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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 3.31 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 2.09% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Mexico vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Ukraine
2100 131,158,772 15,603,179
2099 131,919,278 15,862,593
2098 132,676,226 16,125,815
2097 133,430,730 16,393,353
2096 134,179,811 16,664,587
2095 134,924,667 16,939,471
2094 135,662,399 17,219,443
2093 136,390,414 17,504,349
2092 137,102,695 17,793,601
2091 137,808,909 18,087,289
2090 138,501,995 18,386,570
2089 139,183,536 18,689,852
2088 139,849,476 18,998,014
2087 140,504,916 19,311,662
2086 141,148,688 19,630,012
2085 141,779,696 19,952,247
2084 142,390,038 20,280,817
2083 142,983,168 20,613,034
2082 143,553,646 20,949,887
2081 144,112,618 21,289,979
2080 144,651,130 21,633,931
2079 145,168,756 21,981,015
2078 145,664,735 22,331,415
2077 146,138,472 22,684,635
2076 146,589,999 23,041,181
2075 147,020,176 23,400,319
2074 147,428,934 23,762,428
2073 147,814,398 24,126,690
2072 148,174,180 24,491,363
2071 148,507,034 24,859,381
2070 148,821,087 25,229,957
2069 149,107,578 25,602,485
2068 149,368,537 25,976,390
2067 149,603,163 26,352,535
2066 149,814,864 26,730,314
2065 150,001,973 27,109,886
2064 150,160,667 27,491,024
2063 150,292,498 27,872,631
2062 150,396,857 28,254,738
2061 150,474,868 28,638,347
2060 150,528,257 29,021,488
2059 150,549,825 29,404,719
2058 150,541,650 29,788,559
2057 150,507,950 30,170,070
2056 150,447,865 30,548,973
2055 150,356,976 30,926,521
2054 150,235,899 31,299,425
2053 150,083,305 31,669,550
2052 149,896,641 32,035,413
2051 149,677,830 32,397,707
2050 149,423,583 32,754,538
2049 149,138,900 33,107,228
2048 148,809,771 33,451,994
2047 148,451,951 33,793,296
2046 148,054,747 34,131,561
2045 147,620,456 34,463,236
2044 147,146,325 34,790,682
2043 146,641,077 35,115,069
2042 146,096,981 35,437,607
2041 145,517,171 35,758,248
2040 144,905,265 36,075,749
2039 144,260,027 36,396,426
2038 143,575,746 36,714,126
2037 142,857,009 37,031,794
2036 142,113,069 37,345,665
2035 141,334,167 37,659,856
2034 140,529,082 37,972,332
2033 139,687,630 38,283,563
2032 138,818,384 38,592,696
2031 137,922,237 38,902,570
2030 136,998,375 39,210,256
2029 136,046,964 39,514,695
2028 135,066,178 39,816,523
2027 134,056,943 40,111,670
2026 133,017,798 40,408,451
2025 131,946,900 38,980,376
2024 130,861,007 37,860,221
2023 129,739,759 37,732,836
2022 128,613,117 41,048,766
2021 127,648,148 44,298,640
2020 126,799,054 44,680,014
2019 125,762,982 44,957,458
2018 124,573,711 45,208,907
2017 123,400,057 45,436,041
2016 122,251,351 45,616,832
2015 121,072,306 45,784,896
2014 119,784,261 45,972,380
2013 118,343,573 46,126,770
2012 116,818,208 46,210,056
2011 115,243,504 46,307,853
2010 113,623,895 46,456,003
2009 111,999,721 46,623,731
2008 110,374,288 46,819,175
2007 108,774,360 47,062,798
2006 107,253,666 47,278,694
2005 105,811,504 47,585,556
2004 104,394,131 47,979,507
2003 102,978,515 48,315,136
2002 101,548,624 48,677,281
2001 100,099,099 49,106,855
2000 98,625,552 49,556,660
1999 97,115,707 49,976,446
1998 95,575,245 50,379,731
1997 94,021,207 50,786,885
1996 92,452,702 51,226,109
1995 90,862,455 51,665,539
1994 89,259,205 52,075,998
1993 87,653,807 52,350,126
1992 86,044,809 52,323,671
1991 84,430,572 52,170,961
1990 82,820,170 52,054,092
1989 81,247,182 51,917,817
1988 79,695,531 51,724,853
1987 78,136,651 51,515,732
1986 76,585,637 51,318,745
1985 75,043,414 51,108,770
1984 73,506,846 50,887,599
1983 71,971,240 50,637,029
1982 70,433,260 50,402,724
1981 68,892,108 50,189,281
1980 67,300,334 49,955,152
1979 65,648,865 49,721,381
1978 63,979,046 49,521,243
1977 62,308,493 49,336,481
1976 60,645,512 49,120,842
1975 58,982,400 48,865,229
1974 57,320,149 48,576,570
1973 55,667,284 48,277,121
1972 54,030,168 47,946,893
1971 52,412,558 47,573,287
1970 50,814,953 47,261,306
1969 49,233,194 46,976,256
1968 47,668,303 46,614,325
