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Population in Mexico compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 10,986,400 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 11,686,438 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 11.4 times bigger than the United Arab Emirates'.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.7M (133.3% growth).

Mexico vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico UAE
2100 131,182,639 26,368,750
2099 131,943,283 26,130,374
2098 132,700,369 25,894,010
2097 133,455,010 25,660,062
2096 134,204,227 25,427,961
2095 134,949,218 25,197,670
2094 135,687,085 24,968,891
2093 136,415,232 24,741,434
2092 137,127,644 24,515,086
2091 137,833,985 24,289,496
2090 138,527,198 24,064,404
2089 139,208,862 23,839,033
2088 139,874,924 23,613,963
2087 140,530,483 23,388,786
2086 141,174,372 23,163,641
2085 141,805,496 22,938,169
2084 142,415,948 22,711,804
2083 143,009,187 22,484,154
2082 143,579,768 22,255,625
2081 144,138,842 22,026,183
2080 144,677,451 21,796,073
2079 145,195,172 21,565,118
2078 145,691,242 21,333,574
2077 146,165,064 21,101,274
2076 146,616,674 20,868,733
2075 147,046,928 20,636,203
2074 147,455,761 20,404,044
2073 147,841,295 20,171,659
2072 148,201,143 19,940,853
2071 148,534,057 19,710,934
2070 148,848,168 19,483,026
2069 149,134,711 19,256,572
2068 149,395,717 19,032,681
2067 149,630,386 18,811,331
2066 149,842,125 18,593,017
2065 150,029,268 18,377,364
2064 150,187,992 18,164,584
2063 150,319,846 17,955,352
2062 150,424,224 17,749,596
2061 150,502,250 17,547,827
2060 150,555,648 17,349,620
2059 150,577,220 17,153,273
2058 150,569,044 16,959,263
2057 150,535,337 16,767,893
2056 150,475,242 16,579,195
2055 150,384,336 16,392,558
2054 150,263,237 16,207,309
2053 150,110,615 16,024,789
2052 149,923,918 15,844,357
2051 149,705,066 15,665,362
2050 149,450,774 15,487,008
2049 149,166,038 15,309,031
2048 148,836,849 15,132,784
2047 148,478,965 14,958,209
2046 148,081,688 14,788,046
2045 147,647,318 14,620,902
2044 147,173,101 14,454,466
2043 146,667,761 14,289,021
2042 146,123,566 14,124,515
2041 145,543,650 13,961,010
2040 144,931,633 13,798,651
2039 144,286,278 13,637,499
2038 143,601,872 13,477,450
2037 142,883,005 13,319,346
2036 142,138,929 13,163,073
2035 141,359,885 13,009,160
2034 140,554,653 12,857,729
2033 139,713,048 12,709,520
2032 138,843,644 12,564,906
2031 137,947,334 12,424,286
2030 137,023,304 12,288,186
2029 136,071,720 12,148,661
2028 135,090,755 11,999,549
2027 134,081,337 11,831,082
2026 133,042,003 11,632,806
2025 131,970,909 11,367,504
2024 130,861,007 10,986,400
2023 129,739,759 10,483,751
2022 128,613,117 10,074,977
2021 127,648,148 9,575,152
2020 126,799,054 9,401,038
2019 125,762,982 9,445,785
2018 124,573,711 9,346,701
2017 123,400,057 9,223,225
2016 122,251,351 8,935,095
2015 121,072,306 8,505,237
2014 119,784,261 8,059,440
2013 118,343,573 7,693,031
2012 116,818,208 7,391,448
2011 115,243,504 7,104,538
2010 113,623,895 6,869,838
2009 111,999,721 6,707,058
2008 110,374,288 6,302,664
2007 108,774,360 5,624,635
2006 107,253,666 5,009,100
2005 105,811,504 4,664,790
2004 104,394,131 4,428,967
2003 102,978,515 4,192,457
2002 101,548,624 3,956,826
2001 100,099,099 3,723,590
2000 98,625,552 3,493,575
1999 97,115,707 3,266,009
1998 95,575,245 3,040,421
1997 94,021,207 2,817,410
1996 92,452,702 2,597,564
1995 90,862,455 2,434,662
1994 89,259,205 2,328,188
1993 87,653,807 2,222,093
1992 86,044,809 2,114,730
1991 84,430,572 2,006,626
1990 82,820,170 1,898,220
1989 81,247,182 1,789,851
1988 79,695,531 1,681,788
1987 78,136,651 1,574,244
1986 76,585,637 1,467,383
1985 75,043,414 1,377,911
1984 73,506,846 1,305,996
1983 71,971,240 1,235,305
1982 70,433,260 1,166,370
1981 68,892,108 1,099,855
1980 67,300,334 1,015,700
1979 65,648,865 912,010
1978 63,979,046 809,274
1977 62,308,493 710,209
1976 60,645,512 615,866
1975 58,982,400 542,856
1974 57,320,149 489,087
1973 55,667,284 436,399
1972 54,030,168 385,014
1971 52,412,558 335,027
1970 50,814,953 286,536
1969 49,233,194 239,660
1968 47,668,303 199,416
1967 46,129,608 179,700
1966 44,629,106 173,976
1965 43,174,477 167,103
1964 41,772,049 159,692
1963 40,424,065 152,211
1962 39,129,200 144,946
1961 37,890,118 137,989
1960 36,724,615 131,334

