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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 6,125,852 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 21.8 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 1.68% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.13M (39.2% growth).

Mexico vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Singapore
2100 131,182,639 4,344,248
2099 131,943,283 4,387,645
2098 132,700,369 4,435,189
2097 133,455,010 4,483,484
2096 134,204,227 4,533,994
2095 134,949,218 4,585,243
2094 135,687,085 4,639,568
2093 136,415,232 4,692,749
2092 137,127,644 4,745,364
2091 137,833,985 4,802,089
2090 138,527,198 4,859,572
2089 139,208,862 4,919,853
2088 139,874,924 4,977,701
2087 140,530,483 5,036,662
2086 141,174,372 5,096,772
2085 141,805,496 5,155,480
2084 142,415,948 5,212,381
2083 143,009,187 5,269,612
2082 143,579,768 5,327,281
2081 144,138,842 5,383,608
2080 144,677,451 5,438,023
2079 145,195,172 5,491,695
2078 145,691,242 5,541,781
2077 146,165,064 5,589,429
2076 146,616,674 5,632,686
2075 147,046,928 5,679,862
2074 147,455,761 5,725,351
2073 147,841,295 5,764,008
2072 148,201,143 5,799,655
2071 148,534,057 5,833,262
2070 148,848,168 5,864,115
2069 149,134,711 5,896,709
2068 149,395,717 5,927,631
2067 149,630,386 5,955,955
2066 149,842,125 5,988,826
2065 150,029,268 6,020,244
2064 150,187,992 6,046,805
2063 150,319,846 6,069,231
2062 150,424,224 6,093,782
2061 150,502,250 6,116,847
2060 150,555,648 6,142,295
2059 150,577,220 6,163,191
2058 150,569,044 6,185,611
2057 150,535,337 6,203,303
2056 150,475,242 6,221,491
2055 150,384,336 6,240,206
2054 150,263,237 6,261,488
2053 150,110,615 6,277,678
2052 149,923,918 6,290,046
2051 149,705,066 6,307,270
2050 149,450,774 6,325,698
2049 149,166,038 6,342,616
2048 148,836,849 6,355,818
2047 148,478,965 6,373,684
2046 148,081,688 6,387,901
2045 147,647,318 6,399,811
2044 147,173,101 6,412,802
2043 146,667,761 6,420,804
2042 146,123,566 6,427,555
2041 145,543,650 6,433,153
2040 144,931,633 6,434,727
2039 144,286,278 6,431,367
2038 143,601,872 6,422,540
2037 142,883,005 6,410,923
2036 142,138,929 6,398,937
2035 141,359,885 6,382,637
2034 140,554,653 6,360,610
2033 139,713,048 6,333,556
2032 138,843,644 6,306,749
2031 137,947,334 6,277,847
2030 137,023,304 6,250,608
2029 136,071,720 6,221,161
2028 135,090,755 6,186,754
2027 134,081,337 6,150,947
2026 133,042,003 6,116,548
2025 131,970,909 6,078,250
2024 130,861,007 6,036,860
2023 129,739,759 5,917,648
2022 128,613,117 5,637,022
2021 127,648,148 5,453,566
2020 126,799,054 5,685,807
2019 125,762,982 5,703,569
2018 124,573,711 5,638,676
2017 123,400,057 5,612,253
2016 122,251,351 5,607,283
2015 121,072,306 5,535,002
2014 119,784,261 5,469,724
2013 118,343,573 5,399,162
2012 116,818,208 5,312,437
2011 115,243,504 5,183,688
2010 113,623,895 5,076,732
2009 111,999,721 4,987,573
2008 110,374,288 4,839,396
2007 108,774,360 4,588,599
2006 107,253,666 4,401,365
2005 105,811,504 4,265,762
2004 104,394,131 4,166,664
2003 102,978,515 4,114,826
2002 101,548,624 4,175,950
2001 100,099,099 4,138,012
2000 98,625,552 4,027,887
1999 97,115,707 3,958,723
1998 95,575,245 3,927,213
1997 94,021,207 3,796,038
1996 92,452,702 3,670,704
1995 90,862,455 3,524,506
1994 89,259,205 3,419,048
1993 87,653,807 3,313,471
1992 86,044,809 3,230,698
1991 84,430,572 3,135,083
1990 82,820,170 3,047,132
1989 81,247,182 2,930,901
1988 79,695,531 2,846,108
1987 78,136,651 2,774,789
1986 76,585,637 2,733,373
1985 75,043,414 2,735,957
1984 73,506,846 2,732,221
1983 71,971,240 2,681,061
1982 70,433,260 2,646,466
1981 68,892,108 2,532,835
1980 67,300,334 2,413,945
1979 65,648,865 2,383,500
1978 63,979,046 2,353,600
1977 62,308,493 2,325,300
1976 60,645,512 2,293,300
1975 58,982,400 2,262,600
1974 57,320,149 2,229,800
1973 55,667,284 2,193,000
1972 54,030,168 2,152,400
1971 52,412,558 2,112,900
1970 50,814,953 2,074,507
1969 49,233,194 2,042,500
1968 47,668,303 2,012,000
1967 46,129,608 1,977,600
1966 44,629,106 1,934,400
1965 43,174,477 1,886,900
1964 41,772,049 1,841,600
1963 40,424,065 1,795,000
1962 39,129,200 1,750,200
1961 37,890,118 1,702,400
1960 36,724,615 1,646,400

