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

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The latest officially reported population of Mexico was 131,946,900 in 2025 vs 21,913,874 people in Zambia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mexico's population is 133,551,566 people compared to 22,844,606 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 5.85 times bigger than Zambia's.
  • Mexico is ranked the 11th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.88% of the world: 1.61% for Mexico vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mexico has had an average growth rate of +0.88% per year vs +2.96% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mexico has increased from 107M people to 134M (24.5% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.8M (88.3% growth).

Mexico vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mexico Zambia
2100 131,158,772 65,204,593
2099 131,919,278 64,858,778
2098 132,676,226 64,503,193
2097 133,430,730 64,136,110
2096 134,179,811 63,764,760
2095 134,924,667 63,380,692
2094 135,662,399 62,980,254
2093 136,390,414 62,578,008
2092 137,102,695 62,163,693
2091 137,808,909 61,738,437
2090 138,501,995 61,309,330
2089 139,183,536 60,868,166
2088 139,849,476 60,422,781
2087 140,504,916 59,958,303
2086 141,148,688 59,487,524
2085 141,779,696 59,011,423
2084 142,390,038 58,524,337
2083 142,983,168 58,029,088
2082 143,553,646 57,527,347
2081 144,112,618 57,016,267
2080 144,651,130 56,495,299
2079 145,168,756 55,972,223
2078 145,664,735 55,438,864
2077 146,138,472 54,895,964
2076 146,589,999 54,350,375
2075 147,020,176 53,796,265
2074 147,428,934 53,236,297
2073 147,814,398 52,666,980
2072 148,174,180 52,090,884
2071 148,507,034 51,509,551
2070 148,821,087 50,921,590
2069 149,107,578 50,324,793
2068 149,368,537 49,727,689
2067 149,603,163 49,125,817
2066 149,814,864 48,520,891
2065 150,001,973 47,909,160
2064 150,160,667 47,290,430
2063 150,292,498 46,668,252
2062 150,396,857 46,039,755
2061 150,474,868 45,407,718
2060 150,528,257 44,768,534
2059 150,549,825 44,128,619
2058 150,541,650 43,485,891
2057 150,507,950 42,843,489
2056 150,447,865 42,198,591
2055 150,356,976 41,550,105
2054 150,235,899 40,898,440
2053 150,083,305 40,247,706
2052 149,896,641 39,596,094
2051 149,677,830 38,942,292
2050 149,423,583 38,287,070
2049 149,138,900 37,626,787
2048 148,809,771 36,964,032
2047 148,451,951 36,302,603
2046 148,054,747 35,638,852
2045 147,620,456 34,974,927
2044 147,146,325 34,310,227
2043 146,641,077 33,645,797
2042 146,096,981 32,984,164
2041 145,517,171 32,323,084
2040 144,905,265 31,658,029
2039 144,260,027 30,995,204
2038 143,575,746 30,329,691
2037 142,857,009 29,662,721
2036 142,113,069 28,994,556
2035 141,334,167 28,327,922
2034 140,529,082 27,665,749
2033 139,687,630 27,006,658
2032 138,818,384 26,351,393
2031 137,922,237 25,697,754
2030 136,998,375 25,050,285
2029 136,046,964 24,409,600
2028 135,066,178 23,776,128
2027 134,056,943 23,146,922
2026 133,017,798 22,525,308
2025 131,946,900 21,913,874
2024 130,861,007 21,314,956
2023 129,739,759 20,723,965
2022 128,613,117 20,152,938
2021 127,648,148 19,603,607
2020 126,799,054 19,059,395
2019 125,762,982 18,513,839
2018 124,573,711 17,973,569
2017 123,400,057 17,441,320
2016 122,251,351 16,914,423
2015 121,072,306 16,399,089
2014 119,784,261 15,895,315
2013 118,343,573 15,398,997
2012 116,818,208 14,913,629
2011 115,243,504 14,437,796
2010 113,623,895 13,965,594
2009 111,999,721 13,490,389
2008 110,374,288 13,021,324
2007 108,774,360 12,565,085
2006 107,253,666 12,129,553
2005 105,811,504 11,718,819
2004 104,394,131 11,338,198
2003 102,978,515 10,983,595
2002 101,548,624 10,647,949
2001 100,099,099 10,325,185
2000 98,625,552 10,017,631
1999 97,115,707 9,740,005
1998 95,575,245 9,482,408
1997 94,021,207 9,237,063
1996 92,452,702 9,004,053
1995 90,862,455 8,785,763
1994 89,259,205 8,576,269
1993 87,653,807 8,373,921
1992 86,044,809 8,176,680
1991 84,430,572 7,981,650
1990 82,820,170 7,786,169
1989 81,247,182 7,589,216
1988 79,695,531 7,391,440
1987 78,136,651 7,191,282
1986 76,585,637 6,986,471
1985 75,043,414 6,780,953
1984 73,506,846 6,580,490
1983 71,971,240 6,381,038
1982 70,433,260 6,178,637
1981 68,892,108 5,983,289
1980 67,300,334 5,802,833
1979 65,648,865 5,631,728
1978 63,979,046 5,465,374
1977 62,308,493 5,302,480
1976 60,645,512 5,143,842
1975 58,982,400 4,990,086
1974 57,320,149 4,842,746
1973 55,667,284 4,702,693
1972 54,030,168 4,569,309
1971 52,412,558 4,442,525
1970 50,814,953 4,321,718
1969 49,233,194 4,197,116
1968 47,668,303 4,065,593
1967 46,129,608 3,936,343
1966 44,629,106 3,812,003
1965 43,174,477 3,692,086
1964 41,772,049 3,577,017
1963 40,424,065 3,465,907
1962 39,129,200 3,358,099
1961 37,890,118 3,254,086
1960 36,724,615 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mexico increased by 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mexico gained 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,930,183 people (a 35.1% growth).

