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Population in Mexico compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 6.01 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.88% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Mexico vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Sri Lanka
2100 131,182,639 20,270,496
2099 131,943,283 20,383,669
2098 132,700,369 20,498,567
2097 133,455,010 20,611,123
2096 134,204,227 20,723,560
2095 134,949,218 20,834,629
2094 135,687,085 20,943,809
2093 136,415,232 21,052,131
2092 137,127,644 21,158,833
2091 137,833,985 21,263,961
2090 138,527,198 21,371,263
2089 139,208,862 21,475,426
2088 139,874,924 21,577,177
2087 140,530,483 21,677,510
2086 141,174,372 21,777,420
2085 141,805,496 21,876,464
2084 142,415,948 21,970,336
2083 143,009,187 22,062,801
2082 143,579,768 22,151,745
2081 144,138,842 22,240,834
2080 144,677,451 22,326,555
2079 145,195,172 22,411,438
2078 145,691,242 22,489,772
2077 146,165,064 22,565,028
2076 146,616,674 22,637,463
2075 147,046,928 22,707,112
2074 147,455,761 22,778,489
2073 147,841,295 22,844,703
2072 148,201,143 22,905,707
2071 148,534,057 22,964,866
2070 148,848,168 23,022,515
2069 149,134,711 23,076,310
2068 149,395,717 23,129,541
2067 149,630,386 23,184,596
2066 149,842,125 23,234,419
2065 150,029,268 23,285,901
2064 150,187,992 23,331,390
2063 150,319,846 23,372,184
2062 150,424,224 23,409,522
2061 150,502,250 23,441,893
2060 150,555,648 23,474,032
2059 150,577,220 23,502,132
2058 150,569,044 23,528,076
2057 150,535,337 23,550,580
2056 150,475,242 23,570,923
2055 150,384,336 23,582,432
2054 150,263,237 23,591,414
2053 150,110,615 23,601,371
2052 149,923,918 23,605,361
2051 149,705,066 23,606,194
2050 149,450,774 23,603,330
2049 149,166,038 23,597,604
2048 148,836,849 23,587,307
2047 148,478,965 23,570,881
2046 148,081,688 23,547,409
2045 147,647,318 23,515,133
2044 147,173,101 23,483,546
2043 146,667,761 23,446,242
2042 146,123,566 23,404,983
2041 145,543,650 23,357,358
2040 144,931,633 23,306,148
2039 144,286,278 23,248,341
2038 143,601,872 23,187,512
2037 142,883,005 23,120,775
2036 142,138,929 23,053,427
2035 141,359,885 22,981,808
2034 140,554,653 22,906,587
2033 139,713,048 22,826,414
2032 138,843,644 22,742,267
2031 137,947,334 22,655,907
2030 137,023,304 22,564,038
2029 136,071,720 22,470,759
2028 135,090,755 22,370,999
2027 134,081,337 22,266,017
2026 133,042,003 22,155,543
2025 131,970,909 22,039,908
2024 130,861,007 21,916,000
2023 129,739,759 22,037,000
2022 128,613,117 22,181,000
2021 127,648,148 22,156,000
2020 126,799,054 21,919,000
2019 125,762,982 21,803,000
2018 124,573,711 21,670,000
2017 123,400,057 21,453,000
2016 122,251,351 21,209,000
2015 121,072,306 20,970,000
2014 119,784,261 20,778,000
2013 118,343,573 20,585,000
2012 116,818,208 21,169,458
2011 115,243,504 21,009,048
2010 113,623,895 20,879,089
2009 111,999,721 20,756,435
2008 110,374,288 20,629,378
2007 108,774,360 20,492,545
2006 107,253,666 20,352,411
2005 105,811,504 20,216,524
2004 104,394,131 20,087,605
2003 102,978,515 19,951,521
2002 101,548,624 19,805,752
2001 100,099,099 19,600,362
2000 98,625,552 19,293,054
1999 97,115,707 18,944,731
1998 95,575,245 18,596,003
1997 94,021,207 18,248,200
1996 92,452,702 17,905,018
1995 90,862,455 17,564,068
1994 89,259,205 17,275,773
1993 87,653,807 17,025,918
1992 86,044,809 16,739,284
1991 84,430,572 16,475,354
1990 82,820,170 16,352,458
1989 81,247,182 16,248,557
1988 79,695,531 16,078,621
1987 78,136,651 15,916,576
1986 76,585,637 15,731,256
1985 75,043,414 15,544,154
1984 73,506,846 15,441,860
1983 71,971,240 15,388,794
1982 70,433,260 15,286,567
1981 68,892,108 15,099,414
1980 67,300,334 14,847,974
1979 65,648,865 14,579,614
1978 63,979,046 14,310,128
1977 62,308,493 14,049,371
1976 60,645,512 13,796,770
1975 58,982,400 13,548,984
1974 57,320,149 13,305,693
1973 55,667,284 13,060,916
1972 54,030,168 12,809,205
1971 52,412,558 12,551,910
1970 50,814,953 12,287,110
