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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 1.9 times bigger than the United Kingdom's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.46% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Mexico vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico United Kingdom
2100 131,182,639 74,700,585
2099 131,943,283 74,831,175
2098 132,700,369 74,950,267
2097 133,455,010 75,064,397
2096 134,204,227 75,176,691
2095 134,949,218 75,287,063
2094 135,687,085 75,383,856
2093 136,415,232 75,482,205
2092 137,127,644 75,575,769
2091 137,833,985 75,666,091
2090 138,527,198 75,753,129
2089 139,208,862 75,835,723
2088 139,874,924 75,907,614
2087 140,530,483 75,978,712
2086 141,174,372 76,046,742
2085 141,805,496 76,105,680
2084 142,415,948 76,156,223
2083 143,009,187 76,205,894
2082 143,579,768 76,246,844
2081 144,138,842 76,274,040
2080 144,677,451 76,306,205
2079 145,195,172 76,334,949
2078 145,691,242 76,353,484
2077 146,165,064 76,371,123
2076 146,616,674 76,373,520
2075 147,046,928 76,386,071
2074 147,455,761 76,397,426
2073 147,841,295 76,406,554
2072 148,201,143 76,398,941
2071 148,534,057 76,388,223
2070 148,848,168 76,378,505
2069 149,134,711 76,371,827
2068 149,395,717 76,370,973
2067 149,630,386 76,363,548
2066 149,842,125 76,356,638
2065 150,029,268 76,355,841
2064 150,187,992 76,352,770
2063 150,319,846 76,353,175
2062 150,424,224 76,346,535
2061 150,502,250 76,344,206
2060 150,555,648 76,344,725
2059 150,577,220 76,345,215
2058 150,569,044 76,326,961
2057 150,535,337 76,307,006
2056 150,475,242 76,274,247
2055 150,384,336 76,235,304
2054 150,263,237 76,167,710
2053 150,110,615 76,094,051
2052 149,923,918 76,001,979
2051 149,705,066 75,895,690
2050 149,450,774 75,777,445
2049 149,166,038 75,646,044
2048 148,836,849 75,499,380
2047 148,478,965 75,338,951
2046 148,081,688 75,171,300
2045 147,647,318 74,993,186
2044 147,173,101 74,807,530
2043 146,667,761 74,607,485
2042 146,123,566 74,407,783
2041 145,543,650 74,203,292
2040 144,931,633 73,994,525
2039 144,286,278 73,782,112
2038 143,601,872 73,559,085
2037 142,883,005 73,335,723
2036 142,138,929 73,101,646
2035 141,359,885 72,850,722
2034 140,554,653 72,597,177
2033 139,713,048 72,322,802
2032 138,843,644 72,046,316
2031 137,947,334 71,757,868
2030 137,023,304 71,442,811
2029 136,071,720 71,123,782
2028 135,090,755 70,783,199
2027 134,081,337 70,421,923
2026 133,042,003 70,055,911
2025 131,970,909 69,658,188
2024 130,861,007 69,226,000
2023 129,739,759 68,492,000
2022 128,613,117 67,604,000
2021 127,648,148 66,984,000
2020 126,799,054 66,744,000
2019 125,762,982 66,631,000
2018 124,573,711 66,289,000
2017 123,400,057 65,966,000
2016 122,251,351 65,607,000
2015 121,072,306 65,088,000
2014 119,784,261 64,620,000
2013 118,343,573 64,139,000
2012 116,818,208 63,711,000
2011 115,243,504 63,258,810
2010 113,623,895 62,766,365
2009 111,999,721 62,276,270
2008 110,374,288 61,806,995
2007 108,774,360 61,322,463
2006 107,253,666 60,846,820
2005 105,811,504 60,401,206
2004 104,394,131 59,987,905
2003 102,978,515 59,647,577
2002 101,548,624 59,370,479
2001 100,099,099 59,119,673
2000 98,625,552 58,892,514
1999 97,115,707 58,682,466
1998 95,575,245 58,487,141
1997 94,021,207 58,316,954
1996 92,452,702 58,166,950
1995 90,862,455 58,019,030
1994 89,259,205 57,865,745
1993 87,653,807 57,718,614
1992 86,044,809 57,580,402
1991 84,430,572 57,424,897
1990 82,820,170 57,247,586
1989 81,247,182 57,076,711
1988 79,695,531 56,928,327
1987 78,136,651 56,802,050
1986 76,585,637 56,681,396
1985 75,043,414 56,550,268
1984 73,506,846 56,422,072
1983 71,971,240 56,332,848
1982 70,433,260 56,313,641
1981 68,892,108 56,333,829
1980 67,300,334 56,314,216
1979 65,648,865 56,246,951
1978 63,979,046 56,196,504
1977 62,308,493 56,193,492
1976 60,645,512 56,211,968
1975 58,982,400 56,225,800
1974 57,320,149 56,229,974
1973 55,667,284 56,194,527
1972 54,030,168 56,086,065
1971 52,412,558 55,896,223
1970 50,814,953 55,663,250
1969 49,233,194 55,441,750
