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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 3.06 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 2.13% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Mexico vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Yemen
2100 131,158,772 111,481,288
2099 131,919,278 111,166,365
2098 132,676,226 110,823,878
2097 133,430,730 110,463,393
2096 134,179,811 110,075,677
2095 134,924,667 109,669,492
2094 135,662,399 109,238,445
2093 136,390,414 108,785,158
2092 137,102,695 108,301,955
2091 137,808,909 107,796,487
2090 138,501,995 107,270,820
2089 139,183,536 106,721,736
2088 139,849,476 106,150,572
2087 140,504,916 105,558,607
2086 141,148,688 104,947,326
2085 141,779,696 104,309,237
2084 142,390,038 103,657,284
2083 142,983,168 102,986,631
2082 143,553,646 102,302,622
2081 144,112,618 101,596,159
2080 144,651,130 100,875,201
2079 145,168,756 100,134,051
2078 145,664,735 99,378,110
2077 146,138,472 98,609,975
2076 146,589,999 97,818,664
2075 147,020,176 97,013,320
2074 147,428,934 96,187,203
2073 147,814,398 95,346,716
2072 148,174,180 94,485,874
2071 148,507,034 93,603,848
2070 148,821,087 92,709,049
2069 149,107,578 91,795,290
2068 149,368,537 90,865,447
2067 149,603,163 89,921,194
2066 149,814,864 88,958,695
2065 150,001,973 87,982,501
2064 150,160,667 86,994,159
2063 150,292,498 85,982,061
2062 150,396,857 84,947,120
2061 150,474,868 83,896,256
2060 150,528,257 82,829,722
2059 150,549,825 81,744,993
2058 150,541,650 80,641,636
2057 150,507,950 79,527,942
2056 150,447,865 78,400,761
2055 150,356,976 77,261,521
2054 150,235,899 76,109,237
2053 150,083,305 74,951,358
2052 149,896,641 73,780,088
2051 149,677,830 72,598,574
2050 149,423,583 71,404,664
2049 149,138,900 70,211,386
2048 148,809,771 69,012,729
2047 148,451,951 67,813,135
2046 148,054,747 66,608,054
2045 147,620,456 65,404,355
2044 147,146,325 64,201,447
2043 146,641,077 63,002,861
2042 146,096,981 61,810,280
2041 145,517,171 60,624,401
2040 144,905,265 59,448,342
2039 144,260,027 58,277,392
2038 143,575,746 57,109,914
2037 142,857,009 55,948,438
2036 142,113,069 54,784,372
2035 141,334,167 53,617,795
2034 140,529,082 52,452,522
2033 139,687,630 51,284,323
2032 138,818,384 50,117,732
2031 137,922,237 48,947,870
2030 136,998,375 47,764,521
2029 136,046,964 46,573,906
2028 135,066,178 45,382,831
2027 134,056,943 44,183,742
2026 133,017,798 42,980,680
2025 131,946,900 41,773,878
2024 130,861,007 40,583,164
2023 129,739,759 39,390,799
2022 128,613,117 38,222,876
2021 127,648,148 37,140,230
2020 126,799,054 36,134,863
2019 125,762,982 35,111,408
2018 124,573,711 34,085,182
2017 123,400,057 33,090,921
2016 122,251,351 32,109,010
2015 121,072,306 31,159,379
2014 119,784,261 30,226,309
2013 118,343,573 29,312,952
2012 116,818,208 28,433,647
2011 115,243,504 27,582,897
2010 113,623,895 26,754,387
2009 111,999,721 25,927,724
2008 110,374,288 25,111,941
2007 108,774,360 24,318,082
2006 107,253,666 23,543,083
2005 105,811,504 22,790,085
2004 104,394,131 22,095,167
2003 102,978,515 21,456,379
2002 101,548,624 20,835,086
2001 100,099,099 20,226,147
2000 98,625,552 19,624,141
1999 97,115,707 19,029,420
1998 95,575,245 18,446,013
1997 94,021,207 17,873,936
1996 92,452,702 17,313,177
1995 90,862,455 16,740,058
1994 89,259,205 16,149,147
1993 87,653,807 15,563,914
1992 86,044,809 14,989,494
1991 84,430,572 14,430,201
1990 82,820,170 13,887,862
1989 81,247,182 13,364,174
1988 79,695,531 12,859,708
1987 78,136,651 12,369,912
1986 76,585,637 11,901,040
1985 75,043,414 11,453,825
1984 73,506,846 11,025,597
1983 71,971,240 10,621,499
1982 70,433,260 10,241,006
1981 68,892,108 9,882,362
1980 67,300,334 9,543,358
1979 65,648,865 9,224,194
1978 63,979,046 8,926,586
1977 62,308,493 8,648,222
1976 60,645,512 8,384,113
1975 58,982,400 8,133,598
1974 57,320,149 7,896,783
