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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 49,355,143 people in Spain in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 49,323,658 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 2.71 times bigger than Spain's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.2% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +0.55% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 49.3M (11.1% growth).

Mexico vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Spain
2100 131,158,772 34,221,514
2099 131,919,278 34,400,373
2098 132,676,226 34,577,450
2097 133,430,730 34,751,199
2096 134,179,811 34,917,831
2095 134,924,667 35,087,012
2094 135,662,399 35,251,362
2093 136,390,414 35,415,082
2092 137,102,695 35,577,396
2091 137,808,909 35,741,351
2090 138,501,995 35,912,083
2089 139,183,536 36,086,009
2088 139,849,476 36,257,546
2087 140,504,916 36,424,826
2086 141,148,688 36,594,101
2085 141,779,696 36,771,456
2084 142,390,038 36,951,760
2083 142,983,168 37,138,777
2082 143,553,646 37,327,720
2081 144,112,618 37,527,142
2080 144,651,130 37,732,838
2079 145,168,756 37,949,144
2078 145,664,735 38,171,047
2077 146,138,472 38,405,329
2076 146,589,999 38,654,221
2075 147,020,176 38,913,733
2074 147,428,934 39,188,284
2073 147,814,398 39,469,767
2072 148,174,180 39,765,059
2071 148,507,034 40,062,070
2070 148,821,087 40,372,388
2069 149,107,578 40,682,818
2068 149,368,537 41,005,148
2067 149,603,163 41,326,772
2066 149,814,864 41,654,672
2065 150,001,973 41,983,104
2064 150,160,667 42,321,736
2063 150,292,498 42,655,212
2062 150,396,857 42,993,328
2061 150,474,868 43,328,037
2060 150,528,257 43,648,753
2059 150,549,825 43,967,376
2058 150,541,650 44,273,756
2057 150,507,950 44,579,723
2056 150,447,865 44,885,952
2055 150,356,976 45,164,935
2054 150,235,899 45,434,986
2053 150,083,305 45,702,038
2052 149,896,641 45,951,973
2051 149,677,830 46,179,119
2050 149,423,583 46,397,620
2049 149,138,900 46,616,167
2048 148,809,771 46,812,693
2047 148,451,951 47,002,591
2046 148,054,747 47,182,235
2045 147,620,456 47,354,908
2044 147,146,325 47,514,076
2043 146,641,077 47,657,627
2042 146,096,981 47,801,904
2041 145,517,171 47,936,819
2040 144,905,265 48,066,825
2039 144,260,027 48,190,225
2038 143,575,746 48,304,880
2037 142,857,009 48,418,168
2036 142,113,069 48,528,778
2035 141,334,167 48,633,960
2034 140,529,082 48,730,594
2033 139,687,630 48,823,356
2032 138,818,384 48,914,944
2031 137,922,237 49,008,735
2030 136,998,375 49,094,273
2029 136,046,964 49,163,780
2028 135,066,178 49,223,677
2027 134,056,943 49,274,441
2026 133,017,798 49,323,658
2025 131,946,900 49,355,143
2024 130,861,007 48,848,840
2023 129,739,759 48,352,528
2022 128,613,117 47,786,102
2021 127,648,148 47,443,821
2020 126,799,054 47,359,424
2019 125,762,982 47,118,501
2018 124,573,711 46,782,011
2017 123,400,057 46,571,232
2016 122,251,351 46,458,139
2015 121,072,306 46,422,303
2014 119,784,261 46,460,733
2013 118,343,573 46,604,197
2012 116,818,208 46,773,055
2011 115,243,504 46,742,697
2010 113,623,895 46,576,897
2009 111,999,721 46,362,946
2008 110,374,288 45,954,106
2007 108,774,360 45,226,803
2006 107,253,666 44,397,319
2005 105,811,504 43,653,155
2004 104,394,131 42,921,895
2003 102,978,515 42,187,645
2002 101,548,624 41,431,558
2001 100,099,099 40,850,412
2000 98,625,552 40,567,864
1999 97,115,707 40,386,875
1998 95,575,245 40,223,509
1997 94,021,207 40,057,389
1996 92,452,702 39,889,852
1995 90,862,455 39,724,050
1994 89,259,205 39,549,108
1993 87,653,807 39,361,262
1992 86,044,809 39,157,685
1991 84,430,572 38,966,376
1990 82,820,170 38,867,322
1989 81,247,182 38,827,764
1988 79,695,531 38,766,939
1987 78,136,651 38,684,815
1986 76,585,637 38,584,624
1985 75,043,414 38,469,512
1984 73,506,846 38,330,364
1983 71,971,240 38,171,525
1982 70,433,260 37,986,012
1981 68,892,108 37,758,631
1980 67,300,334 37,491,165
1979 65,648,865 37,191,330
1978 63,979,046 36,864,898
1977 62,308,493 36,511,638
1976 60,645,512 36,137,812
1975 58,982,400 35,757,900
1974 57,320,149 35,373,335
1973 55,667,284 34,988,947
1972 54,030,168 34,604,469
1971 52,412,558 34,224,490
1970 50,814,953 33,814,531
1969 49,233,194 33,441,054
1968 47,668,303 33,113,134
1967 46,129,608 32,682,947
1966 44,629,106 32,283,194
1965 43,174,477 31,954,292
1964 41,772,049 31,609,195
1963 40,424,065 31,296,651
1962 39,129,200 31,023,366
1961 37,890,118 30,739,250
1960 36,724,615 30,455,000