1969 49,233,194 12,013,858
1968 47,668,303 11,736,088
1967 46,129,608 11,457,328
1966 44,629,106 11,183,928
1965 43,174,477 10,916,965
1964 41,772,049 10,653,397
1963 40,424,065 10,395,040
1962 39,129,200 10,143,754
1961 37,890,118 9,899,372
1960 36,724,615 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Sri Lanka
2100 -0.58% -0.56%
2099 -0.57% -0.56%
2098 -0.57% -0.55%
2097 -0.56% -0.54%
2096 -0.55% -0.53%
2095 -0.54% -0.52%
2094 -0.53% -0.51%
2093 -0.52% -0.5%
2092 -0.51% -0.49%
2091 -0.5% -0.5%
2090 -0.49% -0.49%
2089 -0.48% -0.47%
2088 -0.47% -0.46%
2087 -0.46% -0.46%
2086 -0.45% -0.45%
2085 -0.43% -0.43%
2084 -0.41% -0.42%
2083 -0.4% -0.4%
2082 -0.39% -0.4%
2081 -0.37% -0.38%
2080 -0.36% -0.38%
2079 -0.34% -0.35%
2078 -0.32% -0.33%
2077 -0.31% -0.32%
2076 -0.29% -0.31%
2075 -0.28% -0.31%
2074 -0.26% -0.29%
2073 -0.24% -0.27%
2072 -0.22% -0.26%
2071 -0.21% -0.25%
2070 -0.19% -0.23%
2069 -0.17% -0.23%
2068 -0.16% -0.24%
2067 -0.14% -0.21%
2066 -0.12% -0.22%
2065 -0.11% -0.19%
2064 -0.09% -0.17%
2063 -0.07% -0.16%
2062 -0.05% -0.14%
2061 -0.04% -0.14%
2060 -0.01% -0.12%
2059 0.005% -0.11%
2058 0.02% -0.1%
2057 0.04% -0.09%
2056 0.06% -0.05%
2055 0.08% -0.04%
2054 0.1% -0.04%
2053 0.12% -0.02%
2052 0.15% -0.004%
2051 0.17% 0.01%
2050 0.19% 0.02%
2049 0.22% 0.04%
2048 0.24% 0.07%
2047 0.27% 0.1%
2046 0.29% 0.14%
2045 0.32% 0.13%
2044 0.34% 0.16%
2043 0.37% 0.18%
2042 0.4% 0.2%
2041 0.42% 0.22%
2040 0.45% 0.25%
2039 0.48% 0.26%
2038 0.5% 0.29%
2037 0.52% 0.29%
2036 0.55% 0.31%
2035 0.57% 0.33%
2034 0.6% 0.35%
2033 0.63% 0.37%
2032 0.65% 0.38%
2031 0.67% 0.41%
2030 0.7% 0.42%
2029 0.73% 0.45%
2028 0.75% 0.47%
2027 0.78% 0.5%
2026 0.81% 0.52%
2025 0.85% 0.57%
2024 0.86% -0.55%
2023 0.88% -0.65%
2022 0.76% 0.11%
2021 0.67% 1.08%
2020 0.82% 0.53%
2019 0.95% 0.61%
2018 0.95% 1.01%
2017 0.94% 1.15%
2016 0.97% 1.14%
2015 1.08% 0.92%
2014 1.22% 0.94%
2013 1.31% -2.76%
2012 1.37% 0.76%
2011 1.43% 0.62%
2010 1.45% 0.59%
2009 1.47% 0.62%
2008 1.47% 0.67%
2007 1.42% 0.69%
2006 1.36% 0.67%
2005 1.36% 0.64%
2004 1.37% 0.68%
2003 1.41% 0.74%
2002 1.45% 1.05%
2001 1.49% 1.59%
2000 1.55% 1.84%
1999 1.61% 1.88%
1998 1.65% 1.91%
1997 1.7% 1.92%
1996 1.75% 1.94%
1995 1.8% 1.67%
1994 1.83% 1.47%
1993 1.87% 1.71%
1992 1.91% 1.6%
1991 1.94% 0.75%
1990 1.94% 0.64%
1989 1.95% 1.06%
1988 2% 1.02%
1987 2.03% 1.18%
1986 2.06% 1.2%
1985 2.09% 0.66%
1984 2.13% 0.34%
1983 2.18% 0.67%
1982 2.24% 1.24%
1981 2.37% 1.69%
1980 2.52% 1.84%
1979 2.61% 1.88%
1978 2.68% 1.86%
1977 2.74% 1.83%
1976 2.82% 1.83%
1975 2.9% 1.83%
1974 2.97% 1.87%
1973 3.03% 1.97%
1972 3.09% 2.05%
1971 3.14% 2.16%
1970 3.21% 2.27%
1969 3.28% 2.37%
1968 3.34% 2.43%
1967 3.36% 2.44%
1966 3.37% 2.45%
1965 3.36% 2.47%
1964 3.33% 2.49%
1963 3.31% 2.48%
1962 3.27% 2.47%
1961 3.17% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Mexico Sri Lanka
Current population
133323134
22185425
Population rank 11/197 63/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.27%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
4.34 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
2.13 minutes
One death every
39.5 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 -332
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 188/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 -30,724
Net migration rank 181/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - -30,724
2024 - -104,581 - -27,245
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 66,111 -28,011
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 95,378 -27,435
2021 936,682 -122,791 121,858 -29,586
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 170,968 -29,875
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 172,243 -28,426
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 183,610 -28,607
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 187,993 -22,324
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 194,232 -18,388
