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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 335,169 people in Vanuatu in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 346,488 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 385 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 1.61% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 346K (60.5% growth).

Mexico vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Vanuatu
2100 131,158,772 883,016
2099 131,919,278 878,369
2098 132,676,226 873,597
2097 133,430,730 868,672
2096 134,179,811 863,700
2095 134,924,667 858,515
2094 135,662,399 853,182
2093 136,390,414 847,713
2092 137,102,695 842,198
2091 137,808,909 836,615
2090 138,501,995 830,915
2089 139,183,536 825,143
2088 139,849,476 819,225
2087 140,504,916 813,199
2086 141,148,688 807,118
2085 141,779,696 800,846
2084 142,390,038 794,459
2083 142,983,168 788,013
2082 143,553,646 781,513
2081 144,112,618 774,913
2080 144,651,130 768,233
2079 145,168,756 761,418
2078 145,664,735 754,464
2077 146,138,472 747,507
2076 146,589,999 740,413
2075 147,020,176 733,236
2074 147,428,934 725,977
2073 147,814,398 718,583
2072 148,174,180 711,096
2071 148,507,034 703,543
2070 148,821,087 695,963
2069 149,107,578 688,347
2068 149,368,537 680,670
2067 149,603,163 672,919
2066 149,814,864 665,095
2065 150,001,973 657,238
2064 150,160,667 649,317
2063 150,292,498 641,384
2062 150,396,857 633,453
2061 150,474,868 625,585
2060 150,528,257 617,652
2059 150,549,825 609,661
2058 150,541,650 601,631
2057 150,507,950 593,578
2056 150,447,865 585,523
2055 150,356,976 577,375
2054 150,235,899 569,204
2053 150,083,305 560,984
2052 149,896,641 552,762
2051 149,677,830 544,521
2050 149,423,583 536,181
2049 149,138,900 527,854
2048 148,809,771 519,491
2047 148,451,951 511,139
2046 148,054,747 502,701
2045 147,620,456 494,279
2044 147,146,325 485,821
2043 146,641,077 477,431
2042 146,096,981 469,034
2041 145,517,171 460,706
2040 144,905,265 452,395
2039 144,260,027 444,129
2038 143,575,746 435,887
2037 142,857,009 427,727
2036 142,113,069 419,648
2035 141,334,167 411,652
2034 140,529,082 403,718
2033 139,687,630 395,853
2032 138,818,384 388,114
2031 137,922,237 380,413
2030 136,998,375 372,755
2029 136,046,964 365,162
2028 135,066,178 357,621
2027 134,056,943 350,124
2026 133,017,798 342,649
2025 131,946,900 335,169
2024 130,861,007 327,777
2023 129,739,759 320,409
2022 128,613,117 313,046
2021 127,648,148 305,868
2020 126,799,054 298,858
2019 125,762,982 291,985
2018 124,573,711 285,259
2017 123,400,057 278,507
2016 122,251,351 272,087
2015 121,072,306 266,101
2014 119,784,261 260,240
2013 118,343,573 254,482
2012 116,818,208 248,883
2011 115,243,504 243,474
2010 113,623,895 238,248
2009 111,999,721 232,731
2008 110,374,288 226,896
2007 108,774,360 221,276
2006 107,253,666 215,923
2005 105,811,504 210,760
2004 104,394,131 205,711
2003 102,978,515 200,746
2002 101,548,624 195,863
2001 100,099,099 191,031
2000 98,625,552 186,281
1999 97,115,707 182,048
1998 95,575,245 178,313
1997 94,021,207 174,626
1996 92,452,702 170,911
1995 90,862,455 167,137
1994 89,259,205 163,314
1993 87,653,807 159,463
1992 86,044,809 155,608
1991 84,430,572 151,793
1990 82,820,170 148,063
1989 81,247,182 144,393
1988 79,695,531 140,756
1987 78,136,651 137,187
1986 76,585,637 133,720
1985 75,043,414 130,356
1984 73,506,846 127,109
1983 71,971,240 123,998
1982 70,433,260 121,035
1981 68,892,108 118,249
1980 67,300,334 115,660
1979 65,648,865 113,040
1978 63,979,046 109,963
1977 62,308,493 106,618
1976 60,645,512 103,388
1975 58,982,400 100,269
1974 57,320,149 97,260
1973 55,667,284 94,362
1972 54,030,168 91,562
1971 52,412,558 88,862
1970 50,814,953 86,266
1969 49,233,194 83,755
1968 47,668,303 81,314
1967 46,129,608 78,921
1966 44,629,106 76,590
1965 43,174,477 74,358
1964 41,772,049 72,219
1963 40,424,065 70,159
1962 39,129,200 68,174
1961 37,890,118 66,264
1960 36,724,615 64,431