1967 46,129,608 46,215,988
1966 44,629,106 45,802,519
1965 43,174,477 45,386,892
1964 41,772,049 44,951,156
1963 40,424,065 44,462,372
1962 39,129,200 43,943,674
1961 37,890,118 43,399,766
1960 36,724,615 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Ukraine
2100 -0.58% -1.64%
2099 -0.57% -1.63%
2098 -0.57% -1.63%
2097 -0.56% -1.63%
2096 -0.55% -1.62%
2095 -0.54% -1.63%
2094 -0.53% -1.63%
2093 -0.52% -1.63%
2092 -0.51% -1.62%
2091 -0.5% -1.63%
2090 -0.49% -1.62%
2089 -0.48% -1.62%
2088 -0.47% -1.62%
2087 -0.46% -1.62%
2086 -0.45% -1.62%
2085 -0.43% -1.62%
2084 -0.41% -1.61%
2083 -0.4% -1.61%
2082 -0.39% -1.6%
2081 -0.37% -1.59%
2080 -0.36% -1.58%
2079 -0.34% -1.57%
2078 -0.32% -1.56%
2077 -0.31% -1.55%
2076 -0.29% -1.53%
2075 -0.28% -1.52%
2074 -0.26% -1.51%
2073 -0.24% -1.49%
2072 -0.22% -1.48%
2071 -0.21% -1.47%
2070 -0.19% -1.46%
2069 -0.17% -1.44%
2068 -0.16% -1.43%
2067 -0.14% -1.41%
2066 -0.12% -1.4%
2065 -0.11% -1.39%
2064 -0.09% -1.37%
2063 -0.07% -1.35%
2062 -0.05% -1.34%
2061 -0.04% -1.32%
2060 -0.01% -1.3%
2059 0.005% -1.29%
2058 0.02% -1.26%
2057 0.04% -1.24%
2056 0.06% -1.22%
2055 0.08% -1.19%
2054 0.1% -1.17%
2053 0.12% -1.14%
2052 0.15% -1.12%
2051 0.17% -1.09%
2050 0.19% -1.07%
2049 0.22% -1.03%
2048 0.24% -1.01%
2047 0.27% -0.99%
2046 0.29% -0.96%
2045 0.32% -0.94%
2044 0.34% -0.92%
2043 0.37% -0.91%
2042 0.4% -0.9%
2041 0.42% -0.88%
2040 0.45% -0.88%
2039 0.48% -0.87%
2038 0.5% -0.86%
2037 0.52% -0.84%
2036 0.55% -0.83%
2035 0.57% -0.82%
2034 0.6% -0.81%
2033 0.63% -0.8%
2032 0.65% -0.8%
2031 0.67% -0.78%
2030 0.7% -0.77%
2029 0.73% -0.76%
2028 0.75% -0.74%
2027 0.78% -0.73%
2026 0.81% 3.66%
2025 0.83% 2.96%
2024 0.86% 0.34%
2023 0.88% -8.08%
2022 0.76% -7.34%
2021 0.67% -0.85%
2020 0.82% -0.62%
2019 0.95% -0.56%
2018 0.95% -0.5%
2017 0.94% -0.4%
2016 0.97% -0.37%
2015 1.08% -0.41%
2014 1.22% -0.33%
2013 1.31% -0.18%
2012 1.37% -0.21%
2011 1.43% -0.32%
2010 1.45% -0.36%
2009 1.47% -0.42%
2008 1.47% -0.52%
2007 1.42% -0.46%
2006 1.36% -0.64%
2005 1.36% -0.82%
2004 1.37% -0.69%
2003 1.41% -0.74%
2002 1.45% -0.87%
2001 1.49% -0.91%
2000 1.55% -0.84%
1999 1.61% -0.8%
1998 1.65% -0.8%
1997 1.7% -0.86%
1996 1.75% -0.85%
1995 1.8% -0.79%
1994 1.83% -0.52%
1993 1.87% 0.05%
1992 1.91% 0.29%
1991 1.94% 0.22%
1990 1.94% 0.26%
1989 1.95% 0.37%
1988 2% 0.41%
1987 2.03% 0.38%
1986 2.06% 0.41%
1985 2.09% 0.43%
1984 2.13% 0.49%
1983 2.18% 0.46%
1982 2.24% 0.43%
1981 2.37% 0.47%
1980 2.52% 0.47%
1979 2.61% 0.4%
1978 2.68% 0.37%
1977 2.74% 0.44%
1976 2.82% 0.52%
1975 2.9% 0.59%
1974 2.97% 0.62%
1973 3.03% 0.69%
1972 3.09% 0.79%
1971 3.14% 0.66%
1970 3.21% 0.61%
1969 3.28% 0.78%
1968 3.34% 0.86%
1967 3.36% 0.9%
1966 3.37% 0.92%
1965 3.36% 0.97%
1964 3.33% 1.1%
1963 3.31% 1.18%
1962 3.27% 1.25%
1961 3.17% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Mexico Ukraine
Current population
133551566
40408451
Population rank 11/197 40/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.49%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
28.2 seconds
One birth every
15.6 seconds
2.54 minutes
One death every
38.8 seconds
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,975 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 13/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -108,037 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 181/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - 1,702,358
2024 1,209,810 -104,581 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 -283,185 -299,961
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 936,682 -122,791 -449,941 -1,129
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 -307,533 -4,167
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 -236,296 -6,908
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 -227,491 -32,220
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 -158,390 -36,155
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 -135,710 -31,340
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 -147,107 -21,992
