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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 1.3 times bigger than Vietnam's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 2.84% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Mexico vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Vietnam
2100 131,158,772 92,225,380
2099 131,919,278 92,721,469
2098 132,676,226 93,212,742
2097 133,430,730 93,688,693
2096 134,179,811 94,163,950
2095 134,924,667 94,626,063
2094 135,662,399 95,083,879
2093 136,390,414 95,543,293
2092 137,102,695 96,000,019
2091 137,808,909 96,459,165
2090 138,501,995 96,922,871
2089 139,183,536 97,384,434
2088 139,849,476 97,843,001
2087 140,504,916 98,308,755
2086 141,148,688 98,773,008
2085 141,779,696 99,233,927
2084 142,390,038 99,695,401
2083 142,983,168 100,162,677
2082 143,553,646 100,634,653
2081 144,112,618 101,104,469
2080 144,651,130 101,568,526
2079 145,168,756 102,030,723
2078 145,664,735 102,480,219
2077 146,138,472 102,928,253
2076 146,589,999 103,358,352
2075 147,020,176 103,783,177
2074 147,428,934 104,197,814
2073 147,814,398 104,606,950
2072 148,174,180 105,005,673
2071 148,507,034 105,384,777
2070 148,821,087 105,757,144
2069 149,107,578 106,110,195
2068 149,368,537 106,454,379
2067 149,603,163 106,794,625
2066 149,814,864 107,126,965
2065 150,001,973 107,442,675
2064 150,160,667 107,744,261
2063 150,292,498 108,038,461
2062 150,396,857 108,322,712
2061 150,474,868 108,590,617
2060 150,528,257 108,842,045
2059 150,549,825 109,087,333
2058 150,541,650 109,320,301
2057 150,507,950 109,529,799
2056 150,447,865 109,715,196
2055 150,356,976 109,886,647
2054 150,235,899 110,035,740
2053 150,083,305 110,156,643
2052 149,896,641 110,253,026
2051 149,677,830 110,321,289
2050 149,423,583 110,344,733
2049 149,138,900 110,339,565
2048 148,809,771 110,296,602
2047 148,451,951 110,211,618
2046 148,054,747 110,090,837
2045 147,620,456 109,926,260
2044 147,146,325 109,731,512
2043 146,641,077 109,497,595
2042 146,096,981 109,225,525
2041 145,517,171 108,919,674
2040 144,905,265 108,594,542
2039 144,260,027 108,237,715
2038 143,575,746 107,861,117
2037 142,857,009 107,463,482
2036 142,113,069 107,058,359
2035 141,334,167 106,630,705
2034 140,529,082 106,189,495
2033 139,687,630 105,745,684
2032 138,818,384 105,283,013
2031 137,922,237 104,809,957
2030 136,998,375 104,314,150
2029 136,046,964 103,819,556
2028 135,066,178 103,300,347
2027 134,056,943 102,759,746
2026 133,017,798 102,197,177
2025 131,946,900 101,598,527
2024 130,861,007 100,987,686
2023 129,739,759 100,352,192
2022 128,613,117 99,680,655
2021 127,648,148 98,935,098
2020 126,799,054 98,079,191
2019 125,762,982 97,173,776
2018 124,573,711 96,237,319
2017 123,400,057 95,176,977
2016 122,251,351 94,000,117
2015 121,072,306 92,823,254
2014 119,784,261 91,679,578
2013 118,343,573 90,573,104
2012 116,818,208 89,510,356
2011 115,243,504 88,468,314
2010 113,623,895 87,455,152
2009 111,999,721 86,460,018
2008 110,374,288 85,175,788
2007 108,774,360 83,633,375
2006 107,253,666 82,167,897
2005 105,811,504 81,088,313
2004 104,394,131 80,338,971
2003 102,978,515 79,563,777
2002 101,548,624 78,772,224
2001 100,099,099 77,969,361
2000 98,625,552 77,154,011
1999 97,115,707 76,287,452
1998 95,575,245 75,299,660
1997 94,021,207 74,226,889
1996 92,452,702 73,156,447
1995 90,862,455 72,049,940
1994 89,259,205 70,854,391
1993 87,653,807 69,586,384
1992 86,044,809 68,260,337
1991 84,430,572 66,891,775
1990 82,820,170 65,504,552
1989 81,247,182 64,147,348
1988 79,695,531 62,843,228
1987 78,136,651 61,584,651
1986 76,585,637 60,347,048
1985 75,043,414 59,060,622
1984 73,506,846 57,706,067
1983 71,971,240 56,337,921
1982 70,433,260 55,011,289
1981 68,892,108 53,738,141
1980 67,300,334 52,490,101
1979 65,648,865 51,378,211
1978 63,979,046 50,249,552
1977 62,308,493 48,954,872
1976 60,645,512 47,684,931
1975 58,982,400 46,482,903
1974 57,320,149 45,413,537
1973 55,667,284 44,409,861
1972 54,030,168 43,429,168
1971 52,412,558 42,449,276
1970 50,814,953 41,475,230
1969 49,233,194 40,582,096
1968 47,668,303 39,734,609
1967 46,129,608 38,895,080
1966 44,629,106 38,024,836
1965 43,174,477 37,129,656
1964 41,772,049 36,201,563
1963 40,424,065 35,249,101
1962 39,129,200 34,288,560
1961 37,890,118 33,409,059
1960 36,724,615 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Vietnam
2100 -0.58% -0.54%
2099 -0.57% -0.53%
2098 -0.57% -0.51%
2097 -0.56% -0.5%
2096 -0.55% -0.49%
2095 -0.54% -0.48%
2094 -0.53% -0.48%
2093 -0.52% -0.48%
2092 -0.51% -0.48%
2091 -0.5% -0.48%
2090 -0.49% -0.47%
2089 -0.48% -0.47%
2088 -0.47% -0.47%
2087 -0.46% -0.47%
2086 -0.45% -0.46%
2085 -0.43% -0.46%
2084 -0.41% -0.47%
2083 -0.4% -0.47%
2082 -0.39% -0.46%
2081 -0.37% -0.46%
2080 -0.36% -0.45%
2079 -0.34% -0.44%
2078 -0.32% -0.44%
2077 -0.31% -0.42%
2076 -0.29% -0.41%
2075 -0.28% -0.4%
2074 -0.26% -0.39%
2073 -0.24% -0.38%
2072 -0.22% -0.36%
