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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 5.74 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 1.89% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Mexico vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Taiwan
2100 131,182,639 10,150,338
2099 131,943,283 10,273,881
2098 132,700,369 10,399,680
2097 133,455,010 10,527,804
2096 134,204,227 10,657,536
2095 134,949,218 10,789,978
2094 135,687,085 10,925,075
2093 136,415,232 11,062,491
2092 137,127,644 11,202,670
2091 137,833,985 11,346,131
2090 138,527,198 11,494,369
2089 139,208,862 11,644,743
2088 139,874,924 11,799,177
2087 140,530,483 11,956,109
2086 141,174,372 12,116,149
2085 141,805,496 12,281,248
2084 142,415,948 12,451,872
2083 143,009,187 12,625,681
2082 143,579,768 12,803,442
2081 144,138,842 12,986,931
2080 144,677,451 13,174,137
2079 145,195,172 13,366,920
2078 145,691,242 13,564,788
2077 146,165,064 13,765,770
2076 146,616,674 13,969,802
2075 147,046,928 14,178,904
2074 147,455,761 14,391,331
2073 147,841,295 14,606,033
2072 148,201,143 14,824,987
2071 148,534,057 15,045,310
2070 148,848,168 15,266,143
2069 149,134,711 15,488,280
2068 149,395,717 15,714,125
2067 149,630,386 15,940,945
2066 149,842,125 16,167,553
2065 150,029,268 16,396,032
2064 150,187,992 16,625,600
2063 150,319,846 16,854,355
2062 150,424,224 17,084,600
2061 150,502,250 17,314,450
2060 150,555,648 17,541,998
2059 150,577,220 17,767,014
2058 150,569,044 17,988,239
2057 150,535,337 18,208,151
2056 150,475,242 18,423,453
2055 150,384,336 18,639,554
2054 150,263,237 18,853,384
2053 150,110,615 19,063,428
2052 149,923,918 19,270,076
2051 149,705,066 19,474,323
2050 149,450,774 19,677,203
2049 149,166,038 19,878,438
2048 148,836,849 20,073,645
2047 148,478,965 20,267,326
2046 148,081,688 20,454,154
2045 147,647,318 20,640,565
2044 147,173,101 20,819,477
2043 146,667,761 20,995,111
2042 146,123,566 21,166,213
2041 145,543,650 21,331,710
2040 144,931,633 21,491,361
2039 144,286,278 21,645,911
2038 143,601,872 21,794,529
2037 142,883,005 21,939,617
2036 142,138,929 22,077,701
2035 141,359,885 22,211,115
2034 140,554,653 22,340,809
2033 139,713,048 22,463,465
2032 138,843,644 22,582,449
2031 137,947,334 22,698,460
2030 137,023,304 22,809,605
2029 136,071,720 22,916,803
2028 135,090,755 23,022,058
2027 134,081,337 23,127,410
2026 133,042,003 23,229,461
2025 131,970,909 23,331,886
2024 130,861,007 23,410,331
2023 129,739,759 23,342,541
2022 128,613,117 23,319,977
2021 127,648,148 23,468,275
2020 126,799,054 23,582,179
2019 125,762,982 23,596,027
2018 124,573,711 23,580,080
2017 123,400,057 23,555,522
2016 122,251,351 23,515,945
2015 121,072,306 23,462,914
2014 119,784,261 23,403,635
2013 118,343,573 23,344,670
2012 116,818,208 23,270,367
2011 115,243,504 23,193,518
2010 113,623,895 23,140,948
2009 111,999,721 23,078,402
2008 110,374,288 22,997,696
2007 108,774,360 22,917,444
2006 107,253,666 22,823,455
2005 105,811,504 22,729,753
2004 104,394,131 22,646,836
2003 102,978,515 22,562,663
2002 101,548,624 22,463,172
2001 100,099,099 22,341,120
2000 98,625,552 22,184,530
1999 97,115,707 22,010,489
1998 95,575,245 21,835,703
1997 94,021,207 21,634,124
1996 92,452,702 21,441,432
1995 90,862,455 21,267,653
1994 89,259,205 21,086,645
1993 87,653,807 20,899,019
1992 86,044,809 20,704,227
1991 84,430,572 20,503,568
1990 82,820,170 20,278,946
1989 81,247,182 20,055,492
1988 79,695,531 19,839,704
1987 78,136,651 19,617,046
1986 76,585,637 19,411,454
1985 75,043,414 19,191,510
1984 73,506,846 18,929,866
1983 71,971,240 18,653,146
1982 70,433,260 18,354,855
1981 68,892,108 18,029,982
1980 67,300,334 17,704,538
1979 65,648,865 17,372,779
1978 63,979,046 17,042,272
1977 62,308,493 16,730,895
1976 60,645,512 16,401,413
1975 58,982,400 16,075,128
1974 57,320,149 15,784,817
1973 55,667,284 15,505,121
1972 54,030,168 15,220,495
1971 52,412,558 14,913,564
1970 50,814,953 14,582,944
1969 49,233,194 14,068,984
1968 47,668,303 13,548,537
1967 46,129,608 13,210,344
1966 44,629,106 12,874,153
1965 43,174,477 12,511,863
1964 41,772,049 12,137,143
1963 40,424,065 11,762,101
1962 39,129,200 11,392,513
1961 37,890,118 11,030,385
1960 36,724,615 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Taiwan
2100 -0.58% -1.2%
2099 -0.57% -1.21%
2098 -0.57% -1.22%
2097 -0.56% -1.22%
2096 -0.55% -1.23%
2095 -0.54% -1.24%
2094 -0.53% -1.24%
2093 -0.52% -1.25%
2092 -0.51% -1.26%
2091 -0.5% -1.29%
2090 -0.49% -1.29%
2089 -0.48% -1.31%
2088 -0.47% -1.31%
2087 -0.46% -1.32%
2086 -0.45% -1.34%
2085 -0.43% -1.37%
2084 -0.41% -1.38%
2083 -0.4% -1.39%
2082 -0.39% -1.41%
2081 -0.37% -1.42%
2080 -0.36% -1.44%
2079 -0.34% -1.46%
2078 -0.32% -1.46%
2077 -0.31% -1.46%
2076 -0.29% -1.47%
2075 -0.28% -1.48%
2074 -0.26% -1.47%
2073 -0.24% -1.48%
2072 -0.22% -1.46%
2071 -0.21% -1.45%
2070 -0.19% -1.43%
2069 -0.17% -1.44%
2068 -0.16% -1.42%
2067 -0.14% -1.4%
2066 -0.12% -1.39%
2065 -0.11% -1.38%
2064 -0.09% -1.36%
2063 -0.07% -1.35%
2062 -0.05% -1.33%
2061 -0.04% -1.3%
2060 -0.01% -1.27%
2059 0.005% -1.23%
2058 0.02% -1.21%
2057 0.04% -1.17%
2056 0.06% -1.16%
2055 0.08% -1.13%
2054 0.1% -1.1%
2053 0.12% -1.07%
2052 0.15% -1.05%
2051 0.17% -1.03%
2050 0.19% -1.01%
2049 0.22% -0.97%
2048 0.24% -0.96%
2047 0.27% -0.91%
2046 0.29% -0.9%
2045 0.32% -0.86%
2044 0.34% -0.84%
2043 0.37% -0.81%
2042 0.4% -0.78%
2041 0.42% -0.74%
2040 0.45% -0.71%
2039 0.48% -0.68%
2038 0.5% -0.66%
2037 0.52% -0.63%
2036 0.55% -0.6%
2035 0.57% -0.58%
2034 0.6% -0.55%
2033 0.63% -0.53%
2032 0.65% -0.51%
2031 0.67% -0.49%
2030 0.7% -0.47%
2029 0.73% -0.46%
