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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 130,861,007 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,323,134 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 3.08 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 +0.92% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 133M (24.3% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Mexico vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Yemen
2100 131,182,639 111,531,602
2099 131,943,283 111,216,538
2098 132,700,369 110,873,896
2097 133,455,010 110,513,248
2096 134,204,227 110,125,357
2095 134,949,218 109,718,989
2094 135,687,085 109,287,747
2093 136,415,232 108,834,256
2092 137,127,644 108,350,834
2091 137,833,985 107,845,139
2090 138,527,198 107,319,234
2089 139,208,862 106,769,903
2088 139,874,924 106,198,480
2087 140,530,483 105,606,248
2086 141,174,372 104,994,691
2085 141,805,496 104,356,315
2084 142,415,948 103,704,067
2083 143,009,187 103,033,111
2082 143,579,768 102,348,794
2081 144,138,842 101,642,012
2080 144,677,451 100,920,728
2079 145,195,172 100,179,245
2078 145,691,242 99,422,962
2077 146,165,064 98,654,481
2076 146,616,674 97,862,812
2075 147,046,928 97,057,105
2074 147,455,761 96,230,615
2073 147,841,295 95,389,748
2072 148,201,143 94,528,518
2071 148,534,057 93,646,094
2070 148,848,168 92,750,891
2069 149,134,711 91,836,719
2068 149,395,717 90,906,457
2067 149,630,386 89,961,778
2066 149,842,125 88,998,844
2065 150,029,268 88,022,210
2064 150,187,992 87,033,422
2063 150,319,846 86,020,867
2062 150,424,224 84,985,459
2061 150,502,250 83,934,120
2060 150,555,648 82,867,105
2059 150,577,220 81,781,887
2058 150,569,044 80,678,032
2057 150,535,337 79,563,835
2056 150,475,242 78,436,146
2055 150,384,336 77,296,391
2054 150,263,237 76,143,587
2053 150,110,615 74,985,186
2052 149,923,918 73,813,387
2051 149,705,066 72,631,340
2050 149,450,774 71,436,891
2049 149,166,038 70,243,074
2048 148,836,849 69,043,876
2047 148,478,965 67,843,741
2046 148,081,688 66,638,116
2045 147,647,318 65,433,874
2044 147,173,101 64,230,423
2043 146,667,761 63,031,296
2042 146,123,566 61,838,177
2041 145,543,650 60,651,763
2040 144,931,633 59,475,172
2039 144,286,278 58,303,694
2038 143,601,872 57,135,690
2037 142,883,005 55,973,689
2036 142,138,929 54,809,098
2035 141,359,885 53,641,994
2034 140,554,653 52,476,195
2033 139,713,048 51,307,469
2032 138,843,644 50,140,351
2031 137,947,334 48,969,961
2030 137,023,304 47,786,079
2029 136,071,720 46,594,926
2028 135,090,755 45,403,313
2027 134,081,337 44,203,683
2026 133,042,003 43,000,078
2025 131,970,909 41,792,731
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% 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 12.1% to 149,450,774 people with a rank change from 11th to 12th. The population of Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 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 112M 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 0.85% 2.98%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Mexico grew by 0.86%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Mexico Yemen
Current population
133323134
43325643
Population rank 11/197 37/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.52%
One net population change
28.1 seconds
26.4 seconds
One birth every
15.5 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
39.5 seconds
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,072 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +1,121,248 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 110/197 13/197
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 - -104,581 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 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
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
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 (1960–2024, 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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