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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 39.4 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.65% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Mexico vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Uruguay
2100 131,182,639 2,256,741
2099 131,943,283 2,279,899
2098 132,700,369 2,303,351
2097 133,455,010 2,326,987
2096 134,204,227 2,350,799
2095 134,949,218 2,374,835
2094 135,687,085 2,398,960
2093 136,415,232 2,423,269
2092 137,127,644 2,447,646
2091 137,833,985 2,472,126
2090 138,527,198 2,496,514
2089 139,208,862 2,520,852
2088 139,874,924 2,545,052
2087 140,530,483 2,569,100
2086 141,174,372 2,592,974
2085 141,805,496 2,616,629
2084 142,415,948 2,640,001
2083 143,009,187 2,663,150
2082 143,579,768 2,686,021
2081 144,138,842 2,708,594
2080 144,677,451 2,730,883
2079 145,195,172 2,752,831
2078 145,691,242 2,774,432
2077 146,165,064 2,795,709
2076 146,616,674 2,816,677
2075 147,046,928 2,837,308
2074 147,455,761 2,857,709
2073 147,841,295 2,877,721
2072 148,201,143 2,897,543
2071 148,534,057 2,917,097
2070 148,848,168 2,936,478
2069 149,134,711 2,955,616
2068 149,395,717 2,974,445
2067 149,630,386 2,992,987
2066 149,842,125 3,011,309
2065 150,029,268 3,029,441
2064 150,187,992 3,047,343
2063 150,319,846 3,065,064
2062 150,424,224 3,082,642
2061 150,502,250 3,100,006
2060 150,555,648 3,117,149
2059 150,577,220 3,133,952
2058 150,569,044 3,150,250
2057 150,535,337 3,166,055
2056 150,475,242 3,181,373
2055 150,384,336 3,196,072
2054 150,263,237 3,210,110
2053 150,110,615 3,223,395
2052 149,923,918 3,235,973
2051 149,705,066 3,247,888
2050 149,450,774 3,259,108
2049 149,166,038 3,269,675
2048 148,836,849 3,279,610
2047 148,478,965 3,288,969
2046 148,081,688 3,297,696
2045 147,647,318 3,305,917
2044 147,173,101 3,313,556
2043 146,667,761 3,320,565
2042 146,123,566 3,326,955
2041 145,543,650 3,332,884
2040 144,931,633 3,338,277
2039 144,286,278 3,343,295
2038 143,601,872 3,347,790
2037 142,883,005 3,351,911
2036 142,138,929 3,355,671
2035 141,359,885 3,359,126
2034 140,554,653 3,362,276
2033 139,713,048 3,365,250
2032 138,843,644 3,368,057
2031 137,947,334 3,370,727
2030 137,023,304 3,373,273
2029 136,071,720 3,375,805
2028 135,090,755 3,378,198
2027 134,081,337 3,380,504
2026 133,042,003 3,382,789
2025 131,970,909 3,384,805
2024 130,861,007 3,386,588
2023 129,739,759 3,388,081
2022 128,613,117 3,390,913
2021 127,648,148 3,396,695
2020 126,799,054 3,398,968
2019 125,762,982 3,397,206
2018 124,573,711 3,394,534
2017 123,400,057 3,388,438
2016 122,251,351 3,379,283
2015 121,072,306 3,368,017
2014 119,784,261 3,356,334
2013 118,343,573 3,345,337
2012 116,818,208 3,335,401
2011 115,243,504 3,326,825
2010 113,623,895 3,318,580
2009 111,999,721 3,310,091
2008 110,374,288 3,302,177
2007 108,774,360 3,295,153
2006 107,253,666 3,289,506
2005 105,811,504 3,285,771
2004 104,394,131 3,283,148
2003 102,978,515 3,281,186
2002 101,548,624 3,278,867
2001 100,099,099 3,274,251
2000 98,625,552 3,266,206
1999 97,115,707 3,254,015
1998 95,575,245 3,239,280
1997 94,021,207 3,223,345
1996 92,452,702 3,206,324
1995 90,862,455 3,189,440
1994 89,259,205 3,172,834
1993 87,653,807 3,156,345
1992 86,044,809 3,139,702
1991 84,430,572 3,122,354
1990 82,820,170 3,104,403
1989 81,247,182 3,086,255
1988 79,695,531 3,067,961
1987 78,136,651 3,049,896
1986 76,585,637 3,032,845
1985 75,043,414 3,017,037
1984 73,506,846 3,002,488
1983 71,971,240 2,988,778
1982 70,433,260 2,975,492
1981 68,892,108 2,963,246
1980 67,300,334 2,951,953
1979 65,648,865 2,939,903
1978 63,979,046 2,925,715
1977 62,308,493 2,909,461
1976 60,645,512 2,891,392
1975 58,982,400 2,872,320
1974 57,320,149 2,853,944
1973 55,667,284 2,837,133
1972 54,030,168 2,821,644
1971 52,412,558 2,806,462
1970 50,814,953 2,790,807
1969 49,233,194 2,773,974
1968 47,668,303 2,754,606