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/vanuatu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 74,401 people (a 27.3% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 54.7% to 536,181 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 883K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Vanuatu
2100 -0.58% 0.53%
2099 -0.57% 0.55%
2098 -0.57% 0.57%
2097 -0.56% 0.58%
2096 -0.55% 0.6%
2095 -0.54% 0.63%
2094 -0.53% 0.65%
2093 -0.52% 0.65%
2092 -0.51% 0.67%
2091 -0.5% 0.69%
2090 -0.49% 0.7%
2089 -0.48% 0.72%
2088 -0.47% 0.74%
2087 -0.46% 0.75%
2086 -0.45% 0.78%
2085 -0.43% 0.8%
2084 -0.41% 0.82%
2083 -0.4% 0.83%
2082 -0.39% 0.85%
2081 -0.37% 0.87%
2080 -0.36% 0.9%
2079 -0.34% 0.92%
2078 -0.32% 0.93%
2077 -0.31% 0.96%
2076 -0.29% 0.98%
2075 -0.28% 1%
2074 -0.26% 1.03%
2073 -0.24% 1.05%
2072 -0.22% 1.07%
2071 -0.21% 1.09%
2070 -0.19% 1.11%
2069 -0.17% 1.13%
2068 -0.16% 1.15%
2067 -0.14% 1.18%
2066 -0.12% 1.2%
2065 -0.11% 1.22%
2064 -0.09% 1.24%
2063 -0.07% 1.25%
2062 -0.05% 1.26%
2061 -0.04% 1.28%
2060 -0.01% 1.31%
2059 0.005% 1.33%
2058 0.02% 1.36%
2057 0.04% 1.38%
2056 0.06% 1.41%
2055 0.08% 1.44%
2054 0.1% 1.47%
2053 0.12% 1.49%
2052 0.15% 1.51%
2051 0.17% 1.56%
2050 0.19% 1.58%
2049 0.22% 1.61%
2048 0.24% 1.63%
2047 0.27% 1.68%
2046 0.29% 1.7%
2045 0.32% 1.74%
2044 0.34% 1.76%
2043 0.37% 1.79%
2042 0.4% 1.81%
2041 0.42% 1.84%
2040 0.45% 1.86%
2039 0.48% 1.89%
2038 0.5% 1.91%
2037 0.52% 1.93%
2036 0.55% 1.94%
2035 0.57% 1.97%
2034 0.6% 1.99%
2033 0.63% 1.99%
2032 0.65% 2.02%
2031 0.67% 2.05%
2030 0.7% 2.08%
2029 0.73% 2.11%
2028 0.75% 2.14%
2027 0.78% 2.18%
2026 0.81% 2.23%
2025 0.83% 2.26%
2024 0.86% 2.3%
2023 0.88% 2.35%
2022 0.76% 2.35%
2021 0.67% 2.35%
2020 0.82% 2.35%
2019 0.95% 2.36%
2018 0.95% 2.42%
2017 0.94% 2.36%
2016 0.97% 2.25%
2015 1.08% 2.25%
2014 1.22% 2.26%
2013 1.31% 2.25%
2012 1.37% 2.22%
2011 1.43% 2.19%
2010 1.45% 2.37%
2009 1.47% 2.57%
2008 1.47% 2.54%
2007 1.42% 2.48%
2006 1.36% 2.45%
2005 1.36% 2.45%
2004 1.37% 2.47%
2003 1.41% 2.49%
2002 1.45% 2.53%
2001 1.49% 2.55%
2000 1.55% 2.33%
1999 1.61% 2.09%
1998 1.65% 2.11%
1997 1.7% 2.17%
1996 1.75% 2.26%
1995 1.8% 2.34%
1994 1.83% 2.41%
1993 1.87% 2.48%
1992 1.91% 2.51%
1991 1.94% 2.52%
1990 1.94% 2.54%
1989 1.95% 2.58%
1988 2% 2.6%
1987 2.03% 2.59%
1986 2.06% 2.58%
1985 2.09% 2.55%
1984 2.13% 2.51%
1983 2.18% 2.45%
1982 2.24% 2.36%
1981 2.37% 2.24%
1980 2.52% 2.32%
1979 2.61% 2.8%
1978 2.68% 3.14%
1977 2.74% 3.12%
1976 2.82% 3.11%
1975 2.9% 3.09%
1974 2.97% 3.07%
1973 3.03% 3.06%
1972 3.09% 3.04%
1971 3.14% 3.01%
1970 3.21% 3%
1969 3.28% 3%
1968 3.34% 3.03%
1967 3.36% 3.04%
1966 3.37% 3%
1965 3.36% 2.96%
1964 3.33% 2.94%
1963 3.31% 2.91%
1962 3.27% 2.88%
1961 3.17% 2.84%