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/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,751,343 people (a 30.8% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.5% to 15,487,008 people and will still be ranked 84th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 26.4M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico UAE
2100 -0.58% 0.91%
2099 -0.57% 0.91%
2098 -0.57% 0.91%
2097 -0.56% 0.91%
2096 -0.55% 0.91%
2095 -0.54% 0.92%
2094 -0.53% 0.92%
2093 -0.52% 0.92%
2092 -0.51% 0.93%
2091 -0.5% 0.94%
2090 -0.49% 0.95%
2089 -0.48% 0.95%
2088 -0.47% 0.96%
2087 -0.46% 0.97%
2086 -0.45% 0.98%
2085 -0.43% 1%
2084 -0.41% 1.01%
2083 -0.4% 1.03%
2082 -0.39% 1.04%
2081 -0.37% 1.06%
2080 -0.36% 1.07%
2079 -0.34% 1.09%
2078 -0.32% 1.1%
2077 -0.31% 1.11%
2076 -0.29% 1.13%
2075 -0.28% 1.14%
2074 -0.26% 1.15%
2073 -0.24% 1.16%
2072 -0.22% 1.17%
2071 -0.21% 1.17%
2070 -0.19% 1.18%
2069 -0.17% 1.18%
2068 -0.16% 1.18%
2067 -0.14% 1.17%
2066 -0.12% 1.17%
2065 -0.11% 1.17%
2064 -0.09% 1.17%
2063 -0.07% 1.16%
2062 -0.05% 1.15%
2061 -0.04% 1.14%
2060 -0.01% 1.14%
2059 0.005% 1.14%
2058 0.02% 1.14%
2057 0.04% 1.14%
2056 0.06% 1.14%
2055 0.08% 1.14%
2054 0.1% 1.14%
2053 0.12% 1.14%
2052 0.15% 1.14%
2051 0.17% 1.15%
2050 0.19% 1.16%
2049 0.22% 1.16%
2048 0.24% 1.17%
2047 0.27% 1.15%
2046 0.29% 1.14%
2045 0.32% 1.15%
2044 0.34% 1.16%
2043 0.37% 1.16%
2042 0.4% 1.17%
2041 0.42% 1.18%
2040 0.45% 1.18%
2039 0.48% 1.19%
2038 0.5% 1.19%
2037 0.52% 1.19%
2036 0.55% 1.18%
2035 0.57% 1.18%
2034 0.6% 1.17%
2033 0.63% 1.15%
2032 0.65% 1.13%
2031 0.67% 1.11%
2030 0.7% 1.15%
2029 0.73% 1.24%
2028 0.75% 1.42%
2027 0.78% 1.7%
2026 0.81% 2.33%
2025 0.85% 3.47%
2024 0.86% 4.79%
2023 0.88% 4.06%
2022 0.76% 5.22%
2021 0.67% 1.85%
2020 0.82% -0.47%
2019 0.95% 1.06%
2018 0.95% 1.34%
2017 0.94% 3.22%
2016 0.97% 5.05%
2015 1.08% 5.53%
2014 1.22% 4.76%
2013 1.31% 4.08%
2012 1.37% 4.04%
2011 1.43% 3.42%
2010 1.45% 2.43%
2009 1.47% 6.42%
2008 1.47% 12.1%
2007 1.42% 12.3%
2006 1.36% 7.38%
2005 1.36% 5.32%
2004 1.37% 5.64%
2003 1.41% 5.96%
2002 1.45% 6.26%
2001 1.49% 6.58%
2000 1.55% 6.97%
1999 1.61% 7.42%
1998 1.65% 7.92%
1997 1.7% 8.46%
1996 1.75% 6.69%
1995 1.8% 4.57%
1994 1.83% 4.77%
1993 1.87% 5.08%
1992 1.91% 5.39%
1991 1.94% 5.71%
1990 1.94% 6.05%
1989 1.95% 6.43%
1988 2% 6.83%
1987 2.03% 7.28%
1986 2.06% 6.49%
1985 2.09% 5.51%
1984 2.13% 5.72%
1983 2.18% 5.91%
1982 2.24% 6.05%
1981 2.37% 8.29%
1980 2.52% 11.4%
1979 2.61% 12.7%
1978 2.68% 13.9%
1977 2.74% 15.3%
1976 2.82% 13.4%
1975 2.9% 11%
1974 2.97% 12.1%
1973 3.03% 13.3%
1972 3.09% 14.9%
1971 3.14% 16.9%
1970 3.21% 19.6%
1969 3.28% 20.2%
1968 3.34% 11%
1967 3.36% 3.29%
1966 3.37% 4.11%
1965 3.36% 4.64%
1964 3.33% 4.91%
1963 3.31% 5.01%
1962 3.27% 5.04%
1961 3.17% 5.07%

