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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 1.91 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 2.45% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Mexico vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico United Kingdom
2100 131,158,772 74,517,005
2099 131,919,278 74,647,273
2098 132,676,226 74,766,073
2097 133,430,730 74,879,923
2096 134,179,811 74,991,940
2095 134,924,667 75,102,041
2094 135,662,399 75,198,597
2093 136,390,414 75,296,704
2092 137,102,695 75,390,038
2091 137,808,909 75,480,137
2090 138,501,995 75,566,962
2089 139,183,536 75,649,353
2088 139,849,476 75,721,067
2087 140,504,916 75,791,990
2086 141,148,688 75,859,854
2085 141,779,696 75,918,647
2084 142,390,038 75,969,065
2083 142,983,168 76,018,614
2082 143,553,646 76,059,464
2081 144,112,618 76,086,593
2080 144,651,130 76,118,679
2079 145,168,756 76,147,352
2078 145,664,735 76,165,841
2077 146,138,472 76,183,437
2076 146,589,999 76,185,828
2075 147,020,176 76,198,349
2074 147,428,934 76,209,676
2073 147,814,398 76,218,781
2072 148,174,180 76,211,187
2071 148,507,034 76,200,495
2070 148,821,087 76,190,801
2069 149,107,578 76,184,140
2068 149,368,537 76,183,288
2067 149,603,163 76,175,881
2066 149,814,864 76,168,987
2065 150,001,973 76,168,193
2064 150,160,667 76,165,129
2063 150,292,498 76,165,534
2062 150,396,857 76,158,910
2061 150,474,868 76,156,587
2060 150,528,257 76,157,104
2059 150,549,825 76,157,593
2058 150,541,650 76,139,384
2057 150,507,950 76,119,478
2056 150,447,865 76,086,799
2055 150,356,976 76,047,952
2054 150,235,899 75,980,524
2053 150,083,305 75,907,047
2052 149,896,641 75,815,200
2051 149,677,830 75,709,173
2050 149,423,583 75,591,218
2049 149,138,900 75,460,140
2048 148,809,771 75,313,837
2047 148,451,951 75,153,802
2046 148,054,747 74,986,563
2045 147,620,456 74,808,886
2044 147,146,325 74,623,687
2043 146,641,077 74,424,133
2042 146,096,981 74,224,922
2041 145,517,171 74,020,934
2040 144,905,265 73,812,680
2039 144,260,027 73,600,788
2038 143,575,746 73,378,310
2037 142,857,009 73,155,497
2036 142,113,069 72,921,995
2035 141,334,167 72,671,687
2034 140,529,082 72,418,766
2033 139,687,630 72,145,065
2032 138,818,384 71,869,259
2031 137,922,237 71,581,519
2030 136,998,375 71,267,237
2029 136,046,964 70,948,992
2028 135,066,178 70,609,246
2027 134,056,943 70,248,858
2026 133,017,798 69,883,746
2025 131,946,900 69,487,000
2024 130,861,007 69,281,000
2023 129,739,759 68,526,000
2022 128,613,117 67,636,000
2021 127,648,148 66,978,000
2020 126,799,054 66,740,000
2019 125,762,982 66,628,000
2018 124,573,711 66,287,000
2017 123,400,057 65,964,000
2016 122,251,351 65,606,000
2015 121,072,306 65,087,000
2014 119,784,261 64,619,000
2013 118,343,573 64,138,000
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% 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 11.9% to 149,423,583 people with a rank change from 11th to 12th. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 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 76.2M 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 0.83% 0.3%
2024 0.86% 1.1%
2023 0.88% 1.32%
2022 0.76% 0.98%
2021 0.67% 0.36%
2020 0.82% 0.17%
2019 0.95% 0.51%
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 (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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Mexico United Kingdom
Current population
133551566
70071289
Population rank 11/197 22/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.84%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
2.56 minutes
One birth every
15.6 seconds
46 seconds
One death every
38.8 seconds
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,975 +564
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 145/197
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 1,209,810 -104,581 13,233 417,114
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 34,606 445,523
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 39,770 487,029
2021 936,682 -122,791 30,609 462,967
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 -4,272 144,221
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 108,338 232,727
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 119,317 259,744
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 145,121 272,311
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 177,136 324,649
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 175,735 347,839
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 206,781 306,091
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 198,827 237,272
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 2026-07-08).

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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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 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
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
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 (1960–2025, 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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