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Population in Mexico compared to South Sudan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 12,507,858 in South Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 10.7 times bigger than South Sudan's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
  • The countries together account for 1.76% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.5M (56.8% growth).

Mexico vs South Sudan: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico South Sudan
2100 131,182,639 24,086,901
2099 131,943,283 24,081,477
2098 132,700,369 24,063,461
2097 133,455,010 24,065,268
2096 134,204,227 24,054,483
2095 134,949,218 24,046,345
2094 135,687,085 24,047,776
2093 136,415,232 24,039,017
2092 137,127,644 24,019,054
2091 137,833,985 24,000,308
2090 138,527,198 23,978,496
2089 139,208,862 23,937,487
2088 139,874,924 23,892,166
2087 140,530,483 23,857,250
2086 141,174,372 23,803,312
2085 141,805,496 23,759,178
2084 142,415,948 23,687,109
2083 143,009,187 23,617,646
2082 143,579,768 23,541,119
2081 144,138,842 23,466,449
2080 144,677,451 23,391,758
2079 145,195,172 23,294,252
2078 145,691,242 23,197,067
2077 146,165,064 23,086,584
2076 146,616,674 22,987,331
2075 147,046,928 22,868,587
2074 147,455,761 22,726,189
2073 147,841,295 22,583,672
2072 148,201,143 22,438,943
2071 148,534,057 22,288,026
2070 148,848,168 22,151,650
2069 149,134,711 22,003,659
2068 149,395,717 21,829,800
2067 149,630,386 21,662,211
2066 149,842,125 21,496,881
2065 150,029,268 21,317,455
2064 150,187,992 21,142,002
2063 150,319,846 20,965,122
2062 150,424,224 20,785,055
2061 150,502,250 20,608,964
2060 150,555,648 20,430,857
2059 150,577,220 20,235,022
2058 150,569,044 20,048,974
2057 150,535,337 19,853,696
2056 150,475,242 19,659,362
2055 150,384,336 19,464,297
2054 150,263,237 19,257,481
2053 150,110,615 19,060,517
2052 149,923,918 18,840,461
2051 149,705,066 18,633,198
2050 149,450,774 18,434,212
2049 149,166,038 18,230,881
2048 148,836,849 18,021,026
2047 148,478,965 17,806,282
2046 148,081,688 17,579,173
2045 147,647,318 17,355,041
2044 147,173,101 17,121,972
2043 146,667,761 16,888,278
2042 146,123,566 16,645,354
2041 145,543,650 16,396,768
2040 144,931,633 16,142,816
2039 144,286,278 15,889,952
2038 143,601,872 15,628,043
2037 142,883,005 15,363,975
2036 142,138,929 15,091,275
2035 141,359,885 14,815,307
2034 140,554,653 14,543,511
2033 139,713,048 14,278,180
2032 138,843,644 14,007,134
2031 137,947,334 13,730,637
2030 137,023,304 13,465,615
2029 136,071,720 13,206,477
2028 135,090,755 12,947,082
2027 134,081,337 12,692,769
2026 133,042,003 12,439,296
2025 131,970,909 12,193,102
2024 130,861,007 11,943,408
2023 129,739,759 11,483,374
2022 128,613,117 11,021,177
2021 127,648,148 10,865,780
2020 126,799,054 10,698,467
2019 125,762,982 10,423,384
2018 124,573,711 10,122,977
2017 123,400,057 10,259,154
2016 122,251,351 10,830,102
2015 121,072,306 11,107,561
2014 119,784,261 11,235,073
2013 118,343,573 11,166,275
2012 116,818,208 10,756,240
2011 115,243,504 10,288,109
2010 113,623,895 9,745,953
2009 111,999,721 9,243,556
2008 110,374,288 8,817,647
2007 108,774,360 8,388,788
2006 107,253,666 7,976,526
2005 105,811,504 7,590,143
2004 104,394,131 7,233,041
2003 102,978,515 6,903,127
2002 101,548,624 6,596,806
2001 100,099,099 6,308,391
2000 98,625,552 6,032,267
1999 97,115,707 5,771,628
1998 95,575,245 5,620,068
1997 94,021,207 5,509,136
1996 92,452,702 5,356,925
1995 90,862,455 5,225,836
1994 89,259,205 5,071,184
1993 87,653,807 4,956,002
1992 86,044,809 4,909,749
1991 84,430,572 4,836,677
1990 82,820,170 4,737,633
1989 81,247,182 4,713,229
1988 79,695,531 4,848,029
1987 78,136,651 4,962,395
1986 76,585,637 4,921,240
1985 75,043,414 4,834,296
1984 73,506,846 4,750,627
1983 71,971,240 4,661,574
1982 70,433,260 4,557,686
1981 68,892,108 4,447,272
1980 67,300,334 4,339,030
1979 65,648,865 4,232,605
1978 63,979,046 4,127,657
1977 62,308,493 4,024,032
1976 60,645,512 3,921,910
1975 58,982,400 3,821,494
1974 57,320,149 3,723,259
1973 55,667,284 3,627,383
1972 54,030,168 3,542,497
1971 52,412,558 3,468,646
1970 50,814,953 3,409,614
1969 49,233,194 3,365,533
1968 47,668,303 3,321,528
1967 46,129,608 3,277,648
1966 44,629,106 3,236,423
1965 43,174,477 3,189,835
1964 41,772,049 3,129,918
1963 40,424,065 3,072,669
1962 39,129,200 3,024,308
1961 37,890,118 2,976,724
1960 36,724,615 2,931,559

