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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 14,569,341 people in Rwanda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 15,062,056 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 8.87 times bigger than Rwanda's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 1.79% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +2.28% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15.1M (62% growth).

Mexico vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Rwanda
2100 131,158,772 33,113,283
2099 131,919,278 33,008,545
2098 132,676,226 32,927,982
2097 133,430,730 32,853,307
2096 134,179,811 32,768,037
2095 134,924,667 32,635,508
2094 135,662,399 32,550,001
2093 136,390,414 32,416,870
2092 137,102,695 32,294,333
2091 137,808,909 32,191,262
2090 138,501,995 32,088,747
2089 139,183,536 31,892,591
2088 139,849,476 31,746,789
2087 140,504,916 31,553,150
2086 141,148,688 31,399,004
2085 141,779,696 31,254,597
2084 142,390,038 31,112,448
2083 142,983,168 30,937,106
2082 143,553,646 30,752,861
2081 144,112,618 30,576,992
2080 144,651,130 30,386,351
2079 145,168,756 30,195,560
2078 145,664,735 30,016,688
2077 146,138,472 29,819,259
2076 146,589,999 29,645,610
2075 147,020,176 29,441,964
2074 147,428,934 29,243,980
2073 147,814,398 29,025,977
2072 148,174,180 28,798,822
2071 148,507,034 28,578,302
2070 148,821,087 28,334,300
2069 149,107,578 28,121,174
2068 149,368,537 27,872,383
2067 149,603,163 27,609,059
2066 149,814,864 27,372,823
2065 150,001,973 27,101,698
2064 150,160,667 26,838,144
2063 150,292,498 26,559,838
2062 150,396,857 26,312,631
2061 150,474,868 26,001,660
2060 150,528,257 25,729,037
2059 150,549,825 25,453,407
2058 150,541,650 25,121,995
2057 150,507,950 24,853,512
2056 150,447,865 24,582,198
2055 150,356,976 24,281,895
2054 150,235,899 23,991,958
2053 150,083,305 23,705,290
2052 149,896,641 23,421,032
2051 149,677,830 23,113,700
2050 149,423,583 22,814,556
2049 149,138,900 22,498,806
2048 148,809,771 22,171,841
2047 148,451,951 21,848,486
2046 148,054,747 21,554,082
2045 147,620,456 21,228,573
2044 147,146,325 20,915,810
2043 146,641,077 20,548,490
2042 146,096,981 20,214,283
2041 145,517,171 19,845,021
2040 144,905,265 19,475,227
2039 144,260,027 19,108,842
2038 143,575,746 18,773,398
2037 142,857,009 18,433,422
2036 142,113,069 18,128,058
2035 141,334,167 17,765,049
2034 140,529,082 17,432,165
2033 139,687,630 17,100,072
2032 138,818,384 16,822,053
2031 137,922,237 16,495,903
2030 136,998,375 16,178,061
2029 136,046,964 15,868,812
2028 135,066,178 15,554,713
2027 134,056,943 15,217,275
2026 133,017,798 14,898,118
2025 131,946,900 14,569,341
2024 130,861,007 14,256,567
2023 129,739,759 13,954,471
2022 128,613,117 13,651,030
2021 127,648,148 13,355,260
2020 126,799,054 13,065,837
2019 125,762,982 12,776,103
2018 124,573,711 12,487,996
2017 123,400,057 12,202,060
2016 122,251,351 11,919,183
2015 121,072,306 11,640,022
2014 119,784,261 11,364,757
2013 118,343,573 11,093,340
2012 116,818,208 10,829,901
2011 115,243,504 10,573,733
2010 113,623,895 10,317,553
2009 111,999,721 10,060,432
2008 110,374,288 9,804,269
2007 108,774,360 9,549,933
2006 107,253,666 9,299,246
2005 105,811,504 9,054,528
2004 104,394,131 8,816,844
2003 102,978,515 8,586,875
2002 101,548,624 8,400,180
2001 100,099,099 8,287,094
2000 98,625,552 8,213,931
1999 97,115,707 8,147,912
1998 95,575,245 8,081,681
1997 94,021,207 7,755,238
1996 92,452,702 6,708,764
1995 90,862,455 5,674,118
1994 89,259,205 6,792,352
1993 87,653,807 7,981,132
1992 86,044,809 7,683,266
1991 84,430,572 7,526,966
1990 82,820,170 7,375,307
1989 81,247,182 7,184,706
1988 79,695,531 6,968,071
1987 78,136,651 6,749,493
1986 76,585,637 6,531,881
1985 75,043,414 6,317,228
1984 73,506,846 6,107,627
1983 71,971,240 5,905,311
1982 70,433,260 5,711,549
1981 68,892,108 5,527,230
1980 67,300,334 5,353,259
1979 65,648,865 5,189,541
1978 63,979,046 5,035,171
1977 62,308,493 4,888,240
1976 60,645,512 4,745,954
1975 58,982,400 4,607,728
1974 57,320,149 4,474,228
1973 55,667,284 4,345,047
1972 54,030,168 4,220,335
1971 52,412,558 4,100,044
1970 50,814,953 3,980,669
1969 49,233,194 3,861,271
1968 47,668,303 3,744,010
1967 46,129,608 3,629,577
1966 44,629,106 3,521,626
1965 43,174,477 3,423,210
1964 41,772,049 3,334,834
1963 40,424,065 3,258,890
1962 39,129,200 3,186,025
1961 37,890,118 3,106,779
1960 36,724,615 3,022,294