1967 46,129,608 2,732,277
1966 44,629,106 2,707,646
1965 43,174,477 2,681,169
1964 41,772,049 2,653,180
1963 40,424,065 2,623,766
1962 39,129,200 2,593,298
1961 37,890,118 2,562,044
1960 36,724,615 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Uruguay
2100 -0.58% -1.02%
2099 -0.57% -1.02%
2098 -0.57% -1.02%
2097 -0.56% -1.01%
2096 -0.55% -1.01%
2095 -0.54% -1.01%
2094 -0.53% -1%
2093 -0.52% -1%
2092 -0.51% -0.99%
2091 -0.5% -0.98%
2090 -0.49% -0.97%
2089 -0.48% -0.95%
2088 -0.47% -0.94%
2087 -0.46% -0.92%
2086 -0.45% -0.9%
2085 -0.43% -0.89%
2084 -0.41% -0.87%
2083 -0.4% -0.85%
2082 -0.39% -0.83%
2081 -0.37% -0.82%
2080 -0.36% -0.8%
2079 -0.34% -0.78%
2078 -0.32% -0.76%
2077 -0.31% -0.74%
2076 -0.29% -0.73%
2075 -0.28% -0.71%
2074 -0.26% -0.7%
2073 -0.24% -0.68%
2072 -0.22% -0.67%
2071 -0.21% -0.66%
2070 -0.19% -0.65%
2069 -0.17% -0.63%
2068 -0.16% -0.62%
2067 -0.14% -0.61%
2066 -0.12% -0.6%
2065 -0.11% -0.59%
2064 -0.09% -0.58%
2063 -0.07% -0.57%
2062 -0.05% -0.56%
2061 -0.04% -0.55%
2060 -0.01% -0.54%
2059 0.005% -0.52%
2058 0.02% -0.5%
2057 0.04% -0.48%
2056 0.06% -0.46%
2055 0.08% -0.44%
2054 0.1% -0.41%
2053 0.12% -0.39%
2052 0.15% -0.37%
2051 0.17% -0.34%
2050 0.19% -0.32%
2049 0.22% -0.3%
2048 0.24% -0.28%
2047 0.27% -0.26%
2046 0.29% -0.25%
2045 0.32% -0.23%
2044 0.34% -0.21%
2043 0.37% -0.19%
2042 0.4% -0.18%
2041 0.42% -0.16%
2040 0.45% -0.15%
2039 0.48% -0.13%
2038 0.5% -0.12%
2037 0.52% -0.11%
2036 0.55% -0.1%
2035 0.57% -0.09%
2034 0.6% -0.09%
2033 0.63% -0.08%
2032 0.65% -0.08%
2031 0.67% -0.08%
2030 0.7% -0.08%
2029 0.73% -0.07%
2028 0.75% -0.07%
2027 0.78% -0.07%
2026 0.81% -0.06%
2025 0.85% -0.05%
2024 0.86% -0.04%
2023 0.88% -0.08%
2022 0.76% -0.17%
2021 0.67% -0.07%
2020 0.82% 0.05%
2019 0.95% 0.08%
2018 0.95% 0.18%
2017 0.94% 0.27%
2016 0.97% 0.33%
2015 1.08% 0.35%
2014 1.22% 0.33%
2013 1.31% 0.3%
2012 1.37% 0.26%
2011 1.43% 0.25%
2010 1.45% 0.26%
2009 1.47% 0.24%
2008 1.47% 0.21%
2007 1.42% 0.17%
2006 1.36% 0.11%
2005 1.36% 0.08%
2004 1.37% 0.06%
2003 1.41% 0.07%
2002 1.45% 0.14%
2001 1.49% 0.25%
2000 1.55% 0.37%
1999 1.61% 0.45%
1998 1.65% 0.49%
1997 1.7% 0.53%
1996 1.75% 0.53%
1995 1.8% 0.52%
1994 1.83% 0.52%
1993 1.87% 0.53%
1992 1.91% 0.56%
1991 1.94% 0.58%
1990 1.94% 0.59%
1989 1.95% 0.6%
1988 2% 0.59%
1987 2.03% 0.56%
1986 2.06% 0.52%
1985 2.09% 0.48%
1984 2.13% 0.46%
1983 2.18% 0.45%
1982 2.24% 0.41%
1981 2.37% 0.38%
1980 2.52% 0.41%
1979 2.61% 0.48%
1978 2.68% 0.56%
1977 2.74% 0.62%
1976 2.82% 0.66%
1975 2.9% 0.64%
1974 2.97% 0.59%
1973 3.03% 0.55%
1972 3.09% 0.54%
1971 3.14% 0.56%
1970 3.21% 0.61%
1969 3.28% 0.7%
1968 3.34% 0.82%
1967 3.36% 0.91%
1966 3.37% 0.99%
1965 3.36% 1.05%
1964 3.33% 1.12%
1963 3.31% 1.17%
1962 3.27% 1.22%
1961 3.17% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Mexico Uruguay
Current population
133323134
3382789
Population rank 11/197 133/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.04%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
15.5 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
39.5 seconds
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 -4
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 167/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -108,037 -1,338
Net migration rank 181/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - -1,338
2024 - -104,581 - -1,348
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 298 -1,501
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 -2,964 -1,501
2021 936,682 -122,791 -5,621 -1,482
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 4,048 -1,482
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 3,873 -2,899
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 7,322 -2,963
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 10,907 -3,091
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 14,008 -3,506
