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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 73,639,263 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 1.81 times bigger than Tanzania's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 2.49% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% growth).

Mexico vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Tanzania
2100 131,158,772 265,471,550
2099 131,919,278 263,137,702
2098 132,676,226 260,784,676
2097 133,430,730 258,387,890
2096 134,179,811 255,972,277
2095 134,924,667 253,543,248
2094 135,662,399 251,095,452
2093 136,390,414 248,605,184
2092 137,102,695 246,083,651
2091 137,808,909 243,533,968
2090 138,501,995 240,979,094
2089 139,183,536 238,393,867
2088 139,849,476 235,775,056
2087 140,504,916 233,145,231
2086 141,148,688 230,474,072
2085 141,779,696 227,778,580
2084 142,390,038 225,090,075
2083 142,983,168 222,400,079
2082 143,553,646 219,697,321
2081 144,112,618 216,974,796
2080 144,651,130 214,235,505
2079 145,168,756 211,466,096
2078 145,664,735 208,688,171
2077 146,138,472 205,898,494
2076 146,589,999 203,086,766
2075 147,020,176 200,278,383
2074 147,428,934 197,449,196
2073 147,814,398 194,624,081
2072 148,174,180 191,805,820
2071 148,507,034 188,974,004
2070 148,821,087 186,134,634
2069 149,107,578 183,293,747
2068 149,368,537 180,458,385
2067 149,603,163 177,622,538
2066 149,814,864 174,786,430
2065 150,001,973 171,897,059
2064 150,160,667 169,048,435
2063 150,292,498 166,202,091
2062 150,396,857 163,354,473
2061 150,474,868 160,521,858
2060 150,528,257 157,707,240
2059 150,549,825 154,905,240
2058 150,541,650 152,106,040
2057 150,507,950 149,311,257
2056 150,447,865 146,505,507
2055 150,356,976 143,722,840
2054 150,235,899 140,970,467
2053 150,083,305 138,249,490
2052 149,896,641 135,540,803
2051 149,677,830 132,838,721
2050 149,423,583 130,145,345
2049 149,138,900 127,483,126
2048 148,809,771 124,809,212
2047 148,451,951 122,146,647
2046 148,054,747 119,511,124
2045 147,620,456 116,903,642
2044 147,146,325 114,318,843
2043 146,641,077 111,765,580
2042 146,096,981 109,231,423
2041 145,517,171 106,738,458
2040 144,905,265 104,262,479
2039 144,260,027 101,804,600
2038 143,575,746 99,370,760
2037 142,857,009 96,974,485
2036 142,113,069 94,592,848
2035 141,334,167 92,248,476
2034 140,529,082 89,920,872
2033 139,687,630 87,646,627
2032 138,818,384 85,401,853
2031 137,922,237 83,172,579
2030 136,998,375 80,989,443
2029 136,046,964 78,830,947
2028 135,066,178 76,723,335
2027 134,056,943 74,639,948
2026 133,017,798 72,582,361
2025 131,946,900 70,545,865
2024 130,861,007 68,560,157
2023 129,739,759 66,617,606
2022 128,613,117 64,711,821
2021 127,648,148 62,830,412
2020 126,799,054 60,972,798
2019 125,762,982 59,174,891
2018 124,573,711 57,437,145
2017 123,400,057 55,652,890
2016 122,251,351 53,824,013
2015 121,072,306 52,020,962
2014 119,784,261 50,351,512
2013 118,343,573 48,824,128
2012 116,818,208 47,374,260
2011 115,243,504 46,029,367
2010 113,623,895 44,758,488
2009 111,999,721 43,633,982
2008 110,374,288 42,570,728
2007 108,774,360 41,435,512
2006 107,253,666 40,294,902
2005 105,811,504 39,182,076
2004 104,394,131 38,109,668
2003 102,978,515 37,089,555
2002 101,548,624 36,121,304
2001 100,099,099 35,198,299
2000 98,625,552 34,260,139
1999 97,115,707 33,300,330
1998 95,575,245 32,420,458
1997 94,021,207 31,578,089
1996 92,452,702 30,945,762
1995 90,862,455 30,383,497
1994 89,259,205 29,442,356
1993 87,653,807 28,332,692
1992 86,044,809 27,457,588
1991 84,430,572 26,780,436
1990 82,820,170 26,110,207
1989 81,247,182 25,438,759
1988 79,695,531 24,769,686
1987 78,136,651 24,030,378
1986 76,585,637 23,258,959
1985 75,043,414 22,501,693
1984 73,506,846 21,779,066
1983 71,971,240 21,079,874
1982 70,433,260 20,398,571
1981 68,892,108 19,784,703
1980 67,300,334 19,189,769
1979 65,648,865 18,592,038
1978 63,979,046 17,976,566
1977 62,308,493 17,352,929
1976 60,645,512 16,736,211
1975 58,982,400 16,138,361
1974 57,320,149 15,561,630
1973 55,667,284 15,010,101
1972 54,030,168 14,479,308
1971 52,412,558 13,971,451
1970 50,814,953 13,492,677
1969 49,233,194 13,036,700
1968 47,668,303 12,602,076
1967 46,129,608 12,200,109
1966 44,629,106 11,827,459
1965 43,174,477 11,470,728
1964 41,772,049 11,127,826
1963 40,424,065 10,799,528
1962 39,129,200 10,487,756
1961 37,890,118 10,187,886
1960 36,724,615 9,901,419