Mexico was ranked 11th most populous country in 2006 and is still 11th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 67.6% to 38,287,070 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

Mexico
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mexico Zambia
2100 -0.58% 0.53%
2099 -0.57% 0.55%
2098 -0.57% 0.57%
2097 -0.56% 0.58%
2096 -0.55% 0.61%
2095 -0.54% 0.64%
2094 -0.53% 0.64%
2093 -0.52% 0.67%
2092 -0.51% 0.69%
2091 -0.5% 0.7%
2090 -0.49% 0.72%
2089 -0.48% 0.74%
2088 -0.47% 0.77%
2087 -0.46% 0.79%
2086 -0.45% 0.81%
2085 -0.43% 0.83%
2084 -0.41% 0.85%
2083 -0.4% 0.87%
2082 -0.39% 0.9%
2081 -0.37% 0.92%
2080 -0.36% 0.93%
2079 -0.34% 0.96%
2078 -0.32% 0.99%
2077 -0.31% 1%
2076 -0.29% 1.03%
2075 -0.28% 1.05%
2074 -0.26% 1.08%
2073 -0.24% 1.11%
2072 -0.22% 1.13%
2071 -0.21% 1.15%
2070 -0.19% 1.19%
2069 -0.17% 1.2%
2068 -0.16% 1.23%
2067 -0.14% 1.25%
2066 -0.12% 1.28%
2065 -0.11% 1.31%
2064 -0.09% 1.33%
2063 -0.07% 1.37%
2062 -0.05% 1.39%
2061 -0.04% 1.43%
2060 -0.01% 1.45%
2059 0.005% 1.48%
2058 0.02% 1.5%
2057 0.04% 1.53%
2056 0.06% 1.56%
2055 0.08% 1.59%
2054 0.1% 1.62%
2053 0.12% 1.65%
2052 0.15% 1.68%
2051 0.17% 1.71%
2050 0.19% 1.75%
2049 0.22% 1.79%
2048 0.24% 1.82%
2047 0.27% 1.86%
2046 0.29% 1.9%
2045 0.32% 1.94%
2044 0.34% 1.97%
2043 0.37% 2.01%
2042 0.4% 2.05%
2041 0.42% 2.1%
2040 0.45% 2.14%
2039 0.48% 2.19%
2038 0.5% 2.25%
2037 0.52% 2.3%
2036 0.55% 2.35%
2035 0.57% 2.39%
2034 0.6% 2.44%
2033 0.63% 2.49%
2032 0.65% 2.54%
2031 0.67% 2.58%
2030 0.7% 2.62%
2029 0.73% 2.66%
2028 0.75% 2.72%
2027 0.78% 2.76%
2026 0.81% 2.79%
2025 0.83% 2.81%
2024 0.86% 2.85%
2023 0.88% 2.83%
2022 0.76% 2.8%
2021 0.67% 2.86%
2020 0.82% 2.95%
2019 0.95% 3.01%
2018 0.95% 3.05%
2017 0.94% 3.12%
2016 0.97% 3.14%
2015 1.08% 3.17%
2014 1.22% 3.22%
2013 1.31% 3.25%
2012 1.37% 3.3%
2011 1.43% 3.38%
2010 1.45% 3.52%
2009 1.47% 3.6%
2008 1.47% 3.63%
2007 1.42% 3.59%
2006 1.36% 3.5%
2005 1.36% 3.36%
2004 1.37% 3.23%
2003 1.41% 3.15%
2002 1.45% 3.13%
2001 1.49% 3.07%
2000 1.55% 2.85%
1999 1.61% 2.72%
1998 1.65% 2.66%
1997 1.7% 2.59%
1996 1.75% 2.48%
1995 1.8% 2.44%
1994 1.83% 2.42%
1993 1.87% 2.41%
1992 1.91% 2.44%
1991 1.94% 2.51%
1990 1.94% 2.6%
1989 1.95% 2.68%
1988 2% 2.78%
1987 2.03% 2.93%
1986 2.06% 3.03%
1985 2.09% 3.05%
1984 2.13% 3.13%
1983 2.18% 3.28%
1982 2.24% 3.26%
1981 2.37% 3.11%
1980 2.52% 3.04%
1979 2.61% 3.04%
1978 2.68% 3.07%
1977 2.74% 3.08%
1976 2.82% 3.08%
1975 2.9% 3.04%
1974 2.97% 2.98%
1973 3.03% 2.92%
1972 3.09% 2.85%
1971 3.14% 2.8%
1970 3.21% 2.97%
1969 3.28% 3.24%
1968 3.34% 3.28%
1967 3.36% 3.26%
1966 3.37% 3.25%
1965 3.36% 3.22%
1964 3.33% 3.21%
1963 3.31% 3.21%
1962 3.27% 3.2%
1961 3.17% 3.18%

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 Zambia's population grew by 2.81%.

