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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 1.86 times bigger than Thailand's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 2.47% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Mexico vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Thailand
2100 131,182,639 45,712,111
2099 131,943,283 46,056,854
2098 132,700,369 46,406,925
2097 133,455,010 46,761,683
2096 134,204,227 47,122,446
2095 134,949,218 47,487,866
2094 135,687,085 47,857,414
2093 136,415,232 48,230,566
2092 137,127,644 48,609,149
2091 137,833,985 48,988,448
2090 138,527,198 49,372,024
2089 139,208,862 49,760,635
2088 139,874,924 50,146,313
2087 140,530,483 50,536,233
2086 141,174,372 50,929,394
2085 141,805,496 51,326,092
2084 142,415,948 51,728,619
2083 143,009,187 52,131,789
2082 143,579,768 52,537,598
2081 144,138,842 52,942,608
2080 144,677,451 53,352,029
2079 145,195,172 53,766,821
2078 145,691,242 54,181,891
2077 146,165,064 54,599,508
2076 146,616,674 55,019,721
2075 147,046,928 55,442,571
2074 147,455,761 55,872,412
2073 147,841,295 56,304,891
2072 148,201,143 56,739,842
2071 148,534,057 57,177,118
2070 148,848,168 57,621,370
2069 149,134,711 58,066,637
2068 149,395,717 58,516,959
2067 149,630,386 58,967,738
2066 149,842,125 59,418,676
2065 150,029,268 59,878,082
2064 150,187,992 60,336,709
2063 150,319,846 60,797,201
2062 150,424,224 61,262,000
2061 150,502,250 61,724,999
2060 150,555,648 62,192,387
2059 150,577,220 62,656,203
2058 150,569,044 63,118,413
2057 150,535,337 63,577,864
2056 150,475,242 64,032,675
2055 150,384,336 64,478,337
2054 150,263,237 64,917,436
2053 150,110,615 65,343,383
2052 149,923,918 65,763,356
2051 149,705,066 66,167,939
2050 149,450,774 66,558,274
2049 149,166,038 66,936,876
2048 148,836,849 67,296,897
2047 148,478,965 67,641,907
2046 148,081,688 67,972,603
2045 147,647,318 68,287,399
2044 147,173,101 68,585,177
2043 146,667,761 68,870,333
2042 146,123,566 69,139,548
2041 145,543,650 69,396,419
2040 144,931,633 69,632,464
2039 144,286,278 69,854,146
2038 143,601,872 70,062,543
2037 142,883,005 70,256,027
2036 142,138,929 70,435,348
2035 141,359,885 70,604,705
2034 140,554,653 70,756,791
2033 139,713,048 70,897,217
2032 138,843,644 71,025,384
2031 137,947,334 71,140,609
2030 137,023,304 71,247,320
2029 136,071,720 71,342,891
2028 135,090,755 71,428,869
2027 134,081,337 71,505,168
2026 133,042,003 71,571,743
2025 131,970,909 71,625,629
2024 130,861,007 71,668,011
2023 129,739,759 71,702,435
2022 128,613,117 71,735,329
2021 127,648,148 71,727,332
2020 126,799,054 71,641,484
2019 125,762,982 71,522,271
2018 124,573,711 71,376,079
2017 123,400,057 71,160,187
2016 122,251,351 70,859,841
2015 121,072,306 70,540,795
2014 119,784,261 70,216,367
2013 118,343,573 69,845,114
2012 116,818,208 69,436,098
2011 115,243,504 69,007,208
2010 113,623,895 68,579,447
2009 111,999,721 68,121,080
2008 110,374,288 67,619,830
2007 108,774,360 67,102,394
2006 107,253,666 66,567,687
2005 105,811,504 66,017,420
2004 104,394,131 65,452,047
2003 102,978,515 64,868,166
2002 101,548,624 64,266,437
2001 100,099,099 63,651,141
2000 98,625,552 63,007,815
1999 97,115,707 62,299,043
1998 95,575,245 61,522,630
1997 94,021,207 60,724,584
1996 92,452,702 59,920,064
1995 90,862,455 59,098,232
1994 89,259,205 58,260,854
1993 87,653,807 57,408,198
1992 86,044,809 56,528,834
1991 84,430,572 55,637,434
1990 82,820,170 54,738,329
1989 81,247,182 53,848,956
1988 79,695,531 52,969,595
1987 78,136,651 52,074,105
1986 76,585,637 51,177,834
1985 75,043,414 50,270,753
1984 73,506,846 49,351,708
1983 71,971,240 48,423,309
1982 70,433,260 47,494,577
1981 68,892,108 46,575,855
1980 67,300,334 45,650,022
1979 65,648,865 44,718,434
1978 63,979,046 43,788,976
1977 62,308,493 42,843,974
1976 60,645,512 41,896,504
1975 58,982,400 40,940,005
1974 57,320,149 39,952,891
1973 55,667,284 38,947,787
1972 54,030,168 37,933,929
1971 52,412,558 36,937,387
1970 50,814,953 35,954,408