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,865,519 people (a 6.17% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 46,397,620 people and rank change from 32nd to 46th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2025 at 49.4M people and is projected to decrease to 34.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Spain
2100 -0.58% -0.52%
2099 -0.57% -0.51%
2098 -0.57% -0.5%
2097 -0.56% -0.48%
2096 -0.55% -0.48%
2095 -0.54% -0.47%
2094 -0.53% -0.46%
2093 -0.52% -0.46%
2092 -0.51% -0.46%
2091 -0.5% -0.48%
2090 -0.49% -0.48%
2089 -0.48% -0.47%
2088 -0.47% -0.46%
2087 -0.46% -0.46%
2086 -0.45% -0.48%
2085 -0.43% -0.49%
2084 -0.41% -0.5%
2083 -0.4% -0.51%
2082 -0.39% -0.53%
2081 -0.37% -0.55%
2080 -0.36% -0.57%
2079 -0.34% -0.58%
2078 -0.32% -0.61%
2077 -0.31% -0.64%
2076 -0.29% -0.67%
2075 -0.28% -0.7%
2074 -0.26% -0.71%
2073 -0.24% -0.74%
2072 -0.22% -0.74%
2071 -0.21% -0.77%
2070 -0.19% -0.76%
2069 -0.17% -0.79%
2068 -0.16% -0.78%
2067 -0.14% -0.79%
2066 -0.12% -0.78%
2065 -0.11% -0.8%
2064 -0.09% -0.78%
2063 -0.07% -0.79%
2062 -0.05% -0.77%
2061 -0.04% -0.73%
2060 -0.01% -0.72%
2059 0.005% -0.69%
2058 0.02% -0.69%
2057 0.04% -0.68%
2056 0.06% -0.62%
2055 0.08% -0.59%
2054 0.1% -0.58%
2053 0.12% -0.54%
2052 0.15% -0.49%
2051 0.17% -0.47%
2050 0.19% -0.47%
2049 0.22% -0.42%
2048 0.24% -0.4%
2047 0.27% -0.38%
2046 0.29% -0.36%
2045 0.32% -0.33%
2044 0.34% -0.3%
2043 0.37% -0.3%
2042 0.4% -0.28%
2041 0.42% -0.27%
2040 0.45% -0.26%
2039 0.48% -0.24%
2038 0.5% -0.23%
2037 0.52% -0.23%
2036 0.55% -0.22%
2035 0.57% -0.2%
2034 0.6% -0.19%
2033 0.63% -0.19%
2032 0.65% -0.19%
2031 0.67% -0.17%
2030 0.7% -0.14%
2029 0.73% -0.12%
2028 0.75% -0.1%
2027 0.78% -0.1%
2026 0.81% -0.06%
2025 0.83% 1.04%
2024 0.86% 1.03%
2023 0.88% 1.19%
2022 0.76% 0.72%
2021 0.67% 0.18%
2020 0.82% 0.51%
2019 0.95% 0.72%
2018 0.95% 0.45%
2017 0.94% 0.24%
2016 0.97% 0.08%
2015 1.08% -0.08%
2014 1.22% -0.31%
2013 1.31% -0.36%
2012 1.37% 0.06%
2011 1.43% 0.36%
2010 1.45% 0.46%
2009 1.47% 0.89%
2008 1.47% 1.61%
2007 1.42% 1.87%
2006 1.36% 1.7%
2005 1.36% 1.7%
2004 1.37% 1.74%
2003 1.41% 1.82%
2002 1.45% 1.42%
2001 1.49% 0.7%
2000 1.55% 0.45%
1999 1.61% 0.41%
1998 1.65% 0.41%
1997 1.7% 0.42%
1996 1.75% 0.42%
1995 1.8% 0.44%
1994 1.83% 0.48%
1993 1.87% 0.52%
1992 1.91% 0.49%
1991 1.94% 0.25%
1990 1.94% 0.1%
1989 1.95% 0.16%
1988 2% 0.21%
1987 2.03% 0.26%
1986 2.06% 0.3%
1985 2.09% 0.36%
1984 2.13% 0.42%
1983 2.18% 0.49%
1982 2.24% 0.6%
1981 2.37% 0.71%
1980 2.52% 0.81%
1979 2.61% 0.89%
1978 2.68% 0.97%
1977 2.74% 1.03%
1976 2.82% 1.06%
1975 2.9% 1.09%
1974 2.97% 1.1%
1973 3.03% 1.11%
1972 3.09% 1.11%
1971 3.14% 1.21%
1970 3.21% 1.12%
1969 3.28% 0.99%
1968 3.34% 1.32%
1967 3.36% 1.24%
1966 3.37% 1.03%
1965 3.36% 1.09%
1964 3.33% 1%
1963 3.31% 0.88%
1962 3.27% 0.92%
1961 3.17% 0.93%