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 16,194 -4,157
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 16,238 -4,919
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 16,318 -5,647
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 15,520 -6,317
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 14,934 -6,982
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 16,231 -7,696
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 16,947 -8,510
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 16,838 -9,458
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 17,422 -10,750
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 17,783 -13,161
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 18,926 -16,086
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 18,067 -15,668
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 18,628 -17,105
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 20,073 -16,957
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 20,729 -14,620
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 21,060 -11,076
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 21,844 -7,441
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 22,114 -7,048
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 23,737 -6,938
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 24,635 -7,397
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 24,872 -8,339
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 24,637 -7,955
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 24,212 -7,922
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 24,847 -7,850
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 25,422 -7,714
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 25,699 -7,499
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 25,322 -7,229
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 25,071 -6,582
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 24,469 -6,833
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 24,505 -8,046
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 23,988 -8,832
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 23,684 -9,730
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 24,146 -10,671
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 25,224 -12,131
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 24,968 -13,577
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 25,451 -14,252
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 27,456 -14,552
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 30,076 -14,611
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 31,321 -14,280
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 33,199 -14,096
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 33,393 -14,350
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 32,221 -14,512
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 30,213 -14,312
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 28,896 -13,817
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 28,584 -13,288
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 28,737 -12,727
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 28,805 -11,149
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 29,103 -8,028
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 29,514 -5,938
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 30,293 -4,599
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 30,807 -3,542
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 31,340 -2,623
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 31,824 -1,707
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 31,441 -623
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 30,975 703
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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