The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,008,812 people compared to 245,039 in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population statistics:
- Mexico's population is 543 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
- The countries together account for 1.61% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
- For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
- Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 166K to 245K (47.9% growth).
- Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 150M people compared to the peak of 534K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.
Mexico vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter
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| Current population |
133008812
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245039
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| Population rank | 11/197 | 176/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.61% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
28.1 seconds
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1.88 hours
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| One birth every |
15.5 seconds
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1.35 hours
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| One death every |
39.5 seconds
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6.81 hours
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| One migration net change every |
5.03 minutes
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14.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | -104,581 | -604 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,072 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,121,248 | +4,665 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.86% | +2.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 111/197 | 49/197 |
Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 36,724,615 | 68,012 | - | - |
| 1961 | 37,890,118 | 68,707 | 3.17% | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 39,129,200 | 69,403 | 3.27% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 40,424,065 | 70,112 | 3.31% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 41,772,049 | 70,865 | 3.33% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 43,174,477 | 71,680 | 3.36% | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 44,629,106 | 72,576 | 3.37% | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 46,129,608 | 73,596 | 3.36% | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 47,668,303 | 74,765 | 3.34% | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 49,233,194 | 76,083 | 3.28% | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 50,814,953 | 77,626 | 3.21% | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 52,412,558 | 79,330 | 3.14% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 54,030,168 | 81,041 | 3.09% | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 55,667,284 | 82,798 | 3.03% | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 57,320,149 | 84,672 | 2.97% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 58,982,400 | 86,708 | 2.9% | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 60,645,512 | 88,922 | 2.82% | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 62,308,493 | 91,301 | 2.74% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 63,979,046 | 93,794 | 2.68% | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 65,648,865 | 96,252 | 2.61% | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 67,300,334 | 98,544 | 2.52% | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 68,892,108 | 100,615 | 2.37% | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 70,433,260 | 102,508 | 2.24% | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 71,971,240 | 104,380 | 2.18% | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 73,506,846 | 106,394 | 2.13% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 75,043,414 | 108,658 | 2.09% | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 76,585,637 | 111,150 | 2.06% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 78,136,651 | 113,919 | 2.03% | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 79,695,531 | 116,939 | 2% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 81,247,182 | 119,979 | 1.95% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 82,820,170 | 122,980 | 1.94% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 84,430,572 | 125,697 | 1.94% | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 86,044,809 | 128,110 | 1.91% | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 87,653,807 | 130,467 | 1.87% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 89,259,205 | 132,732 | 1.83% | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 90,862,455 | 134,895 | 1.8% | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 92,452,702 | 136,962 | 1.75% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 94,021,207 | 138,922 | 1.7% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 95,575,245 | 140,751 | 1.65% | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 97,115,707 | 142,442 | 1.61% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 98,625,552 | 144,018 | 1.55% | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 100,099,099 | 146,375 | 1.49% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 101,548,624 | 149,922 | 1.45% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 102,978,515 | 153,814 | 1.41% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 104,394,131 | 157,705 | 1.37% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 105,811,504 | 161,639 | 1.36% | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 107,253,666 | 165,638 | 1.36% | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 108,774,360 | 169,700 | 1.42% | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 110,374,288 | 173,793 | 1.47% | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 111,999,721 | 177,853 | 1.47% | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 113,623,895 | 181,802 | 1.45% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 115,243,504 | 185,649 | 1.43% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 116,818,208 | 189,439 | 1.37% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 118,343,573 | 193,148 | 1.31% | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 119,784,261 | 196,767 | 1.22% | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 121,072,306 | 200,291 | 1.08% | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 122,251,351 | 203,689 | 0.97% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 123,400,057 | 206,970 | 0.94% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 124,573,711 | 210,187 | 0.95% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 125,762,982 | 213,392 | 0.95% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 126,799,054 | 217,435 | 0.82% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 127,648,148 | 221,961 | 0.67% | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 128,613,117 | 226,305 | 0.76% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 129,739,759 | 230,871 | 0.88% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 130,861,007 | 235,536 | 0.86% | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 131,946,905 | 240,251 | 0.83% | 2% |
| 2026 | 132,997,664 | 244,987 | 0.8% | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 134,017,711 | 249,783 | 0.77% | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 135,008,697 | 254,657 | 0.74% | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 135,970,893 | 259,597 | 0.71% | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 136,904,747 | 264,560 | 0.69% | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 137,811,068 | 269,566 | 0.66% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 138,690,189 | 274,643 | 0.64% | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 139,542,087 | 279,761 | 0.61% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 140,362,026 | 284,911 | 0.59% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 141,150,818 | 290,082 | 0.56% | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 141,909,168 | 295,269 | 0.54% | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 142,637,546 | 300,439 | 0.51% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 143,336,222 | 305,590 | 0.49% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 143,998,296 | 310,729 | 0.46% | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 144,624,328 | 315,833 | 0.43% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 145,217,780 | 320,875 | 0.41% | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 145,777,459 | 325,888 | 0.39% | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 146,300,011 | 330,908 | 0.36% | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 146,787,722 | 335,919 | 0.33% | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 147,240,096 | 340,911 | 0.31% | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 147,654,160 | 345,883 | 0.28% | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 148,030,153 | 350,758 | 0.25% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 148,372,233 | 355,569 | 0.23% | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 148,677,894 | 360,353 | 0.21% | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 148,946,272 | 365,103 | 0.18% | 1.32% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 10,757,461 (a 8.8% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 41,350 (a 20.3% growth).
Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2006 and ranked 176th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Mexico's population will grow by 12% to 148,946,272 people with a rank change from 11th to 12th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.
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 Sao Tome and Principe
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| Life expectancy | 75.6 years | 70.3 years |
| Average age | 32.7 years | 25.1 years |
| Median age | 30.3 years | 20.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.5:51.5 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.91 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 174.4 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
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