2071 -0.21% -0.35%
2070 -0.19% -0.33%
2069 -0.17% -0.32%
2068 -0.16% -0.32%
2067 -0.14% -0.31%
2066 -0.12% -0.29%
2065 -0.11% -0.28%
2064 -0.09% -0.27%
2063 -0.07% -0.26%
2062 -0.05% -0.25%
2061 -0.04% -0.23%
2060 -0.01% -0.22%
2059 0.005% -0.21%
2058 0.02% -0.19%
2057 0.04% -0.17%
2056 0.06% -0.16%
2055 0.08% -0.14%
2054 0.1% -0.11%
2053 0.12% -0.09%
2052 0.15% -0.06%
2051 0.17% -0.02%
2050 0.19% 0.005%
2049 0.22% 0.04%
2048 0.24% 0.08%
2047 0.27% 0.11%
2046 0.29% 0.15%
2045 0.32% 0.18%
2044 0.34% 0.21%
2043 0.37% 0.25%
2042 0.4% 0.28%
2041 0.42% 0.3%
2040 0.45% 0.33%
2039 0.48% 0.35%
2038 0.5% 0.37%
2037 0.52% 0.38%
2036 0.55% 0.4%
2035 0.57% 0.42%
2034 0.6% 0.42%
2033 0.63% 0.44%
2032 0.65% 0.45%
2031 0.67% 0.48%
2030 0.7% 0.48%
2029 0.73% 0.5%
2028 0.75% 0.53%
2027 0.78% 0.55%
2026 0.81% 0.59%
2025 0.83% 0.6%
2024 0.86% 0.63%
2023 0.88% 0.67%
2022 0.76% 0.75%
2021 0.67% 0.87%
2020 0.82% 0.93%
2019 0.95% 0.97%
2018 0.95% 1.11%
2017 0.94% 1.25%
2016 0.97% 1.27%
2015 1.08% 1.25%
2014 1.22% 1.22%
2013 1.31% 1.19%
2012 1.37% 1.18%
2011 1.43% 1.16%
2010 1.45% 1.15%
2009 1.47% 1.51%
2008 1.47% 1.84%
2007 1.42% 1.78%
2006 1.36% 1.33%
2005 1.36% 0.93%
2004 1.37% 0.97%
2003 1.41% 1%
2002 1.45% 1.03%
2001 1.49% 1.06%
2000 1.55% 1.14%
1999 1.61% 1.31%
1998 1.65% 1.45%
1997 1.7% 1.46%
1996 1.75% 1.54%
1995 1.8% 1.69%
1994 1.83% 1.82%
1993 1.87% 1.94%
1992 1.91% 2.05%
1991 1.94% 2.12%
1990 1.94% 2.12%
1989 1.95% 2.08%
1988 2% 2.04%
1987 2.03% 2.05%
1986 2.06% 2.18%
1985 2.09% 2.35%
1984 2.13% 2.43%
1983 2.18% 2.41%
1982 2.24% 2.37%
1981 2.37% 2.38%
1980 2.52% 2.16%
1979 2.61% 2.25%
1978 2.68% 2.64%
1977 2.74% 2.66%
1976 2.82% 2.59%
1975 2.9% 2.35%
1974 2.97% 2.26%
1973 3.03% 2.26%
1972 3.09% 2.31%
1971 3.14% 2.35%
1970 3.21% 2.2%
1969 3.28% 2.13%
1968 3.34% 2.16%
1967 3.36% 2.29%
1966 3.37% 2.41%
1965 3.36% 2.56%
1964 3.33% 2.7%
1963 3.31% 2.8%
1962 3.27% 2.63%
1961 3.17% 2.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Mexico grew by 0.83%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Mexico Vietnam
Current population
133551566
102486146
Population rank 11/197 16/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 1.23%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
51.8 seconds
One birth every
15.6 seconds
23.3 seconds
One death every
38.8 seconds
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,975 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 122/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 -48,171
Net migration rank 181/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - -48,171
2024 1,209,810 -104,581 684,393 -59,645
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 727,955 -81,789
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 775,914 -78,977
2021 936,682 -122,791 799,593 -5,418
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 924,004 -6,457
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 895,262 -2,051
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 882,977 96,650
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 1,001,833 139,245
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 1,045,094 167,652
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 1,008,141 571,113
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 981,689 523,784
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 943,041 482,399
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 942,084 -208,337
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 985,438 -220,458
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 991,427 -193,766
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 985,610 -177,586
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 966,894 -144,298
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 925,519 -15,010
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 959,016 106,091
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 1,028,116 52,382
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 1,259,315 49,655
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 921,524 -1,920
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 963,259 76,961
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 905,902 1,997
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 878,359 0
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 815,116 1,489
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 862,071 394
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 876,283 1,769
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 913,761 -1,438
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 950,219 -6,328
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 961,067 0
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 960,046 0
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 798,978 0
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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