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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 12.5 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 1.74% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Mexico vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Sweden
2100 131,182,639 11,357,586
2099 131,943,283 11,361,443
2098 132,700,369 11,365,725
2097 133,455,010 11,366,889
2096 134,204,227 11,368,572
2095 134,949,218 11,371,525
2094 135,687,085 11,374,169
2093 136,415,232 11,376,054
2092 137,127,644 11,378,099
2091 137,833,985 11,379,549
2090 138,527,198 11,381,475
2089 139,208,862 11,384,408
2088 139,874,924 11,387,073
2087 140,530,483 11,390,874
2086 141,174,372 11,398,223
2085 141,805,496 11,403,279
2084 142,415,948 11,408,050
2083 143,009,187 11,411,588
2082 143,579,768 11,416,796
2081 144,138,842 11,418,438
2080 144,677,451 11,420,629
2079 145,195,172 11,420,158
2078 145,691,242 11,418,032
2077 146,165,064 11,415,948
2076 146,616,674 11,412,112
2075 147,046,928 11,407,978
2074 147,455,761 11,404,682
2073 147,841,295 11,401,754
2072 148,201,143 11,398,056
2071 148,534,057 11,393,134
2070 148,848,168 11,389,416
2069 149,134,711 11,385,560
2068 149,395,717 11,384,165
2067 149,630,386 11,383,331
2066 149,842,125 11,383,335
2065 150,029,268 11,382,611
2064 150,187,992 11,381,643
2063 150,319,846 11,381,489
2062 150,424,224 11,382,109
2061 150,502,250 11,379,849
2060 150,555,648 11,378,661
2059 150,577,220 11,376,317
2058 150,569,044 11,372,527
2057 150,535,337 11,367,109
2056 150,475,242 11,361,843
2055 150,384,336 11,354,884
2054 150,263,237 11,347,343
2053 150,110,615 11,336,678
2052 149,923,918 11,322,876
2051 149,705,066 11,306,983
2050 149,450,774 11,287,973
2049 149,166,038 11,268,461
2048 148,836,849 11,247,615
2047 148,478,965 11,225,655
2046 148,081,688 11,202,749
2045 147,647,318 11,178,920
2044 147,173,101 11,153,887
2043 146,667,761 11,128,417
2042 146,123,566 11,102,505
2041 145,543,650 11,078,898
2040 144,931,633 11,054,498
2039 144,286,278 11,031,322
2038 143,601,872 11,008,943
2037 142,883,005 10,987,323
2036 142,138,929 10,964,438
2035 141,359,885 10,941,953
2034 140,554,653 10,919,289
2033 139,713,048 10,895,104
2032 138,843,644 10,869,796
2031 137,947,334 10,844,434
2030 137,023,304 10,815,888
2029 136,071,720 10,784,274
2028 135,090,755 10,749,191
2027 134,081,337 10,710,226
2026 133,042,003 10,668,870
2025 131,970,909 10,621,495
2024 130,861,007 10,569,709
2023 129,739,759 10,536,632
2022 128,613,117 10,486,941
2021 127,648,148 10,415,811
2020 126,799,054 10,353,442
2019 125,762,982 10,278,887
2018 124,573,711 10,175,214
2017 123,400,057 10,057,698
2016 122,251,351 9,923,085
2015 121,072,306 9,799,186
2014 119,784,261 9,696,110
2013 118,343,573 9,600,379
2012 116,818,208 9,519,374
2011 115,243,504 9,449,213
2010 113,623,895 9,378,126
2009 111,999,721 9,298,515
2008 110,374,288 9,219,637
2007 108,774,360 9,148,092
2006 107,253,666 9,080,505
2005 105,811,504 9,029,572
2004 104,394,131 8,993,531
2003 102,978,515 8,958,229
2002 101,548,624 8,924,958
2001 100,099,099 8,895,960
2000 98,625,552 8,872,109
1999 97,115,707 8,857,874
1998 95,575,245 8,850,974
1997 94,021,207 8,846,062
1996 92,452,702 8,840,998
1995 90,862,455 8,826,939
1994 89,259,205 8,780,745
1993 87,653,807 8,718,561
1992 86,044,809 8,668,067
1991 84,430,572 8,617,375
1990 82,820,170 8,558,835
1989 81,247,182 8,492,964
1988 79,695,531 8,436,489
1987 78,136,651 8,397,804
1986 76,585,637 8,369,829
1985 75,043,414 8,350,386
1984 73,506,846 8,336,605
1983 71,971,240 8,329,033
1982 70,433,260 8,325,263
1981 68,892,108 8,320,503
1980 67,300,334 8,310,531
1979 65,648,865 8,293,678
1978 63,979,046 8,275,599
1977 62,308,493 8,251,540
1976 60,645,512 8,222,286
1975 58,982,400 8,192,437
1974 57,320,149 8,159,955
1973 55,667,284 8,136,312
1972 54,030,168 8,122,300
1971 52,412,558 8,098,334