1973 55,667,284 7,672,796
1972 54,030,168 7,460,068
1971 52,412,558 7,257,462
1970 50,814,953 7,065,279
1969 49,233,194 6,875,859
1968 47,668,303 6,690,524
1967 46,129,608 6,516,444
1966 44,629,106 6,351,494
1965 43,174,477 6,195,593
1964 41,772,049 6,048,006
1963 40,424,065 5,911,135
1962 39,129,200 5,782,221
1961 37,890,118 5,655,232
1960 36,724,615 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Yemen
2100 -0.58% 0.28%
2099 -0.57% 0.31%
2098 -0.57% 0.33%
2097 -0.56% 0.35%
2096 -0.55% 0.37%
2095 -0.54% 0.39%
2094 -0.53% 0.42%
2093 -0.52% 0.45%
2092 -0.51% 0.47%
2091 -0.5% 0.49%
2090 -0.49% 0.51%
2089 -0.48% 0.54%
2088 -0.47% 0.56%
2087 -0.46% 0.58%
2086 -0.45% 0.61%
2085 -0.43% 0.63%
2084 -0.41% 0.65%
2083 -0.4% 0.67%
2082 -0.39% 0.7%
2081 -0.37% 0.71%
2080 -0.36% 0.74%
2079 -0.34% 0.76%
2078 -0.32% 0.78%
2077 -0.31% 0.81%
2076 -0.29% 0.83%
2075 -0.28% 0.86%
2074 -0.26% 0.88%
2073 -0.24% 0.91%
2072 -0.22% 0.94%
2071 -0.21% 0.97%
2070 -0.19% 1%
2069 -0.17% 1.02%
2068 -0.16% 1.05%
2067 -0.14% 1.08%
2066 -0.12% 1.11%
2065 -0.11% 1.14%
2064 -0.09% 1.18%
2063 -0.07% 1.22%
2062 -0.05% 1.25%
2061 -0.04% 1.29%
2060 -0.01% 1.33%
2059 0.005% 1.37%
2058 0.02% 1.4%
2057 0.04% 1.44%
2056 0.06% 1.47%
2055 0.08% 1.51%
2054 0.1% 1.54%
2053 0.12% 1.59%
2052 0.15% 1.63%
2051 0.17% 1.67%
2050 0.19% 1.7%
2049 0.22% 1.74%
2048 0.24% 1.77%
2047 0.27% 1.81%
2046 0.29% 1.84%
2045 0.32% 1.87%
2044 0.34% 1.9%
2043 0.37% 1.93%
2042 0.4% 1.96%
2041 0.42% 1.98%
2040 0.45% 2.01%
2039 0.48% 2.04%
2038 0.5% 2.08%
2037 0.52% 2.12%
2036 0.55% 2.18%
2035 0.57% 2.22%
2034 0.6% 2.28%
2033 0.63% 2.33%
2032 0.65% 2.39%
2031 0.67% 2.48%
2030 0.7% 2.56%
2029 0.73% 2.62%
2028 0.75% 2.71%
2027 0.78% 2.8%
2026 0.81% 2.89%
2025 0.83% 2.93%
2024 0.86% 3.03%
2023 0.88% 3.06%
2022 0.76% 2.92%
2021 0.67% 2.78%
2020 0.82% 2.91%
2019 0.95% 3.01%
2018 0.95% 3%
2017 0.94% 3.06%
2016 0.97% 3.05%
2015 1.08% 3.09%
2014 1.22% 3.12%
2013 1.31% 3.09%
2012 1.37% 3.08%
2011 1.43% 3.1%
2010 1.45% 3.19%
2009 1.47% 3.25%
2008 1.47% 3.26%
2007 1.42% 3.29%
2006 1.36% 3.3%
2005 1.36% 3.15%
2004 1.37% 2.98%
2003 1.41% 2.98%
2002 1.45% 3.01%
2001 1.49% 3.07%
2000 1.55% 3.13%
1999 1.61% 3.16%
1998 1.65% 3.2%
1997 1.7% 3.24%
1996 1.75% 3.42%
1995 1.8% 3.66%
1994 1.83% 3.76%
1993 1.87% 3.83%
1992 1.91% 3.88%
1991 1.94% 3.91%
1990 1.94% 3.92%
1989 1.95% 3.92%
1988 2% 3.96%
1987 2.03% 3.94%
1986 2.06% 3.9%
1985 2.09% 3.88%
1984 2.13% 3.8%
1983 2.18% 3.72%
1982 2.24% 3.63%
1981 2.37% 3.55%
1980 2.52% 3.46%
1979 2.61% 3.33%
1978 2.68% 3.22%
1977 2.74% 3.15%
1976 2.82% 3.08%
1975 2.9% 3%
1974 2.97% 2.92%
1973 3.03% 2.85%
1972 3.09% 2.79%
1971 3.14% 2.72%
1970 3.21% 2.75%
1969 3.28% 2.77%
1968 3.34% 2.67%
1967 3.36% 2.6%
1966 3.37% 2.52%
1965 3.36% 2.44%
1964 3.33% 2.32%
1963 3.31% 2.23%
1962 3.27% 2.25%
1961 3.17% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Mexico grew by 0.83%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Mexico Yemen
Current population
133551566
43598646
Population rank 11/197 37/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.52%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
26.6 seconds
One birth every
15.6 seconds
22.6 seconds
One death every
38.8 seconds
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,975 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 15/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -108,037 -16,291
Net migration rank 181/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - -16,291
2024 1,209,810 -104,581 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 936,682 -122,791 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 1,056,432 2,129
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 975,697 -6,492
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 939,922 -9,883
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 920,330 15,764