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 201,815 -29,797
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 211,541 -33,672
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 221,021 -37,754
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 229,138 -41,955
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 224,461 -90,839
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 224,325 -98,060
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 200,175 -81,130
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 232,225 -97,144
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 248,287 -109,695
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 248,706 -107,045
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 248,683 -118,594
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 212,527 -84,795
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 252,008 -107,573
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 252,840 -105,718
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 244,377 19,273
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 227,060 123,894
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 206,876 138,799
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 201,059 150,724
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 208,193 135,636
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 215,290 127,236
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 221,957 117,416
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 228,904 8,323
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 226,257 36,232
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 222,230 88,542
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 218,117 -1,047
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 224,454 -195,736
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 212,401 -33,305
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 219,184 -58,415
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 226,414 -63,105
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 233,782 -26,460
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 247,836 -80,950
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 263,175 -225,450
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 277,768 -209,362
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 300,030 -163,987
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 328,096 -89,824
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 328,155 -63,541
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 329,791 -57,683
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 317,055 -50,189
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 300,038 -45,383
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 291,816 -41,258
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 282,496 -37,475
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 275,521 -33,979
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 278,577 -30,582
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 282,494 -27,071
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 281,200 -22,021
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 286,719 -16,299
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 286,218 -10,152
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 286,642 -7,163
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 284,738 -6,696
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 275,549 -6,794
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 272,422 -7,249
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 269,584 -7,614
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 262,880 -8,118
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 256,719 -8,909
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 251,087 -10,144
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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