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/south-sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,677,756 people (a 15.5% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th 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 South Sudan will increase by 47.4% to 18,434,212 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 24.1M people in 2100 for South Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico South Sudan
2100 -0.58% 0.02%
2099 -0.57% 0.07%
2098 -0.57% -0.008%
2097 -0.56% 0.04%
2096 -0.55% 0.03%
2095 -0.54% -0.006%
2094 -0.53% 0.04%
2093 -0.52% 0.08%
2092 -0.51% 0.08%
2091 -0.5% 0.09%
2090 -0.49% 0.17%
2089 -0.48% 0.19%
2088 -0.47% 0.15%
2087 -0.46% 0.23%
2086 -0.45% 0.19%
2085 -0.43% 0.3%
2084 -0.41% 0.29%
2083 -0.4% 0.33%
2082 -0.39% 0.32%
2081 -0.37% 0.32%
2080 -0.36% 0.42%
2079 -0.34% 0.42%
2078 -0.32% 0.48%
2077 -0.31% 0.43%
2076 -0.29% 0.52%
2075 -0.28% 0.63%
2074 -0.26% 0.63%
2073 -0.24% 0.64%
2072 -0.22% 0.68%
2071 -0.21% 0.62%
2070 -0.19% 0.67%
2069 -0.17% 0.8%
2068 -0.16% 0.77%
2067 -0.14% 0.77%
2066 -0.12% 0.84%
2065 -0.11% 0.83%
2064 -0.09% 0.84%
2063 -0.07% 0.87%
2062 -0.05% 0.85%
2061 -0.04% 0.87%
2060 -0.01% 0.97%
2059 0.005% 0.93%
2058 0.02% 0.98%
2057 0.04% 0.99%
2056 0.06% 1%
2055 0.08% 1.07%
2054 0.1% 1.03%
2053 0.12% 1.17%
2052 0.15% 1.11%
2051 0.17% 1.08%
2050 0.19% 1.12%
2049 0.22% 1.16%
2048 0.24% 1.21%
2047 0.27% 1.29%
2046 0.29% 1.29%
2045 0.32% 1.36%
2044 0.34% 1.38%
2043 0.37% 1.46%
2042 0.4% 1.52%
2041 0.42% 1.57%
2040 0.45% 1.59%
2039 0.48% 1.68%
2038 0.5% 1.72%
2037 0.52% 1.81%
2036 0.55% 1.86%
2035 0.57% 1.87%
2034 0.6% 1.86%
2033 0.63% 1.94%
2032 0.65% 2.01%
2031 0.67% 1.97%
2030 0.7% 1.96%
2029 0.73% 2%
2028 0.75% 2%
2027 0.78% 2.04%
2026 0.81% 2.02%
2025 0.85% 2.09%
2024 0.86% 4.01%
2023 0.88% 4.19%
2022 0.76% 1.43%
2021 0.67% 1.56%
2020 0.82% 2.64%
2019 0.95% 2.97%
2018 0.95% -1.33%
2017 0.94% -5.27%
2016 0.97% -2.5%
2015 1.08% -1.13%
2014 1.22% 0.62%
2013 1.31% 3.81%
2012 1.37% 4.55%
2011 1.43% 5.56%
2010 1.45% 5.44%
2009 1.47% 4.83%
2008 1.47% 5.11%
2007 1.42% 5.17%
2006 1.36% 5.09%
2005 1.36% 4.94%
2004 1.37% 4.78%
2003 1.41% 4.64%
2002 1.45% 4.57%
2001 1.49% 4.58%
2000 1.55% 4.52%
1999 1.61% 2.7%
1998 1.65% 2.01%
1997 1.7% 2.84%
1996 1.75% 2.51%
1995 1.8% 3.05%
1994 1.83% 2.32%
1993 1.87% 0.94%
1992 1.91% 1.51%
1991 1.94% 2.09%
1990 1.94% 0.52%
1989 1.95% -2.78%
1988 2% -2.3%
1987 2.03% 0.84%
1986 2.06% 1.8%
1985 2.09% 1.76%
1984 2.13% 1.91%
1983 2.18% 2.28%
1982 2.24% 2.48%
1981 2.37% 2.49%
1980 2.52% 2.51%
1979 2.61% 2.54%
1978 2.68% 2.58%
1977 2.74% 2.6%
1976 2.82% 2.63%
1975 2.9% 2.64%
1974 2.97% 2.64%
1973 3.03% 2.4%
1972 3.09% 2.13%
1971 3.14% 1.73%
1970 3.21% 1.31%
1969 3.28% 1.32%
1968 3.34% 1.34%
1967 3.36% 1.27%
1966 3.37% 1.46%
1965 3.36% 1.91%
1964 3.33% 1.86%
1963 3.31% 1.6%
1962 3.27% 1.6%
1961 3.17% 1.54%