1970 50,814,953 8,042,801
1969 49,233,194 7,968,072
1968 47,668,303 7,912,273
1967 46,129,608 7,867,931
1966 44,629,106 7,807,797
1965 43,174,477 7,733,853
1964 41,772,049 7,661,354
1963 40,424,065 7,604,328
1962 39,129,200 7,561,588
1961 37,890,118 7,519,998
1960 36,724,615 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Sweden
2100 -0.58% -0.03%
2099 -0.57% -0.04%
2098 -0.57% -0.01%
2097 -0.56% -0.01%
2096 -0.55% -0.03%
2095 -0.54% -0.02%
2094 -0.53% -0.02%
2093 -0.52% -0.02%
2092 -0.51% -0.01%
2091 -0.5% -0.02%
2090 -0.49% -0.03%
2089 -0.48% -0.02%
2088 -0.47% -0.03%
2087 -0.46% -0.06%
2086 -0.45% -0.04%
2085 -0.43% -0.04%
2084 -0.41% -0.03%
2083 -0.4% -0.05%
2082 -0.39% -0.01%
2081 -0.37% -0.02%
2080 -0.36% 0.004%
2079 -0.34% 0.02%
2078 -0.32% 0.02%
2077 -0.31% 0.03%
2076 -0.29% 0.04%
2075 -0.28% 0.03%
2074 -0.26% 0.03%
2073 -0.24% 0.03%
2072 -0.22% 0.04%
2071 -0.21% 0.03%
2070 -0.19% 0.03%
2069 -0.17% 0.01%
2068 -0.16% 0.007%
2067 -0.14% -0%
2066 -0.12% 0.006%
2065 -0.11% 0.009%
2064 -0.09% 0.001%
2063 -0.07% -0.005%
2062 -0.05% 0.02%
2061 -0.04% 0.01%
2060 -0.01% 0.02%
2059 0.005% 0.03%
2058 0.02% 0.05%
2057 0.04% 0.05%
2056 0.06% 0.06%
2055 0.08% 0.07%
2054 0.1% 0.09%
2053 0.12% 0.12%
2052 0.15% 0.14%
2051 0.17% 0.17%
2050 0.19% 0.17%
2049 0.22% 0.19%
2048 0.24% 0.2%
2047 0.27% 0.2%
2046 0.29% 0.21%
2045 0.32% 0.22%
2044 0.34% 0.23%
2043 0.37% 0.23%
2042 0.4% 0.21%
2041 0.42% 0.22%
2040 0.45% 0.21%
2039 0.48% 0.2%
2038 0.5% 0.2%
2037 0.52% 0.21%
2036 0.55% 0.21%
2035 0.57% 0.21%
2034 0.6% 0.22%
2033 0.63% 0.23%
2032 0.65% 0.23%
2031 0.67% 0.26%
2030 0.7% 0.29%
2029 0.73% 0.33%
2028 0.75% 0.36%
2027 0.78% 0.39%
2026 0.81% 0.45%
2025 0.85% 0.49%
2024 0.86% 0.31%
2023 0.88% 0.47%
2022 0.76% 0.68%
2021 0.67% 0.6%
2020 0.82% 0.73%
2019 0.95% 1.02%
2018 0.95% 1.17%
2017 0.94% 1.36%
2016 0.97% 1.26%
2015 1.08% 1.06%
2014 1.22% 1%
2013 1.31% 0.85%
2012 1.37% 0.74%
2011 1.43% 0.76%
2010 1.45% 0.86%
2009 1.47% 0.86%
2008 1.47% 0.78%
2007 1.42% 0.74%
2006 1.36% 0.56%
2005 1.36% 0.4%
2004 1.37% 0.39%
2003 1.41% 0.37%
2002 1.45% 0.33%
2001 1.49% 0.27%
2000 1.55% 0.16%
1999 1.61% 0.08%
1998 1.65% 0.06%
1997 1.7% 0.06%
1996 1.75% 0.16%
1995 1.8% 0.53%
1994 1.83% 0.71%
1993 1.87% 0.58%
1992 1.91% 0.59%
1991 1.94% 0.68%
1990 1.94% 0.78%
1989 1.95% 0.67%
1988 2% 0.46%
1987 2.03% 0.33%
1986 2.06% 0.23%
1985 2.09% 0.17%
1984 2.13% 0.09%
1983 2.18% 0.05%
1982 2.24% 0.06%
1981 2.37% 0.12%
1980 2.52% 0.2%
1979 2.61% 0.22%
1978 2.68% 0.29%
1977 2.74% 0.36%
1976 2.82% 0.36%
1975 2.9% 0.4%
1974 2.97% 0.29%
1973 3.03% 0.17%
1972 3.09% 0.3%
1971 3.14% 0.69%
1970 3.21% 0.94%
1969 3.28% 0.71%
1968 3.34% 0.56%
1967 3.36% 0.77%
1966 3.37% 0.96%
1965 3.36% 0.95%
1964 3.33% 0.75%
1963 3.31% 0.57%
1962 3.27% 0.55%
1961 3.17% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Mexico Sweden
Current population
133323134
10680056
Population rank 11/197 91/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.13%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
15.9 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
5.25 minutes
One death every
39.5 seconds
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 +91
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 149/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 +47,079
Net migration rank 181/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - 47,079
2024 - -104,581 - 50,115
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 5,269 55,209
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 10,487 58,955
2021 936,682 -122,791 22,914 51,947
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 14,495 37,302
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 25,697 72,619
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 23,403 87,517
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 24,138 102,671