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

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Tanzania
2100 -0.58% 0.89%
2099 -0.57% 0.9%
2098 -0.57% 0.93%
2097 -0.56% 0.94%
2096 -0.55% 0.96%
2095 -0.54% 0.97%
2094 -0.53% 1%
2093 -0.52% 1.02%
2092 -0.51% 1.05%
2091 -0.5% 1.06%
2090 -0.49% 1.08%
2089 -0.48% 1.11%
2088 -0.47% 1.13%
2087 -0.46% 1.16%
2086 -0.45% 1.18%
2085 -0.43% 1.19%
2084 -0.41% 1.21%
2083 -0.4% 1.23%
2082 -0.39% 1.25%
2081 -0.37% 1.28%
2080 -0.36% 1.31%
2079 -0.34% 1.33%
2078 -0.32% 1.35%
2077 -0.31% 1.38%
2076 -0.29% 1.4%
2075 -0.28% 1.43%
2074 -0.26% 1.45%
2073 -0.24% 1.47%
2072 -0.22% 1.5%
2071 -0.21% 1.53%
2070 -0.19% 1.55%
2069 -0.17% 1.57%
2068 -0.16% 1.6%
2067 -0.14% 1.62%
2066 -0.12% 1.68%
2065 -0.11% 1.69%
2064 -0.09% 1.71%
2063 -0.07% 1.74%
2062 -0.05% 1.76%
2061 -0.04% 1.78%
2060 -0.01% 1.81%
2059 0.005% 1.84%
2058 0.02% 1.87%
2057 0.04% 1.92%
2056 0.06% 1.94%
2055 0.08% 1.95%
2054 0.1% 1.97%
2053 0.12% 2%
2052 0.15% 2.03%
2051 0.17% 2.07%
2050 0.19% 2.09%
2049 0.22% 2.14%
2048 0.24% 2.18%
2047 0.27% 2.21%
2046 0.29% 2.23%
2045 0.32% 2.26%
2044 0.34% 2.28%
2043 0.37% 2.32%
2042 0.4% 2.34%
2041 0.42% 2.37%
2040 0.45% 2.41%
2039 0.48% 2.45%
2038 0.5% 2.47%
2037 0.52% 2.52%
2036 0.55% 2.54%
2035 0.57% 2.59%
2034 0.6% 2.59%
2033 0.63% 2.63%
2032 0.65% 2.68%
2031 0.67% 2.7%
2030 0.7% 2.74%
2029 0.73% 2.75%
2028 0.75% 2.79%
2027 0.78% 2.83%
2026 0.81% 2.89%
2025 0.83% 2.9%
2024 0.86% 2.92%
2023 0.88% 2.95%
2022 0.76% 2.99%
2021 0.67% 3.05%
2020 0.82% 3.04%
2019 0.95% 3.03%
2018 0.95% 3.21%
2017 0.94% 3.4%
2016 0.97% 3.47%
2015 1.08% 3.32%
2014 1.22% 3.13%
2013 1.31% 3.06%
2012 1.37% 2.92%
2011 1.43% 2.84%
2010 1.45% 2.58%
2009 1.47% 2.5%
2008 1.47% 2.74%
2007 1.42% 2.83%
2006 1.36% 2.84%
2005 1.36% 2.81%
2004 1.37% 2.75%
2003 1.41% 2.68%
2002 1.45% 2.62%
2001 1.49% 2.74%
2000 1.55% 2.88%
1999 1.61% 2.71%
1998 1.65% 2.67%
1997 1.7% 2.04%
1996 1.75% 1.85%
1995 1.8% 3.2%
1994 1.83% 3.92%
1993 1.87% 3.19%
1992 1.91% 2.53%
1991 1.94% 2.57%
1990 1.94% 2.64%
1989 1.95% 2.7%
1988 2% 3.08%
1987 2.03% 3.32%
1986 2.06% 3.37%
1985 2.09% 3.32%
1984 2.13% 3.32%
1983 2.18% 3.34%
1982 2.24% 3.1%
1981 2.37% 3.1%
1980 2.52% 3.21%
1979 2.61% 3.42%
1978 2.68% 3.59%
1977 2.74% 3.68%
1976 2.82% 3.7%
1975 2.9% 3.71%
1974 2.97% 3.67%
1973 3.03% 3.67%
1972 3.09% 3.63%
1971 3.14% 3.55%
1970 3.21% 3.5%
1969 3.28% 3.45%
1968 3.34% 3.29%
1967 3.36% 3.15%
1966 3.37% 3.11%
1965 3.36% 3.08%
1964 3.33% 3.04%
1963 3.31% 2.97%
1962 3.27% 2.94%
1961 3.17% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

Mexico Tanzania
Current population
133551566
73639263
Population rank 11/197 20/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.89%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
15.9 seconds
One birth every
15.6 seconds
13.2 seconds
One death every
38.8 seconds
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,975 +5,440
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 16/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 -12,730
Net migration rank 181/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - -12,730
2024 1,209,810 -104,581 1,993,730 -29,865
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 936,682 -122,791 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 1,726,909 119,142
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 1,659,502 152,194
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 1,592,882 201,495
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 1,509,008 1,241
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 985,185 -9,701
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 948,659 -4,489
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 920,806 -105,184
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 882,544 -13,400
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 868,524 -473,007
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 838,980 -109,971
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 803,953 349,348
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 778,044 288,004
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 767,961 -83,825
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 762,011 -91,851
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 750,825 -80,529
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 743,854 -71,268
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 736,551 -71,012
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 718,580 94,498
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 705,677 24,101
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 697,867 86,864
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 687,435 -26,938
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 679,720 58,161
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 662,627 -37,883
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 645,496 -42,485
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 629,444 -42,588
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 613,388 -4,792
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 595,024 27,307
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 574,938 49,997
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 553,617 54,875
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 533,906 53,290
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 515,152 51,127
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 488,429 48,363
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 467,305 57,489
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 449,014 41,900
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 427,988 38,635
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 408,322 37,006
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 389,467 34,455
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 374,763 5,265
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 360,229 5,049
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 343,456 4,742
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 328,527 9,090
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 314,644 4,333
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 300,663 3,916
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 286,839 8,338
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K

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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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