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/south-sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while South Sudan's population grew by 4.01%.

Live population counters

Mexico South Sudan
Current population
133323134
12507858
Population rank 11/197 80/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.15%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
1.14 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
1.6 minutes
One death every
39.5 seconds
4.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 +1,260
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 +460,034
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +4.01%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 7/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -108,037 +6,145
Net migration rank 181/196 50/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 914,001
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 62/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 7.7%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 77/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
South Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico South Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - 6,145
2024 - -104,581 - 15,374
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 217,966 455,000
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 211,166 40,259
2021 936,682 -122,791 213,567 -154,359
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 212,332 62,935
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 209,708 65,198
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 168,497 157,408
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 72,193 -670,477
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 110,553 -654,225
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 148,542 -159,822
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 227,611 -471,523
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 315,983 65,337
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 312,974 125,771
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 303,181 194,325
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 287,409 299,402
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 278,859 139,129
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 268,268 165,557
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 256,546 167,350
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 246,706 153,926
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 239,272 132,869
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 231,877 110,182
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 225,822 91,951
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 212,014 82,847
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 204,108 77,856
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 196,055 74,227
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 180,721 70,271
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 -12,157 64,285
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 121,454 48,280
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 116,728 17,953
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 110,417 17,077
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 165,407 16,407
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 32,779 15,772
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 28,874 15,077
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 87,873 14,327
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 82,900 12,988
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 83,735 -130,821
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 -125,447 -97,065
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 5,756 -11,976
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 99,502 -10,973
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 95,342 -9,986
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 90,970 -8,984
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 104,107 -7,986
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 118,641 -6,983
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 115,163 -5,994
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 112,307 -4,997
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 109,540 -3,997
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 107,352 -2,998
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 104,886 -1,997
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 102,346 -995
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 99,882 -395
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 97,181 -192
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 94,765 0
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 74,803 193
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 72,308 394
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 44,776 587
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 42,015 786
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 44,213 995
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 41,357 1,194
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 38,523 1,386
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 51,682 1,591
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 64,786 1,785
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 46,333 1,591
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 47,406 1,386
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 45,186 1,194
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 42,945 995

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

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/south-sudan | 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 South Sudan 57.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,792,135 people) and 42.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,329,606 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 914,001 people or 7.7% in South Sudan.

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
South Sudan
City Population
Juba 500K
Wau 321K
Bor 315K
Malakal 147K
Yambio 130K

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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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