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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 2.73 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 +0.92% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Mexico vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Spain
2100 131,182,639 33,862,981
2099 131,943,283 34,039,965
2098 132,700,369 34,215,187
2097 133,455,010 34,387,116
2096 134,204,227 34,552,002
2095 134,949,218 34,719,411
2094 135,687,085 34,882,039
2093 136,415,232 35,044,043
2092 137,127,644 35,204,657
2091 137,833,985 35,366,895
2090 138,527,198 35,535,838
2089 139,208,862 35,707,942
2088 139,874,924 35,877,681
2087 140,530,483 36,043,209
2086 141,174,372 36,210,710
2085 141,805,496 36,386,207
2084 142,415,948 36,564,622
2083 143,009,187 36,749,680
2082 143,579,768 36,936,644
2081 144,138,842 37,133,976
2080 144,677,451 37,337,517
2079 145,195,172 37,551,557
2078 145,691,242 37,771,135
2077 146,165,064 38,002,963
2076 146,616,674 38,249,247
2075 147,046,928 38,506,040
2074 147,455,761 38,777,715
2073 147,841,295 39,056,249
2072 148,201,143 39,348,447
2071 148,534,057 39,642,346
2070 148,848,168 39,949,413
2069 149,134,711 40,256,590
2068 149,395,717 40,575,543
2067 149,630,386 40,893,798
2066 149,842,125 41,218,263
2065 150,029,268 41,543,254
2064 150,187,992 41,878,338
2063 150,319,846 42,208,320
2062 150,424,224 42,542,893
2061 150,502,250 42,874,096
2060 150,555,648 43,191,452
2059 150,577,220 43,506,737
2058 150,569,044 43,809,907
2057 150,535,337 44,112,668
2056 150,475,242 44,415,689
2055 150,384,336 44,691,749
2054 150,263,237 44,958,971
2053 150,110,615 45,223,225
2052 149,923,918 45,470,541
2051 149,705,066 45,695,307
2050 149,450,774 45,911,520
2049 149,166,038 46,127,777
2048 148,836,849 46,322,244
2047 148,478,965 46,510,152
2046 148,081,688 46,687,914
2045 147,647,318 46,858,778
2044 147,173,101 47,016,278
2043 146,667,761 47,158,325
2042 146,123,566 47,301,091
2041 145,543,650 47,434,593
2040 144,931,633 47,563,236
2039 144,286,278 47,685,343
2038 143,601,872 47,798,797
2037 142,883,005 47,910,899
2036 142,138,929 48,020,350
2035 141,359,885 48,124,430
2034 140,554,653 48,220,051
2033 139,713,048 48,311,842
2032 138,843,644 48,402,470
2031 137,947,334 48,495,278
2030 137,023,304 48,579,920
2029 136,071,720 48,648,699
2028 135,090,755 48,707,969
2027 134,081,337 48,758,200
2026 133,042,003 48,806,901
2025 131,970,909 48,838,057
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 (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 Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% 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 12.1% to 149,450,774 people with a rank change from 11th to 12th. The population of Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M 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 0.85% -0.02%
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 (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 Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Mexico Spain
Current population
133323134
48806901
Population rank 11/197 32/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.59%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
1.06 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
1.62 minutes
One death every
39.5 seconds
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 100/197
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 - -104,581 - 111,674
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 -111,211 119,099
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 2026-04-06).

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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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 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
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
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 (1960–2024, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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