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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 2.58 times bigger than Mexico's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 5.76% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Mexico vs United States: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico United States
2100 131,182,639 415,429,771
2099 131,943,283 414,829,167
2098 132,700,369 414,231,720
2097 133,455,010 413,576,381
2096 134,204,227 412,927,393
2095 134,949,218 412,225,379
2094 135,687,085 411,498,749
2093 136,415,232 410,785,729
2092 137,127,644 410,051,921
2091 137,833,985 409,320,183
2090 138,527,198 408,613,732
2089 139,208,862 407,885,645
2088 139,874,924 407,129,733
2087 140,530,483 406,421,298
2086 141,174,372 405,715,343
2085 141,805,496 405,059,379
2084 142,415,948 404,343,130
2083 143,009,187 403,612,785
2082 143,579,768 402,871,293
2081 144,138,842 402,054,554
2080 144,677,451 401,319,194
2079 145,195,172 400,554,914
2078 145,691,242 399,737,968
2077 146,165,064 398,906,565
2076 146,616,674 398,035,750
2075 147,046,928 397,109,170
2074 147,455,761 396,226,412
2073 147,841,295 395,307,725
2072 148,201,143 394,393,561
2071 148,534,057 393,415,363
2070 148,848,168 392,469,727
2069 149,134,711 391,479,981
2068 149,395,717 390,517,695
2067 149,630,386 389,543,856
2066 149,842,125 388,597,719
2065 150,029,268 387,685,327
2064 150,187,992 386,805,026
2063 150,319,846 385,911,917
2062 150,424,224 385,032,627
2061 150,502,250 384,170,837
2060 150,555,648 383,361,269
2059 150,577,220 382,542,030
2058 150,569,044 381,704,804
2057 150,535,337 380,907,023
2056 150,475,242 380,159,777
2055 150,384,336 379,430,756
2054 150,263,237 378,682,851
2053 150,110,615 377,878,421
2052 149,923,918 377,073,303
2051 149,705,066 376,229,840
2050 149,450,774 375,373,155
2049 149,166,038 374,493,150
2048 148,836,849 373,590,762
2047 148,478,965 372,626,259
2046 148,081,688 371,644,809
2045 147,647,318 370,602,914
2044 147,173,101 369,518,897
2043 146,667,761 368,375,680
2042 146,123,566 367,158,772
2041 145,543,650 365,937,822
2040 144,931,633 364,671,837
2039 144,286,278 363,367,337
2038 143,601,872 361,997,023
2037 142,883,005 360,606,236
2036 142,138,929 359,193,245
2035 141,359,885 357,750,686
2034 140,554,653 356,266,726
2033 139,713,048 354,775,032
2032 138,843,644 353,259,037
2031 137,947,334 351,721,511
2030 137,023,304 350,155,042
2029 136,071,720 348,564,667
2028 135,090,755 346,906,294
2027 134,081,337 345,257,605
2026 133,042,003 343,565,426
2025 131,970,909 341,784,857
2024 130,861,007 340,110,988
2023 129,739,759 334,914,895
2022 128,613,117 333,271,411
2021 127,648,148 331,893,745
2020 126,799,054 331,526,933
2019 125,762,982 328,329,953
2018 124,573,711 326,838,199
2017 123,400,057 325,122,128
2016 122,251,351 323,071,755
2015 121,072,306 320,738,994
2014 119,784,261 318,386,329
2013 118,343,573 316,059,947
2012 116,818,208 313,877,662
2011 115,243,504 311,583,481
2010 113,623,895 309,327,143
2009 111,999,721 306,771,529
2008 110,374,288 304,093,966
2007 108,774,360 301,231,207
2006 107,253,666 298,379,912
2005 105,811,504 295,516,599
2004 104,394,131 292,805,298
2003 102,978,515 290,107,933
2002 101,548,624 287,625,193
2001 100,099,099 284,968,955
2000 98,625,552 282,162,411
1999 97,115,707 279,294,713
1998 95,575,245 276,115,288
1997 94,021,207 272,911,760
1996 92,452,702 269,667,391
1995 90,862,455 266,557,091
1994 89,259,205 263,435,673
1993 87,653,807 260,255,352
1992 86,044,809 256,894,189
1991 84,430,572 253,492,503
1990 82,820,170 250,131,894
1989 81,247,182 246,819,222
1988 79,695,531 244,499,004
1987 78,136,651 242,288,936
1986 76,585,637 240,132,831
1985 75,043,414 237,923,734
1984 73,506,846 235,824,908
1983 71,971,240 233,792,014
1982 70,433,260 231,664,432
1981 68,892,108 229,465,744
1980 67,300,334 226,542,250
1979 65,648,865 225,055,487
1978 63,979,046 222,584,545
1977 62,308,493 220,239,425
1976 60,645,512 218,035,164
1975 58,982,400 215,973,199
1974 57,320,149 213,853,928
1973 55,667,284 211,908,788
1972 54,030,168 209,896,021
1971 52,412,558 207,660,677
1970 50,814,953 205,052,174
1969 49,233,194 202,676,946
1968 47,668,303 200,706,052
1967 46,129,608 198,712,056
1966 44,629,106 196,560,338
1965 43,174,477 194,302,963
1964 41,772,049 191,888,791
1963 40,424,065 189,241,798
1962 39,129,200 186,537,737
1961 37,890,118 183,691,481
1960 36,724,615 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico United States
2100 -0.58% 0.14%
2099 -0.57% 0.14%
2098 -0.57% 0.16%
2097 -0.56% 0.16%
2096 -0.55% 0.17%
2095 -0.54% 0.18%
2094 -0.53% 0.17%
2093 -0.52% 0.18%
2092 -0.51% 0.18%
2091 -0.5% 0.17%
2090 -0.49% 0.18%
2089 -0.48% 0.19%
2088 -0.47% 0.17%
2087 -0.46% 0.17%
2086 -0.45% 0.16%
2085 -0.43% 0.18%
2084 -0.41% 0.18%
2083 -0.4% 0.18%
2082 -0.39% 0.2%
2081 -0.37% 0.18%
2080 -0.36% 0.19%
2079 -0.34% 0.2%
2078 -0.32% 0.21%
2077 -0.31% 0.22%
2076 -0.29% 0.23%
2075 -0.28% 0.22%
2074 -0.26% 0.23%
2073 -0.24% 0.23%
2072 -0.22% 0.25%
2071 -0.21% 0.24%
2070 -0.19% 0.25%
2069 -0.17% 0.25%
2068 -0.16% 0.25%
2067 -0.14% 0.24%
2066 -0.12% 0.24%