1969 49,233,194 34,973,782
1968 47,668,303 34,002,560
1967 46,129,608 33,037,801
1966 44,629,106 32,086,071
1965 43,174,477 31,149,337
1964 41,772,049 30,232,141
1963 40,424,065 29,342,322
1962 39,129,200 28,481,040
1961 37,890,118 27,650,334
1960 36,724,615 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Thailand
2100 -0.58% -0.75%
2099 -0.57% -0.75%
2098 -0.57% -0.76%
2097 -0.56% -0.77%
2096 -0.55% -0.77%
2095 -0.54% -0.77%
2094 -0.53% -0.77%
2093 -0.52% -0.78%
2092 -0.51% -0.77%
2091 -0.5% -0.78%
2090 -0.49% -0.78%
2089 -0.48% -0.77%
2088 -0.47% -0.77%
2087 -0.46% -0.77%
2086 -0.45% -0.77%
2085 -0.43% -0.78%
2084 -0.41% -0.77%
2083 -0.4% -0.77%
2082 -0.39% -0.76%
2081 -0.37% -0.77%
2080 -0.36% -0.77%
2079 -0.34% -0.77%
2078 -0.32% -0.76%
2077 -0.31% -0.76%
2076 -0.29% -0.76%
2075 -0.28% -0.77%
2074 -0.26% -0.77%
2073 -0.24% -0.77%
2072 -0.22% -0.76%
2071 -0.21% -0.77%
2070 -0.19% -0.77%
2069 -0.17% -0.77%
2068 -0.16% -0.76%
2067 -0.14% -0.76%
2066 -0.12% -0.77%
2065 -0.11% -0.76%
2064 -0.09% -0.76%
2063 -0.07% -0.76%
2062 -0.05% -0.75%
2061 -0.04% -0.75%
2060 -0.01% -0.74%
2059 0.005% -0.73%
2058 0.02% -0.72%
2057 0.04% -0.71%
2056 0.06% -0.69%
2055 0.08% -0.68%
2054 0.1% -0.65%
2053 0.12% -0.64%
2052 0.15% -0.61%
2051 0.17% -0.59%
2050 0.19% -0.57%
2049 0.22% -0.53%
2048 0.24% -0.51%
2047 0.27% -0.49%
2046 0.29% -0.46%
2045 0.32% -0.43%
2044 0.34% -0.41%
2043 0.37% -0.39%
2042 0.4% -0.37%
2041 0.42% -0.34%
2040 0.45% -0.32%
2039 0.48% -0.3%
2038 0.5% -0.28%
2037 0.52% -0.25%
2036 0.55% -0.24%
2035 0.57% -0.21%
2034 0.6% -0.2%
2033 0.63% -0.18%
2032 0.65% -0.16%
2031 0.67% -0.15%
2030 0.7% -0.13%
2029 0.73% -0.12%
2028 0.75% -0.11%
2027 0.78% -0.09%
2026 0.81% -0.08%
2025 0.85% -0.06%
2024 0.86% -0.05%
2023 0.88% -0.05%
2022 0.76% 0.01%
2021 0.67% 0.12%
2020 0.82% 0.17%
2019 0.95% 0.2%
2018 0.95% 0.3%
2017 0.94% 0.42%
2016 0.97% 0.45%
2015 1.08% 0.46%
2014 1.22% 0.53%
2013 1.31% 0.59%
2012 1.37% 0.62%
2011 1.43% 0.62%
2010 1.45% 0.67%
2009 1.47% 0.74%
2008 1.47% 0.77%
2007 1.42% 0.8%
2006 1.36% 0.83%
2005 1.36% 0.86%
2004 1.37% 0.9%
2003 1.41% 0.94%
2002 1.45% 0.97%
2001 1.49% 1.02%
2000 1.55% 1.14%
1999 1.61% 1.26%
1998 1.65% 1.31%
1997 1.7% 1.34%
1996 1.75% 1.39%
1995 1.8% 1.44%
1994 1.83% 1.49%
1993 1.87% 1.56%
1992 1.91% 1.6%
1991 1.94% 1.64%
1990 1.94% 1.65%
1989 1.95% 1.66%
1988 2% 1.72%
1987 2.03% 1.75%
1986 2.06% 1.8%
1985 2.09% 1.86%
1984 2.13% 1.92%
1983 2.18% 1.96%
1982 2.24% 1.97%
1981 2.37% 2.03%
1980 2.52% 2.08%
1979 2.61% 2.12%
1978 2.68% 2.21%
1977 2.74% 2.26%
1976 2.82% 2.34%
1975 2.9% 2.47%
1974 2.97% 2.58%
1973 3.03% 2.67%
1972 3.09% 2.7%
1971 3.14% 2.73%
1970 3.21% 2.8%
1969 3.28% 2.86%
1968 3.34% 2.92%
1967 3.36% 2.97%
1966 3.37% 3.01%
1965 3.36% 3.03%
1964 3.33% 3.03%
1963 3.31% 3.02%
1962 3.27% 3%
1961 3.17% 2.97%

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 Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Mexico Thailand
Current population
133323134
71571743
Population rank 11/197 21/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.86%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
15.3 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
39.5 seconds
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,072 -94
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 168/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 +27,509
Net migration rank 181/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - 27,509
2024 - -104,581 - 23,321
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 -46,105 19,648
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 -61,046 21,683
2021 936,682 -122,791 57,382 -2,093
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 84,107 32,277
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 116,867 5,221
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 159,383 10,984
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 194,695 66,805
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 226,255 112,978