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,142,873 people (a 26.4% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 51.5% to 22,814,556 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 33.1M people in 2100 for Rwanda.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Rwanda
2100 -0.58% 0.32%
2099 -0.57% 0.24%
2098 -0.57% 0.23%
2097 -0.56% 0.26%
2096 -0.55% 0.41%
2095 -0.54% 0.26%
2094 -0.53% 0.41%
2093 -0.52% 0.38%
2092 -0.51% 0.32%
2091 -0.5% 0.32%
2090 -0.49% 0.62%
2089 -0.48% 0.46%
2088 -0.47% 0.61%
2087 -0.46% 0.49%
2086 -0.45% 0.46%
2085 -0.43% 0.46%
2084 -0.41% 0.57%
2083 -0.4% 0.6%
2082 -0.39% 0.58%
2081 -0.37% 0.63%
2080 -0.36% 0.63%
2079 -0.34% 0.6%
2078 -0.32% 0.66%
2077 -0.31% 0.59%
2076 -0.29% 0.69%
2075 -0.28% 0.68%
2074 -0.26% 0.75%
2073 -0.24% 0.79%
2072 -0.22% 0.77%
2071 -0.21% 0.86%
2070 -0.19% 0.76%
2069 -0.17% 0.89%
2068 -0.16% 0.95%
2067 -0.14% 0.86%
2066 -0.12% 1%
2065 -0.11% 0.98%
2064 -0.09% 1.05%
2063 -0.07% 0.94%
2062 -0.05% 1.2%
2061 -0.04% 1.06%
2060 -0.01% 1.08%
2059 0.005% 1.32%
2058 0.02% 1.08%
2057 0.04% 1.1%
2056 0.06% 1.24%
2055 0.08% 1.21%
2054 0.1% 1.21%
2053 0.12% 1.21%
2052 0.15% 1.33%
2051 0.17% 1.31%
2050 0.19% 1.4%
2049 0.22% 1.47%
2048 0.24% 1.48%
2047 0.27% 1.37%
2046 0.29% 1.53%
2045 0.32% 1.5%
2044 0.34% 1.79%
2043 0.37% 1.65%
2042 0.4% 1.86%
2041 0.42% 1.9%
2040 0.45% 1.92%
2039 0.48% 1.79%
2038 0.5% 1.84%
2037 0.52% 1.68%
2036 0.55% 2.04%
2035 0.57% 1.91%
2034 0.6% 1.94%
2033 0.63% 1.65%
2032 0.65% 1.98%
2031 0.67% 1.96%
2030 0.7% 1.95%
2029 0.73% 2.02%
2028 0.75% 2.22%
2027 0.78% 2.14%
2026 0.81% 2.26%
2025 0.83% 2.19%
2024 0.86% 2.16%
2023 0.88% 2.22%
2022 0.76% 2.21%
2021 0.67% 2.22%
2020 0.82% 2.27%
2019 0.95% 2.31%
2018 0.95% 2.34%
2017 0.94% 2.37%
2016 0.97% 2.4%
2015 1.08% 2.42%
2014 1.22% 2.45%
2013 1.31% 2.43%
2012 1.37% 2.42%
2011 1.43% 2.48%
2010 1.45% 2.56%
2009 1.47% 2.61%
2008 1.47% 2.66%
2007 1.42% 2.7%
2006 1.36% 2.7%
2005 1.36% 2.7%
2004 1.37% 2.68%
2003 1.41% 2.22%
2002 1.45% 1.36%
2001 1.49% 0.89%
2000 1.55% 0.81%
1999 1.61% 0.82%
1998 1.65% 4.21%
1997 1.7% 15.6%
1996 1.75% 18.2%
1995 1.8% -16.5%
1994 1.83% -14.9%
1993 1.87% 3.88%
1992 1.91% 2.08%
1991 1.94% 2.06%
1990 1.94% 2.65%
1989 1.95% 3.11%
1988 2% 3.24%
1987 2.03% 3.33%
1986 2.06% 3.4%
1985 2.09% 3.43%
1984 2.13% 3.43%
1983 2.18% 3.39%
1982 2.24% 3.33%
1981 2.37% 3.25%
1980 2.52% 3.15%
1979 2.61% 3.07%
1978 2.68% 3.01%
1977 2.74% 3%
1976 2.82% 3%
1975 2.9% 2.98%
1974 2.97% 2.97%
1973 3.03% 2.96%
1972 3.09% 2.93%
1971 3.14% 3%
1970 3.21% 3.09%
1969 3.28% 3.13%
1968 3.34% 3.15%
1967 3.36% 3.07%
1966 3.37% 2.87%
1965 3.36% 2.65%
1964 3.33% 2.33%
1963 3.31% 2.29%
1962 3.27% 2.55%
1961 3.17% 2.8%