2028 0.75% -0.46%
2027 0.78% -0.44%
2026 0.81% -0.44%
2025 0.85% -0.34%
2024 0.86% 0.29%
2023 0.88% 0.1%
2022 0.76% -0.63%
2021 0.67% -0.48%
2020 0.82% -0.06%
2019 0.95% 0.07%
2018 0.95% 0.1%
2017 0.94% 0.17%
2016 0.97% 0.23%
2015 1.08% 0.25%
2014 1.22% 0.25%
2013 1.31% 0.32%
2012 1.37% 0.33%
2011 1.43% 0.23%
2010 1.45% 0.27%
2009 1.47% 0.35%
2008 1.47% 0.35%
2007 1.42% 0.41%
2006 1.36% 0.41%
2005 1.36% 0.37%
2004 1.37% 0.37%
2003 1.41% 0.44%
2002 1.45% 0.55%
2001 1.49% 0.71%
2000 1.55% 0.79%
1999 1.61% 0.8%
1998 1.65% 0.93%
1997 1.7% 0.9%
1996 1.75% 0.82%
1995 1.8% 0.86%
1994 1.83% 0.9%
1993 1.87% 0.94%
1992 1.91% 0.98%
1991 1.94% 1.11%
1990 1.94% 1.11%
1989 1.95% 1.09%
1988 2% 1.14%
1987 2.03% 1.06%
1986 2.06% 1.15%
1985 2.09% 1.38%
1984 2.13% 1.48%
1983 2.18% 1.63%
1982 2.24% 1.8%
1981 2.37% 1.84%
1980 2.52% 1.91%
1979 2.61% 1.94%
1978 2.68% 1.86%
1977 2.74% 2.01%
1976 2.82% 2.03%
1975 2.9% 1.84%
1974 2.97% 1.8%
1973 3.03% 1.87%
1972 3.09% 2.06%
1971 3.14% 2.27%
1970 3.21% 3.65%
1969 3.28% 3.84%
1968 3.34% 2.56%
1967 3.36% 2.61%
1966 3.37% 2.9%
1965 3.36% 3.09%
1964 3.33% 3.19%
1963 3.31% 3.24%
1962 3.27% 3.28%
1961 3.17% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Mexico Taiwan
Current population
133323134
23229461
Population rank 11/197 60/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.28%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
39.5 seconds
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 -215
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 180/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 +47,029
Net migration rank 181/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - -
2024 - -104,581 -67,188 47,029
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 -69,794 225,599
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 -68,327 -42,430
2021 936,682 -122,791 -30,039 -156,010
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 -7,782 -33,978
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 1,416 12,718
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 8,725 8,888
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 22,613 8,809
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 35,980 11,707
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 49,741 8,581
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 - -
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 - -
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 - -
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 43,836 19,077
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 - -
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 - -
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 - -
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 - -
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 - -
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 - -
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 - -
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 - -
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 - -
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 132,707 -3,811
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 - -
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 - -
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 - -
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 - -
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 - -
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 - -
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 - -
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 - -
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 - -
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 215,698 -12,128
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 - -
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 - -
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 - -
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 - -
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 - -
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 - -
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 - -
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 - -
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 - -
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 326,883 4,508
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 - -
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 - -
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 - -
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 - -
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 - -
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 - -
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 - -
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 - -
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 - -
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 - -
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 - -
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 - -
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 - -
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 - -
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 346,958 18,774
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 - -
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 - -
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 - -
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 - -
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 - -
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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