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 -140,216 -65,678
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 -129,662 26,781
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 -130,451 66,768
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 -158,372 26,457
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 -180,388 16,030
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 -197,918 26,796
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 -229,086 9,312
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 -282,659 15,237
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 -300,787 136,442
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 -337,857 -111,493
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 -344,157 5,644
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 -351,299 18,540
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 -364,544 -26,991
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 -374,734 -92,847
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 -364,143 -67,865
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 -348,286 -59,247
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 -318,299 -80,684
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 -306,549 -108,735
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 -305,154 -158,008
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 -281,629 -134,053
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 -238,820 -166,380
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 -169,405 26,357
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 -95,857 291,788
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 -16,486 125,962
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 48,463 75,760
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 106,431 36,978
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 162,002 75,637
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 198,850 -18,275
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 225,751 -12,369
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 201,011 5,546
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 222,430 13,340
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 241,741 23,608
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 194,101 9,096
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 182,839 40,807
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 197,223 47,406
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 197,294 25,635
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 206,554 -29,180
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 216,932 -24,745
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 247,323 -8,219
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 256,787 15,336
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 273,486 31,725
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 274,938 18,777
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 309,785 56,928
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 305,849 74,604
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 291,839 -48,335
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 274,858 51,763
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 295,162 102,096
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 313,899 85,527
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 337,794 89,737
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 334,365 69,354
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 391,120 76,650
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 449,648 60,178
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 481,887 45,712
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 508,602 51,625
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 538,812 52,281

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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