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 Spain's population grew by 1.04%.

Live population counters

Mexico Spain
Current population
133551566
49323658
Population rank 11/197 32/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.59%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
1.04 minutes
One birth every
15.6 seconds
1.66 minutes
One death every
38.8 seconds
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,975 +1,387
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 +506,303
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +1.04%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 98/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 +96,630
Net migration rank 181/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - 96,630
2024 1,209,810 -104,581 -117,237 111,674
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 -116,046 119,099
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 -133,801 299,779
2021 936,682 -122,791 -113,865 144,385
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 -151,551 236,854
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 -56,542 464,783
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 -56,139 337,467
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 -32,600 201,135
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 0 106,474
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 -4,642 -1,979
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 32,522 -97,870
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 37,284 -250,741
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 51,450 -153,486
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 84,137 60,761
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 102,469 69,406
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 106,635 129,557
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 133,267 434,135
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 108,545 772,317
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 110,994 659,720
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 78,576 629,803
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 85,844 661,158
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 54,844 658,428
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 53,861 737,880
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 44,936 181,307
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 36,512 176,269
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 8,077 178,559
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 4,022 182,926
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 20,028 165,345
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 11,967 162,704
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 15,889 162,434
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 31,639 160,407
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 47,234 160,907
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 62,652 177,544
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 58,450 122,841
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 66,075 -30,684
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 81,538 -25,892
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 100,794 -17,663
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 116,054 -12,681
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 131,188 -13,540
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 146,184 -589
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 172,487 2,754
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 183,223 1,241
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 231,714 -7,384
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 237,879 2,563
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 281,184 20,166
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 312,407 -5,929
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 339,157 -2,504
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 361,465 -1,332
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 375,834 2,804
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 371,882 -218
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 396,182 105,838
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 374,381 8,624
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 391,030 7,935
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 369,625 7,363
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 378,723 -60,580
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 367,851 -49,956
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 387,423 -46,088
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 402,001 -42,344
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 397,084 -41,467
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 405,819 -42,476
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 429,885 -41,461
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 394,338 -44,446
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 384,690 -45,211
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 396,537 -46,517
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 398,960 -154,869

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

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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 Spain 27.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 782,423 people) and 72.1% is from migration (a gain of 2,019,671 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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

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