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 25,800 119,234
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 23,518 80,534
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 26,179 77,654
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 23,041 66,760
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 20,943 52,879
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 21,733 46,049
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 25,320 51,175
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 21,387 63,638
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 18,439 56,452
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 15,552 54,907
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 15,436 51,675
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 9,030 27,030
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 9,893 25,842
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 6,271 29,161
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 893 31,364
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 -1,779 28,856
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 -2,662 24,900
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 -6,201 13,940
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 -3,541 11,325
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 -3,539 6,047
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 1,768 5,773
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 9,710 11,621
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 20,196 51,545
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 20,924 32,725
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 28,605 20,507
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 29,299 25,314
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 29,100 35,668
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 24,629 44,565
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 15,186 30,064
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 11,757 21,335
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 9,206 15,211
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 4,175 11,464
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 3,335 8,668
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 833 2,105
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 1,665 2,524
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 1,664 3,209
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 5,818 10,040
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 4,976 13,895
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 4,138 13,807
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 7,426 23,528
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 8,222 20,324
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 14,746 16,564
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 23,664 9,217
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 24,409 -9,551
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 28,428 -13,519
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 31,583 2,334
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 30,563 47,242
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 23,904 48,824
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 30,858 8,545
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 41,700 11,075
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 45,286 24,920
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 44,857 32,444
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 45,968 23,581
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 35,741 11,009
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 30,246 9,627
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 30,832 14,401
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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