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 Vanuatu's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Mexico Vanuatu
Current population
133551566
346488
Population rank 11/197 174/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.004%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
1.19 hours
One birth every
15.6 seconds
58 minutes
One death every
38.8 seconds
5.33 hours
Daily growth/decline +2,975 +20
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 +7,392
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 36/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
1.01 weeks
Annual migration change -108,037 -52
Net migration rank 181/196 80/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 3,315
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 188/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 155/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Vanuatu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Vanuatu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - -52
2024 1,209,810 -104,581 7,419 -43
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 7,359 0
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 7,358 0
2021 936,682 -122,791 7,199 -201
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 7,233 -201
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 7,364 -652
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 7,379 -638
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 7,371 -610
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 7,315 -1,235
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 7,220 -1,324
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 7,143 -1,320
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 7,036 -1,343
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 6,877 -1,369
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 6,715 -1,395
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 6,548 -1,413
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 6,362 -467
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 6,138 -372
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 5,842 -374
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 5,606 -364
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 5,454 -364
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 5,353 -349
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 5,258 -342
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 5,181 -329
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 5,144 -328
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 5,026 -339
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 4,871 -1,090
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 4,866 -1,178
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 4,854 -1,166
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 4,897 -1,154
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 4,945 -1,140
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 4,973 -1,132
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 4,973 -1,115
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 4,941 -1,095
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 4,859 -1,078
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 4,762 -1,072
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 4,656 -1,006
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 4,577 -959
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 4,427 -907
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 4,360 -938
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 4,219 -916
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 4,088 -907
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 3,944 -899
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 3,778 -897
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 3,592 -896
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 3,383 -896
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 3,590 -845
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 3,428 -15
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 3,285 -3
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 3,174 3
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 3,074 -15
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 2,968 -17
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 2,876 -22
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 2,775 -28
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 2,685 -40
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 2,597 -46
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 2,529 -53
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 2,470 -68
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 2,384 0
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 2,278 0
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 2,180 0
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 2,098 0
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 2,025 0
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 1,947 0
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 1,872 0
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 1,796 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/vanuatu | CC BY

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 Vanuatu 93.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 73,217 people) and 6.28% is from migration (a loss of 4,904 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.

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
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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