1968 47,668,303 55,211,700
1967 46,129,608 54,943,600
1966 44,629,106 54,648,500
1965 43,174,477 54,348,050
1964 41,772,049 54,000,000
1963 40,424,065 53,650,000
1962 39,129,200 53,250,000
1961 37,890,118 52,800,000
1960 36,724,615 52,400,000

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-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico United Kingdom
2100 -0.58% -0.17%
2099 -0.57% -0.16%
2098 -0.57% -0.15%
2097 -0.56% -0.15%
2096 -0.55% -0.15%
2095 -0.54% -0.13%
2094 -0.53% -0.13%
2093 -0.52% -0.12%
2092 -0.51% -0.12%
2091 -0.5% -0.11%
2090 -0.49% -0.11%
2089 -0.48% -0.09%
2088 -0.47% -0.09%
2087 -0.46% -0.09%
2086 -0.45% -0.08%
2085 -0.43% -0.07%
2084 -0.41% -0.07%
2083 -0.4% -0.05%
2082 -0.39% -0.04%
2081 -0.37% -0.04%
2080 -0.36% -0.04%
2079 -0.34% -0.02%
2078 -0.32% -0.02%
2077 -0.31% -0.003%
2076 -0.29% -0.02%
2075 -0.28% -0.01%
2074 -0.26% -0.01%
2073 -0.24% 0.01%
2072 -0.22% 0.01%
2071 -0.21% 0.01%
2070 -0.19% 0.009%
2069 -0.17% 0.001%
2068 -0.16% 0.01%
2067 -0.14% 0.009%
2066 -0.12% 0.001%
2065 -0.11% 0.004%
2064 -0.09% -0%
2063 -0.07% 0.009%
2062 -0.05% 0.003%
2061 -0.04% -0.001%
2060 -0.01% -0.001%
2059 0.005% 0.02%
2058 0.02% 0.03%
2057 0.04% 0.04%
2056 0.06% 0.05%
2055 0.08% 0.09%
2054 0.1% 0.1%
2053 0.12% 0.12%
2052 0.15% 0.14%
2051 0.17% 0.16%
2050 0.19% 0.17%
2049 0.22% 0.19%
2048 0.24% 0.21%
2047 0.27% 0.22%
2046 0.29% 0.24%
2045 0.32% 0.25%
2044 0.34% 0.27%
2043 0.37% 0.27%
2042 0.4% 0.28%
2041 0.42% 0.28%
2040 0.45% 0.29%
2039 0.48% 0.3%
2038 0.5% 0.3%
2037 0.52% 0.32%
2036 0.55% 0.34%
2035 0.57% 0.35%
2034 0.6% 0.38%
2033 0.63% 0.38%
2032 0.65% 0.4%
2031 0.67% 0.44%
2030 0.7% 0.45%
2029 0.73% 0.48%
2028 0.75% 0.51%
2027 0.78% 0.52%
2026 0.81% 0.57%
2025 0.85% 0.62%
2024 0.86% 1.07%
2023 0.88% 1.31%
2022 0.76% 0.93%
2021 0.67% 0.36%
2020 0.82% 0.17%
2019 0.95% 0.52%
2018 0.95% 0.49%
2017 0.94% 0.55%
2016 0.97% 0.8%
2015 1.08% 0.72%
2014 1.22% 0.75%
2013 1.31% 0.67%
2012 1.37% 0.71%
2011 1.43% 0.78%
2010 1.45% 0.79%
2009 1.47% 0.76%
2008 1.47% 0.79%
2007 1.42% 0.78%
2006 1.36% 0.74%
2005 1.36% 0.69%
2004 1.37% 0.57%
2003 1.41% 0.47%
2002 1.45% 0.42%
2001 1.49% 0.39%
2000 1.55% 0.36%
1999 1.61% 0.33%
1998 1.65% 0.29%
1997 1.7% 0.26%
1996 1.75% 0.25%
1995 1.8% 0.26%
1994 1.83% 0.25%
1993 1.87% 0.24%
1992 1.91% 0.27%
1991 1.94% 0.31%
1990 1.94% 0.3%
1989 1.95% 0.26%
1988 2% 0.22%
1987 2.03% 0.21%
1986 2.06% 0.23%
1985 2.09% 0.23%
1984 2.13% 0.16%
1983 2.18% 0.03%
1982 2.24% -0.04%
1981 2.37% 0.03%
1980 2.52% 0.12%
1979 2.61% 0.09%
1978 2.68% 0.005%
1977 2.74% -0.03%
1976 2.82% -0.02%
1975 2.9% -0.007%
1974 2.97% 0.06%
1973 3.03% 0.19%
1972 3.09% 0.34%
1971 3.14% 0.42%
1970 3.21% 0.4%
1969 3.28% 0.42%
1968 3.34% 0.49%
1967 3.36% 0.54%
1966 3.37% 0.55%
1965 3.36% 0.64%
1964 3.33% 0.65%
1963 3.31% 0.75%
1962 3.27% 0.85%
1961 3.17% 0.76%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Mexico United Kingdom
Current population
133323134
70154914
Population rank 11/197 22/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.85%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
43 seconds
One birth every
15.5 seconds
45.9 seconds
One death every
39.5 seconds
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,072 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 97/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 +389,911
Net migration rank 181/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - 389,911
2024 - -104,581 - 417,114
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 34,589 445,523
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 39,751 487,029
2021 936,682 -122,791 30,612 462,967
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 -4,272 144,221
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 108,342 232,727
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 119,321 259,744
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 145,125 272,311
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 177,139 324,649