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 the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Mexico UAE
Current population
133323134
11686438
Population rank 11/197 84/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.14%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
1.05 minutes
One birth every
15.5 seconds
5.13 minutes
One death every
39.5 seconds
53.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 +1,377
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 +502,649
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 3/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 +158,634
Net migration rank 181/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - 158,634
2024 - -104,581 - 278,439
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 92,698 300,004
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 81,758 322,773
2021 936,682 -122,791 76,802 421,663
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 87,871 92,541
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 86,296 -125,186
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 86,840 14,611
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 89,382 34,155
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 87,028 195,317
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 85,044 342,468
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 84,277 360,174
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 82,977 279,269
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 78,682 225,921
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 73,496 215,183
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 69,907 161,842
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 66,521 163,643
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 55,426 523,207
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 55,048 722,380
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 54,338 399,306
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 60,046 174,926
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 60,344 176,319
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 59,118 177,237
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 55,922 178,988
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 52,789 178,779
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 49,993 178,469
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 46,198 180,469
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 41,176 183,329
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 38,207 183,310
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 37,886 180,296
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 38,685 68,938
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 42,976 62,352
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 41,324 65,545
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 42,119 65,739
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 41,409 66,943
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 41,339 67,118
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 40,148 68,132
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 38,861 68,991
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 37,741 69,493
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 36,829 69,655
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 34,855 37,605
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 33,250 38,124
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 31,480 38,536
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 29,585 38,276
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 27,560 37,600
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 25,005 78,148
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 21,987 82,238
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 18,879 82,359
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 15,787 81,111
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 12,876 78,903
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 11,859 42,380
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 10,835 42,474
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 9,822 42,243
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 8,818 41,888
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 7,839 41,425
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 6,922 40,792
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 6,138 39,902
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 5,588 28,866
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 5,264 -283
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 4,955 1,516
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 4,675 2,598
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 4,410 3,126
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 4,157 3,264
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 3,901 3,212
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 3,657 3,141
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 3,418 3,102

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 the United Arab Emirates 30.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 857,996 people) and 69.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,958,520 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

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
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Fujairah 93.7K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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