 125,762,982 145,453,291
2018 124,573,711 145,398,106
2017 123,400,057 145,293,260
2016 122,251,351 145,015,460
2015 121,072,306 144,640,716
2014 119,784,261 144,237,223
2013 118,343,573 143,805,638
2012 116,818,208 143,378,447
2011 115,243,504 143,018,195
2010 113,623,895 142,849,468
2009 111,999,721 142,785,348
2008 110,374,288 142,742,366
2007 108,774,360 142,805,114
2006 107,253,666 143,049,637
2005 105,811,504 143,518,814
2004 104,394,131 144,067,316
2003 102,978,515 144,648,618
2002 101,548,624 145,306,497
2001 100,099,099 145,976,482
2000 98,625,552 146,596,869
1999 97,115,707 147,214,776
1998 95,575,245 147,670,784
1997 94,021,207 147,915,361
1996 92,452,702 148,160,129
1995 90,862,455 148,375,787
1994 89,259,205 148,407,912
1993 87,653,807 148,458,777
1992 86,044,809 148,538,197
1991 84,430,572 148,394,216
1990 82,820,170 147,969,406
1989 81,247,182 147,721,000
1988 79,695,531 146,857,000
1987 78,136,651 145,908,000
1986 76,585,637 144,894,000
1985 75,043,414 143,858,000
1984 73,506,846 142,745,000
1983 71,971,240 141,668,000
1982 70,433,260 140,823,000
1981 68,892,108 139,941,000
1980 67,300,334 139,010,000
1979 65,648,865 138,027,000
1978 63,979,046 137,060,000
1977 62,308,493 136,100,000
1976 60,645,512 135,147,000
1975 58,982,400 134,200,000
1974 57,320,149 133,432,000
1973 55,667,284 132,669,000
1972 54,030,168 131,909,000
1971 52,412,558 131,155,000
1970 50,814,953 130,404,000
1969 49,233,194 129,664,000
1968 47,668,303 128,928,000
1967 46,129,608 128,196,000
1966 44,629,106 127,468,000
1965 43,174,477 126,745,000
1964 41,772,049 125,345,000
1963 40,424,065 123,960,000
1962 39,129,200 122,591,000
1961 37,890,118 121,236,000
1960 36,724,615 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Russia
2100 -0.58% -0.08%
2099 -0.57% -0.08%
2098 -0.57% -0.06%
2097 -0.56% -0.07%
2096 -0.55% -0.05%
2095 -0.54% -0.04%
2094 -0.53% -0.04%
2093 -0.52% -0.06%
2092 -0.51% -0.04%
2091 -0.5% -0.04%
2090 -0.49% -0.04%
2089 -0.48% -0.04%
2088 -0.47% -0.04%
2087 -0.46% -0.05%
2086 -0.45% -0.06%
2085 -0.43% -0.06%
2084 -0.41% -0.06%
2083 -0.4% -0.07%
2082 -0.39% -0.07%
2081 -0.37% -0.08%
2080 -0.36% -0.09%
2079 -0.34% -0.11%
2078 -0.32% -0.12%
2077 -0.31% -0.12%
2076 -0.29% -0.14%
2075 -0.28% -0.15%
2074 -0.26% -0.17%
2073 -0.24% -0.18%
2072 -0.22% -0.22%
2071 -0.21% -0.21%
2070 -0.19% -0.22%
2069 -0.17% -0.22%
2068 -0.16% -0.22%
2067 -0.14% -0.24%
2066 -0.12% -0.25%
2065 -0.11% -0.26%
2064 -0.09% -0.26%
2063 -0.07% -0.25%
2062 -0.05% -0.27%
2061 -0.04% -0.25%
2060 -0.01% -0.27%
2059 0.005% -0.27%
2058 0.02% -0.25%
2057 0.04% -0.26%
2056 0.06% -0.26%
2055 0.08% -0.24%
2054 0.1% -0.24%
2053 0.12% -0.2%
2052 0.15% -0.2%
2051 0.17% -0.18%
2050 0.19% -0.16%
2049 0.22% -0.15%
2048 0.24% -0.14%
2047 0.27% -0.13%
2046 0.29% -0.13%
2045 0.32% -0.15%
2044 0.34% -0.16%
2043 0.37% -0.16%
2042 0.4% -0.18%
2041 0.42% -0.19%
2040 0.45% -0.22%
2039 0.48% -0.23%
2038 0.5% -0.24%
2037 0.52% -0.25%
2036 0.55% -0.26%
2035 0.57% -0.27%
2034 0.6% -0.28%
2033 0.63% -0.28%
2032 0.65% -0.3%
2031 0.67% -0.28%
2030 0.7% -0.27%
2029 0.73% -0.26%
2028 0.75% -0.26%
2027 0.78% -0.23%
2026 0.81% -0.61%
2025 0.85% -0.53%
2024 0.86% -0.2%
2023 0.88% -0.28%
2022 0.76% -0.35%
2021 0.67% -0.34%
2020 0.82% -0.14%
2019 0.95% 0.04%
2018 0.95% 0.07%
2017 0.94% 0.19%
2016 0.97% 0.26%
2015 1.08% 0.28%
2014 1.22% 0.3%
2013 1.31% 0.3%
2012 1.37% 0.25%
2011 1.43% 0.12%
2010 1.45% 0.04%
2009 1.47% 0.03%
2008 1.47% -0.04%
2007 1.42% -0.17%
2006 1.36% -0.33%
2005 1.36% -0.38%
2004 1.37% -0.4%
2003 1.41% -0.45%
2002 1.45% -0.46%
2001 1.49% -0.42%
2000 1.55% -0.42%
1999 1.61% -0.31%
1998 1.65% -0.17%
1997 1.7% -0.17%
1996 1.75% -0.15%
1995 1.8% -0.02%
1994 1.83% -0.03%
1993 1.87% -0.05%
1992 1.91% 0.1%
1991 1.94% 0.29%
1990 1.94% 0.17%
1989 1.95% 0.59%
1988 2% 0.65%
1987 2.03% 0.7%
1986 2.06% 0.72%
1985 2.09% 0.78%
1984 2.13% 0.76%
1983 2.18% 0.6%
1982 2.24% 0.63%
1981 2.37% 0.67%
1980 2.52% 0.71%
1979 2.61% 0.71%
1978 2.68% 0.71%
1977 2.74% 0.71%
1976 2.82% 0.71%
1975 2.9% 0.58%
1974 2.97% 0.58%
1973 3.03% 0.58%
1972 3.09% 0.57%
1971 3.14% 0.58%
1970 3.21% 0.57%
1969 3.28% 0.57%
1968 3.34% 0.57%
1967 3.36% 0.57%
1966 3.37% 0.57%
1965 3.36% 1.12%
1964 3.33% 1.12%
1963 3.31% 1.12%
1962 3.27% 1.12%
1961 3.17% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Mexico Russia
Current population
133323134
141906741