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 Rwanda's population grew by 2.19%.

Live population counters

Mexico Rwanda
Current population
133551566
15062056
Population rank 11/197 77/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.18%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
1.69 minutes
One birth every
15.6 seconds
1.31 minutes
One death every
38.8 seconds
6.25 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,975 +857
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 +312,774
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +2.19%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 40/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -108,037 +6,282
Net migration rank 181/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - 6,282
2024 1,209,810 -104,581 316,025 -15,582
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 312,762 -9,001
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 312,145 -9,001
2021 936,682 -122,791 309,895 -21,492
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 312,692 -22,251
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 313,525 -24,492
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 312,512 -25,323
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 310,323 -25,634
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 305,549 -24,474
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 299,114 -21,862
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 292,779 -19,505
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 286,331 -16,779
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 282,584 -25,260
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 282,922 -27,915
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 286,848 -29,501
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 287,034 -30,128
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 287,334 -31,913
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 285,791 -32,537
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 282,149 -34,008
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 275,121 -33,830
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 265,273 -31,214
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 251,243 -25,355
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 239,036 -91,518
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 230,845 -152,197
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 221,276 -153,588
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 210,518 -146,162
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 197,185 -129,089
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 174,687 410,106
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 140,455 1,367,700
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 121,137 439,995
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 183,926 236,110
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 188,025 -12,334
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 196,431 -59,519
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 207,895 -41,483
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 217,632 -2,826
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 223,759 -5,285
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 225,744 -7,062
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 225,526 -8,982
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 223,794 -11,031
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 219,337 -12,899
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 212,750 -14,560
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 205,147 -15,818
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 195,769 -16,453
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 184,988 -16,359
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 174,477 -15,669
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 163,779 -13,838
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 155,011 -11,084
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 147,665 -7,027
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 140,596 -4,791
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 135,743 -4,535
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 131,021 -3,862
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 126,403 -4,156
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 122,567 -4,230
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 119,273 1,149
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 115,394 2,983
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 111,422 4,728
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 108,053 4,655
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 105,128 -1,930
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 103,422 -9,774
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 102,562 -19,458
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 94,296 -25,524
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 102,548 -25,594
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 102,051 -20,508
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 100,627 -13,198

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Rwanda 94% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,104,542 people) and 6.03% is from migration (a loss of 199,112 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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