Live population counters

Mexico Zambia
Current population
133551566
22844606
Population rank 11/197 62/197
Percent of world population 1.61% 0.27%
One net population change
29.1 seconds
52.8 seconds
One birth every
15.6 seconds
45.2 seconds
One death every
38.8 seconds
4.77 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,975 +1,641
Annual growth/decline +1,085,893 +598,918
Annual growth/decline rate +0.83% +2.81%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 19/197
One migration net change every
4.88 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -108,037 +6,562
Net migration rank 181/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 1,726,089 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 42/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 149/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mexico
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mexico Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -108,037 - 6,562
2024 1,209,810 -104,581 587,419 7,381
2023 1,238,366 -101,044 577,660 9,521
2022 1,224,397 -108,438 563,456 -8,566
2021 936,682 -122,791 535,629 8,143
2020 1,031,637 -147,456 536,484 8,156
2019 1,357,485 -169,628 528,089 18,385
2018 1,366,076 -175,356 515,644 18,431
2017 1,384,178 -227,499 504,630 25,789
2016 1,445,256 -304,472 497,521 25,860
2015 1,508,439 -291,044 491,021 16,261
2014 1,587,620 -228,816 483,663 16,574
2013 1,642,609 -120,058 476,846 15,542
2012 1,656,599 -128,485 469,406 8,958
2011 1,659,161 -37,826 459,743 13,569
2010 1,658,682 -40,845 448,337 22,761
2009 1,661,180 -30,809 434,458 44,867
2008 1,670,846 -50,347 419,560 39,249
2007 1,684,915 -105,524 403,729 49,945
2006 1,706,084 -244,140 387,891 29,517
2005 1,732,663 -310,278 368,756 35,316
2004 1,759,250 -346,912 349,352 7,819
2003 1,788,016 -369,183 331,189 20,845
2002 1,820,665 -379,812 316,041 3,206
2001 1,836,418 -378,348 302,682 23,582
2000 1,845,383 -356,433 293,186 -4,338
1999 1,859,475 -328,773 283,297 -16,888
1998 1,871,650 -321,385 275,568 -26,796
1997 1,898,383 -340,546 268,198 -26,276
1996 1,922,554 -343,399 262,468 -38,358
1995 1,941,458 -340,091 257,897 -45,423
1994 1,959,775 -354,573 252,023 -45,504
1993 1,963,708 -358,039 245,917 -47,739
1992 1,956,659 -344,313 239,953 -43,656
1991 1,942,832 -326,691 237,957 -44,203
1990 1,926,480 -321,764 235,835 -38,619
1989 1,927,752 -386,467 233,429 -36,736
1988 1,936,601 -374,544 230,118 -31,270
1987 1,971,231 -415,521 227,813 -26,338
1986 1,998,043 -451,756 224,768 -16,610
1985 1,983,622 -445,447 221,351 -18,474
1984 1,960,428 -425,467 216,695 -18,652
1983 1,939,193 -402,937 212,712 -11,849
1982 1,921,772 -382,048 207,621 -3,676
1981 1,904,384 -361,791 202,822 -16,072
1980 1,893,158 -252,177 198,817 -24,664
1979 1,908,018 -246,034 197,578 -29,515
1978 1,921,419 -243,714 194,933 -30,284
1977 1,902,964 -239,521 191,557 -30,423
1976 1,891,958 -229,450 186,762 -30,612
1975 1,880,241 -216,556 182,258 -30,886
1974 1,868,809 -207,995 174,484 -31,178
1973 1,845,593 -200,688 168,258 -31,472
1972 1,823,302 -193,965 161,648 -31,672
1971 1,790,990 -185,062 155,249 -31,651
1970 1,753,370 -164,100 149,380 -31,370
1969 1,711,297 -137,051 142,660 -11,469
1968 1,671,918 -116,358 137,315 -5,447
1967 1,620,534 -98,680 131,938 -5,298
1966 1,566,170 -87,018 127,164 -5,129
1965 1,508,344 -78,288 122,814 -5,023
1964 1,447,360 -72,581 117,197 -4,851
1963 1,387,678 -66,515 114,555 -4,676
1962 1,328,319 -59,833 110,173 -4,428
1961 1,265,833 -56,174 106,318 -4,043
1960 1,206,955 -85,591 102,335 -3,898

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

GeoRank.org/population/mexico/zambia | 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 Zambia 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,337,553 people) and 2.37% is from migration (a gain of 129,361 people).

As of 2024, 1,726,089 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Mexico, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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