Population rank 11/197 9/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 1.71%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
1.8 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
39.5 seconds
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,072 -801
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 177/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 -251,822
Net migration rank 181/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - -251,822
2024 - -104,581 - -178,042
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 -503,392 27,807
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 -576,948 765,629
2021 936,682 -122,791 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 -697,177 334,094
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 -319,997 336,494
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 -232,637 339,972
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 -130,764 396,619
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 0 447,645
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 43,392 384,756
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 28,848 264,698
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 28,761 289,872
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 0 285,977
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 -128,716 309,377
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 -242,844 307,555
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 -257,014 350,206
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 -356,856 360,840
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 -471,257 365,717
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 -686,638 308,370
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 -846,761 263,541
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 -792,370 261,519
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 -896,822 256,804
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 -963,445 259,614
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 -967,540 550,401
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 -927,453 375,468
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 -694,053 528,135
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 -769,159 541,387
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 -785,248 587,171
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 -845,742 723,875
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 -757,140 507,229
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 103,876 125,505
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 325,533 299,863
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 576,112 89,400
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 778,343 269,862
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 977,583 275,611
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 985,279 283,553
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 762,447 280,614
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 756,548 247,026
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 906,676 200,159
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 830,855 107,520
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 713,700 36,686
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 681,149 10,440
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 690,135 -5,791
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 812,766 108,882
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 832,932 122,316
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 852,237 113,851
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 843,850 80,069
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 883,186 -51,759
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 846,561 -107,568
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 872,050 -111,168
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 854,999 -134,968
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 785,554 -264,464
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 753,088 -64,643
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 787,621 -83,221
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 854,554 -116,029
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 989,279 -111,360
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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