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 266,362 32,500
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 294,628 55,358
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 325,059 67,452
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 351,485 74,033
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 365,670 66,607
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 370,466 52,791
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 382,636 110,883
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 401,730 107,333
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 425,362 100,486
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 441,211 102,362
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 456,378 100,542
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 466,542 107,199
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 488,003 105,917
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 504,299 105,215
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 524,230 96,817
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 543,884 121,640
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 578,073 173,924
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 617,318 183,471
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 644,834 150,411
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 661,397 152,397
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 682,703 147,226
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 712,589 132,271
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 737,696 122,746
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 754,999 143,318
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 760,508 124,034
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 760,808 152,916
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 774,563 90,497
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 765,252 128,469
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 774,498 122,791
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 783,430 111,820
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 776,935 141,963
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 779,856 139,345
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 794,239 143,393
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 817,951 101,885
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 839,297 78,337
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 845,575 88,478
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 843,434 85,693
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 847,799 82,011
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 871,232 88,937
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 894,072 40,656
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 911,980 66,306
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 923,151 72,801
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 933,540 80,704
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 940,420 73,082
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 936,215 43,400
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 937,116 49,221
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 948,314 26,551
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 953,806 13,718
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 944,980 17,005
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 929,469 12,016
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 909,000 22,995
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 885,137 17,249
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 860,728 16,494
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 828,741 16,605
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 801,140 14,968
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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