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 6.43M people in 2040 for Singapore.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Singapore
2100 -0.58% -0.99%
2099 -0.57% -1.07%
2098 -0.57% -1.08%
2097 -0.56% -1.11%
2096 -0.55% -1.12%
2095 -0.54% -1.17%
2094 -0.53% -1.13%
2093 -0.52% -1.11%
2092 -0.51% -1.18%
2091 -0.5% -1.18%
2090 -0.49% -1.23%
2089 -0.48% -1.16%
2088 -0.47% -1.17%
2087 -0.46% -1.18%
2086 -0.45% -1.14%
2085 -0.43% -1.09%
2084 -0.41% -1.09%
2083 -0.4% -1.08%
2082 -0.39% -1.05%
2081 -0.37% -1%
2080 -0.36% -0.98%
2079 -0.34% -0.9%
2078 -0.32% -0.85%
2077 -0.31% -0.77%
2076 -0.29% -0.83%
2075 -0.28% -0.79%
2074 -0.26% -0.67%
2073 -0.24% -0.61%
2072 -0.22% -0.58%
2071 -0.21% -0.53%
2070 -0.19% -0.55%
2069 -0.17% -0.52%
2068 -0.16% -0.48%
2067 -0.14% -0.55%
2066 -0.12% -0.52%
2065 -0.11% -0.44%
2064 -0.09% -0.37%
2063 -0.07% -0.4%
2062 -0.05% -0.38%
2061 -0.04% -0.41%
2060 -0.01% -0.34%
2059 0.005% -0.36%
2058 0.02% -0.29%
2057 0.04% -0.29%
2056 0.06% -0.3%
2055 0.08% -0.34%
2054 0.1% -0.26%
2053 0.12% -0.2%
2052 0.15% -0.27%
2051 0.17% -0.29%
2050 0.19% -0.27%
2049 0.22% -0.21%
2048 0.24% -0.28%
2047 0.27% -0.22%
2046 0.29% -0.19%
2045 0.32% -0.2%
2044 0.34% -0.12%
2043 0.37% -0.11%
2042 0.4% -0.09%
2041 0.42% -0.02%
2040 0.45% 0.05%
2039 0.48% 0.14%
2038 0.5% 0.18%
2037 0.52% 0.19%
2036 0.55% 0.26%
2035 0.57% 0.35%
2034 0.6% 0.43%
2033 0.63% 0.43%
2032 0.65% 0.46%
2031 0.67% 0.44%
2030 0.7% 0.47%
2029 0.73% 0.56%
2028 0.75% 0.58%
2027 0.78% 0.56%
2026 0.81% 0.63%
2025 0.85% 0.69%
2024 0.86% 2.01%
2023 0.88% 4.98%
2022 0.76% 3.36%
2021 0.67% -4.08%
2020 0.82% -0.31%
2019 0.95% 1.15%
2018 0.95% 0.47%
2017 0.94% 0.09%
2016 0.97% 1.31%
2015 1.08% 1.19%
2014 1.22% 1.31%
2013 1.31% 1.63%
2012 1.37% 2.48%
2011 1.43% 2.11%
2010 1.45% 1.79%
2009 1.47% 3.06%
2008 1.47% 5.47%
2007 1.42% 4.25%
2006 1.36% 3.18%
2005 1.36% 2.38%
2004 1.37% 1.26%
2003 1.41% -1.46%
2002 1.45% 0.92%
2001 1.49% 2.73%
2000 1.55% 1.75%
1999 1.61% 0.8%
1998 1.65% 3.46%
1997 1.7% 3.41%
1996 1.75% 4.15%
1995 1.8% 3.08%
1994 1.83% 3.19%
1993 1.87% 2.56%
1992 1.91% 3.05%
1991 1.94% 2.89%
1990 1.94% 3.97%
1989 1.95% 2.98%
1988 2% 2.57%
1987 2.03% 1.52%
1986 2.06% -0.09%
1985 2.09% 0.14%
1984 2.13% 1.91%
1983 2.18% 1.31%
1982 2.24% 4.49%
1981 2.37% 4.93%
1980 2.52% 1.28%
1979 2.61% 1.27%
1978 2.68% 1.22%
1977 2.74% 1.4%
1976 2.82% 1.36%
1975 2.9% 1.47%
1974 2.97% 1.68%
1973 3.03% 1.89%
1972 3.09% 1.87%
1971 3.14% 1.85%
1970 3.21% 1.57%
1969 3.28% 1.52%
1968 3.34% 1.74%
1967 3.36% 2.23%
1966 3.37% 2.52%
1965 3.36% 2.46%
1964 3.33% 2.6%
1963 3.31% 2.56%
1962 3.27% 2.81%
1961 3.17% 3.4%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while Singapore's population grew by 2.01%.