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 884,929 5,697
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 845,645 22,349
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 806,359 27,184
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 803,246 20,269
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 798,911 30,919
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 779,123 22,621
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 764,780 21,210
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 750,082 13,940
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 726,708 15,283
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 710,493 -62,641
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 694,457 -64,737
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 672,494 -59,648
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 658,704 -53,698
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 646,694 -47,713
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 633,166 -42,731
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 615,488 -39,096
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 604,443 -36,694
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 588,786 -35,043
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 607,966 -15,485
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 602,363 -13,040
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 595,459 -14,332
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 582,072 -14,372
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 565,837 -14,964
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 549,654 -15,847
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 530,464 -16,876
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 513,296 -17,952
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 493,337 -9,097
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 464,665 -11,151
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 455,576 -14,660
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 434,674 -19,143
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 414,823 -22,152
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 392,302 -23,981
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 374,482 -25,499
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 355,767 -26,740
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 336,378 -27,090
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 312,439 -26,524
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 296,115 -25,305
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 281,078 -23,669
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 266,815 -23,192
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 252,737 -22,726
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 240,235 -22,282
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 229,322 -21,826
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 219,095 -21,386
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 207,613 -20,966
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 196,305 -4,121
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 182,518 -4,031
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 173,637 -3,959
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 164,091 -3,874
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 155,398 -3,797
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 147,299 -3,712
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 133,781 -3,640
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 131,262 -3,572
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 129,787 -3,503
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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