2065 -0.11% 0.23%
2064 -0.09% 0.23%
2063 -0.07% 0.23%
2062 -0.05% 0.22%
2061 -0.04% 0.21%
2060 -0.01% 0.21%
2059 0.005% 0.22%
2058 0.02% 0.21%
2057 0.04% 0.2%
2056 0.06% 0.19%
2055 0.08% 0.2%
2054 0.1% 0.21%
2053 0.12% 0.21%
2052 0.15% 0.22%
2051 0.17% 0.23%
2050 0.19% 0.23%
2049 0.22% 0.24%
2048 0.24% 0.26%
2047 0.27% 0.26%
2046 0.29% 0.28%
2045 0.32% 0.29%
2044 0.34% 0.31%
2043 0.37% 0.33%
2042 0.4% 0.33%
2041 0.42% 0.35%
2040 0.45% 0.36%
2039 0.48% 0.38%
2038 0.5% 0.39%
2037 0.52% 0.39%
2036 0.55% 0.4%
2035 0.57% 0.42%
2034 0.6% 0.42%
2033 0.63% 0.43%
2032 0.65% 0.44%
2031 0.67% 0.45%
2030 0.7% 0.46%
2029 0.73% 0.48%
2028 0.75% 0.48%
2027 0.78% 0.49%
2026 0.81% 0.52%
2025 0.85% 0.49%
2024 0.86% 1.55%
2023 0.88% 0.49%
2022 0.76% 0.42%
2021 0.67% 0.11%
2020 0.82% 0.97%
2019 0.95% 0.46%
2018 0.95% 0.53%
2017 0.94% 0.63%
2016 0.97% 0.73%
2015 1.08% 0.74%
2014 1.22% 0.74%
2013 1.31% 0.7%
2012 1.37% 0.74%
2011 1.43% 0.73%
2010 1.45% 0.83%
2009 1.47% 0.88%
2008 1.47% 0.95%
2007 1.42% 0.96%
2006 1.36% 0.97%
2005 1.36% 0.93%
2004 1.37% 0.93%
2003 1.41% 0.86%
2002 1.45% 0.93%
2001 1.49% 0.99%
2000 1.55% 1.03%
1999 1.61% 1.15%
1998 1.65% 1.17%
1997 1.7% 1.2%
1996 1.75% 1.17%
1995 1.8% 1.18%
1994 1.83% 1.22%
1993 1.87% 1.31%
1992 1.91% 1.34%
1991 1.94% 1.34%
1990 1.94% 1.34%
1989 1.95% 0.95%
1988 2% 0.91%
1987 2.03% 0.9%
1986 2.06% 0.93%
1985 2.09% 0.89%
1984 2.13% 0.87%
1983 2.18% 0.92%
1982 2.24% 0.96%
1981 2.37% 1.29%
1980 2.52% 0.66%
1979 2.61% 1.11%
1978 2.68% 1.06%
1977 2.74% 1.01%
1976 2.82% 0.95%
1975 2.9% 0.99%
1974 2.97% 0.92%
1973 3.03% 0.96%
1972 3.09% 1.08%
1971 3.14% 1.27%
1970 3.21% 1.17%
1969 3.28% 0.98%
1968 3.34% 1%
1967 3.36% 1.09%
1966 3.37% 1.16%
1965 3.36% 1.26%
1964 3.33% 1.4%
1963 3.31% 1.45%
1962 3.27% 1.55%
1961 3.17% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Mexico United States
Current population
133323134
344023146
Population rank 11/197 3/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 4.15%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
18.9 seconds
One birth every
15.5 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
39.5 seconds
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,072 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 134/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -108,037 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 181/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - 1,230,663
2024 - -104,581 - 1,286,132
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 502,372 1,322,668
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 399,926 1,319,009
2021 936,682 -122,791 199,137 674,787
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 208,862 329,769
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 887,476 1,774,500
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 955,022 1,764,961
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 1,875,826 400,998
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 1,735,943 460,778
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 1,720,252 480,815
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 1,656,917 493,082
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 1,689,258 598,777
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 1,627,192 622,793
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 1,636,544 662,840
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 1,714,317 600,149
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 1,652,153 583,070
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 1,608,450 595,916
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 1,597,894 503,559
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 1,402,283 556,521
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 1,431,556 577,060
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 1,264,604 635,590
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 1,252,644 655,078
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 1,218,968 706,978
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 1,165,499 783,163
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 1,301,355 833,543
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 1,640,519 833,549
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 1,824,965 744,902
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 1,702,487 523,740
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 1,565,507 594,514
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 1,669,181 585,410
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 1,749,387 637,692
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 1,943,030 644,902
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 2,245,099 618,635
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 2,289,826 639,495
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 2,406,337 625,617
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 2,571,681 580,333
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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

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