Live population counters

Mexico Singapore
Current population
133323134
6125852
Population rank 11/197 113/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.07%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
4.41 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
12 minutes
One death every
39.5 seconds
14.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 +327
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 +119,212
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +2.01%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 50/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 +16,892
Net migration rank 181/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - 16,892
2024 - -104,581 - 20,011
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 7,101 26,996
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 9,019 214,842
2021 936,682 -122,791 15,270 -44,030
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 18,763 -145,556
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 21,674 870
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 21,427 21,820
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 21,888 -8,880
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 25,794 13,737
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 27,121 41,852
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 27,896 40,154
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 25,376 52,176
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 29,750 78,501
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 25,919 89,856
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 24,876 72,571
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 27,930 95,841
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 28,068 176,182
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 26,614 192,292
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 25,968 135,625
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 24,741 92,023
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 24,583 50,487
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 24,689 -30,012
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 29,231 -40,023
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 31,035 45,027
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 37,057 55,218
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 32,857 19,681
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 33,381 51,905
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 37,960 95,241
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 38,542 102,018
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 38,065 91,947
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 39,319 71,170
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 40,425 58,820
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 39,091 54,359
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 39,188 57,821
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 41,136 66,950
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 36,929 68,031
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 42,407 40,976
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 33,020 25,411
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 27,880 -7,858
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 32,010 -31,036
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 31,967 -4,396
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 30,296 11,699
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 33,346 41,568
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 32,167 85,869
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 30,657 42,433
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 28,363 -2,384
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 27,537 436
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 26,508 2,757
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 31,189 949
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 28,509 4,104
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 31,664 2,748
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 36,404 -495
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 38,098 -1,631
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 35,708 573
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 35,059 4,024
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 34,314 6,763
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 36,216 6,792
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 40,145 6,006
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 44,298 3,507
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 45,474 4,199
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 47,697 3,043
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 49,542 2,668
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 48,830 3,714
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 49,880 3,490
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 51,533 2,008

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

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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 Singapore 54.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

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
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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