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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 71,619,863 people in Thailand in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 71,565,981 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 1.87 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 +0.88% per year vs +0.18% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.51% growth).

Mexico vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Thailand
2100 131,158,772 45,708,431
2099 131,919,278 46,053,146
2098 132,676,226 46,403,189
2097 133,430,730 46,757,918
2096 134,179,811 47,118,652
2095 134,924,667 47,484,043
2094 135,662,399 47,853,561
2093 136,390,414 48,226,682
2092 137,102,695 48,605,235
2091 137,808,909 48,984,504
2090 138,501,995 49,368,049
2089 139,183,536 49,756,629
2088 139,849,476 50,142,276
2087 140,504,916 50,532,164
2086 141,148,688 50,925,294
2085 141,779,696 51,321,960
2084 142,390,038 51,724,454
2083 142,983,168 52,127,592
2082 143,553,646 52,533,368
2081 144,112,618 52,938,345
2080 144,651,130 53,347,733
2079 145,168,756 53,762,492
2078 145,664,735 54,177,529
2077 146,138,472 54,595,112
2076 146,589,999 55,015,291
2075 147,020,176 55,438,108
2074 147,428,934 55,867,914
2073 147,814,398 56,300,358
2072 148,174,180 56,735,274
2071 148,507,034 57,172,515
2070 148,821,087 57,616,731
2069 149,107,578 58,061,962
2068 149,368,537 58,512,248
2067 149,603,163 58,962,990
2066 149,814,864 59,413,893
2065 150,001,973 59,873,261
2064 150,160,667 60,331,851
2063 150,292,498 60,792,306
2062 150,396,857 61,257,068
2061 150,474,868 61,720,030
2060 150,528,257 62,187,380
2059 150,549,825 62,651,158
2058 150,541,650 63,113,332
2057 150,507,950 63,572,746
2056 150,447,865 64,027,520
2055 150,356,976 64,473,146
2054 150,235,899 64,912,210
2053 150,083,305 65,338,122
2052 149,896,641 65,758,061
2051 149,677,830 66,162,612
2050 149,423,583 66,552,915
2049 149,138,900 66,931,487
2048 148,809,771 67,291,479
2047 148,451,951 67,636,461
2046 148,054,747 67,967,131
2045 147,620,456 68,281,902
2044 147,146,325 68,579,656
2043 146,641,077 68,864,788
2042 146,096,981 69,133,982
2041 145,517,171 69,390,832
2040 144,905,265 69,626,857
2039 144,260,027 69,848,522
2038 143,575,746 70,056,903
2037 142,857,009 70,250,371
2036 142,113,069 70,429,677
2035 141,334,167 70,599,021
2034 140,529,082 70,751,094
2033 139,687,630 70,891,510
2032 138,818,384 71,019,665
2031 137,922,237 71,134,882
2030 136,998,375 71,241,584
2029 136,046,964 71,337,147
2028 135,066,178 71,423,119
2027 134,056,943 71,499,411
2026 133,017,798 71,565,981
2025 131,946,900 71,619,863
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 706,140 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 11.9% to 149,423,583 people with a rank change from 11th to 12th. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,552,915 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 0.83% -0.07%
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 (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 Thailand's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Mexico Thailand
Current population
133551566
71565981
Population rank 11/197 21/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.86%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
10.9 minutes
One birth every
15.6 seconds
54.2 seconds
One death every
38.8 seconds
48.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,975 -132
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 -48,148
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 164/197
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 1,209,810 -104,581 -65,720 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 2026-07-08).

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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 Thailand 74.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 932,180 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a gain of 323,324 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
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
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 (1960–2025, 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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