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 175,738 347,839
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 206,784 306,091
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 198,830 237,272
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 248,473 172,088
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 259,361 228,773
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 251,066 274,811
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 230,422 249,639
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 216,325 263,390
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 196,232 309,385
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 176,455 288,923
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 144,963 308,279
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 131,974 276,077
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 89,471 211,846
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 65,308 203,577
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 65,032 175,133
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 70,671 153,917
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 64,551 152,653
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 87,730 125,541
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 99,138 59,723
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 98,884 54,964
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 87,028 61,385
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 127,304 45,339
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 103,893 27,403
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 149,709 17,846
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 143,562 27,601
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 154,569 57,132
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 119,861 49,586
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 136,628 13,952
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 136,325 8,266
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 90,690 41,836
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 79,170 83,164
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 84,633 71,107
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 61,966 27,063
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 56,314 -61,152
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 73,234 -83,876
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 95,734 -25,187
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 61,872 11,255
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 16,859 3,783
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 0 -21,636
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 -5,621 -19,135
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 33,735 -40,241
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 67,476 -65,710
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 112,389 -33,840
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 162,650 -1,406
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 257,123 1,175
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 244,918 -15,254
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 260,577 -60,655
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 292,622 -38,852
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 346,145 -39,659
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 333,356 -27,935
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 364,132 -24,955
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 405,000 -23,885
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 337,995 8,271
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 340,800 76,443
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 311,519 52,295
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 314,400 19,953

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 Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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