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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 39.5 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 +0.88% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

Mexico vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Uruguay
2100 131,158,772 2,256,662
2099 131,919,278 2,279,820
2098 132,676,226 2,303,272
2097 133,430,730 2,326,907
2096 134,179,811 2,350,717
2095 134,924,667 2,374,752
2094 135,662,399 2,398,877
2093 136,390,414 2,423,185
2092 137,102,695 2,447,561
2091 137,808,909 2,472,040
2090 138,501,995 2,496,427
2089 139,183,536 2,520,765
2088 139,849,476 2,544,964
2087 140,504,916 2,569,010
2086 141,148,688 2,592,884
2085 141,779,696 2,616,538
2084 142,390,038 2,639,909
2083 142,983,168 2,663,057
2082 143,553,646 2,685,928
2081 144,112,618 2,708,500
2080 144,651,130 2,730,788
2079 145,168,756 2,752,736
2078 145,664,735 2,774,335
2077 146,138,472 2,795,612
2076 146,589,999 2,816,580
2075 147,020,176 2,837,210
2074 147,428,934 2,857,609
2073 147,814,398 2,877,622
2072 148,174,180 2,897,443
2071 148,507,034 2,916,996
2070 148,821,087 2,936,376
2069 149,107,578 2,955,513
2068 149,368,537 2,974,342
2067 149,603,163 2,992,883
2066 149,814,864 3,011,205
2065 150,001,973 3,029,336
2064 150,160,667 3,047,237
2063 150,292,498 3,064,958
2062 150,396,857 3,082,535
2061 150,474,868 3,099,898
2060 150,528,257 3,117,041
2059 150,549,825 3,133,843
2058 150,541,650 3,150,140
2057 150,507,950 3,165,945
2056 150,447,865 3,181,263
2055 150,356,976 3,195,961
2054 150,235,899 3,209,999
2053 150,083,305 3,223,284
2052 149,896,641 3,235,861
2051 149,677,830 3,247,775
2050 149,423,583 3,258,995
2049 149,138,900 3,269,562
2048 148,809,771 3,279,496
2047 148,451,951 3,288,855
2046 148,054,747 3,297,581
2045 147,620,456 3,305,802
2044 147,146,325 3,313,441
2043 146,641,077 3,320,450
2042 146,096,981 3,326,840
2041 145,517,171 3,332,768
2040 144,905,265 3,338,161
2039 144,260,027 3,343,179
2038 143,575,746 3,347,674
2037 142,857,009 3,351,794
2036 142,113,069 3,355,554
2035 141,334,167 3,359,009
2034 140,529,082 3,362,159
2033 139,687,630 3,365,133
2032 138,818,384 3,367,940
2031 137,922,237 3,370,610
2030 136,998,375 3,373,156
2029 136,046,964 3,375,688
2028 135,066,178 3,378,080
2027 134,056,943 3,380,387
2026 133,017,798 3,382,672
2025 131,946,900 3,384,688
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 (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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 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 11.9% to 149,423,583 people with a rank change from 11th to 12th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

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 0.83% -0.06%
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 (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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Mexico Uruguay
Current population
133551566
3382672
Population rank 11/197 133/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.04%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
4.62 hours
One birth every
15.6 seconds
15.8 minutes
One death every
38.8 seconds
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,975 -5
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 161/197
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 1,209,810 -104,581 -443 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 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
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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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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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