Rural population in Mexico in 2025 — 26,335,423 people. Ranked 21 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 45.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.34M | −158,853 | −0.6% |
| 2024 | 26.49M | −136,764 | −0.51% |
| 2023 | 26.63M | −120,896 | −0.45% |
| 2022 | 26.75M | −140,464 | −0.52% |
| 2021 | 26.89M | −143,744 | −0.53% |
| 2020 | 27.04M | −184,016 | −0.68% |
| 2019 | 27.22M | −152,269 | −0.56% |
| 2018 | 27.37M | −120,249 | −0.44% |
| 2017 | 27.49M | −86,605 | −0.31% |
| 2016 | 27.58M | −36,843 | −0.13% |
| 2015 | 27.62M | +34,766 | +0.13% |
| 2014 | 27.58M | +120,417 | +0.44% |
| 2013 | 27.46M | +193,844 | +0.71% |
| 2012 | 27.27M | +261,835 | +0.97% |
| 2011 | 27.01M | +331,423 | +1.24% |
| 2010 | 26.67M | +370,027 | +1.41% |
| 2009 | 26.3M | +375,837 | +1.45% |
| 2008 | 25.93M | +371,150 | +1.45% |
| 2007 | 25.56M | +350,334 | +1.39% |
| 2006 | 25.21M | +314,191 | +1.26% |
| 2005 | 24.89M | +179,538 | +0.73% |
| 2004 | 24.71M | +45,466 | +0.18% |
| 2003 | 24.67M | −25,189 | −0.1% |
| 2002 | 24.69M | −41,244 | −0.17% |
| 2001 | 24.73M | −1,250 | −0.01% |
| 2000 | 24.73M | +58,340 | +0.24% |
| 1999 | 24.68M | +86,704 | +0.35% |
| 1998 | 24.59M | +98,643 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 24.49M | +108,736 | +0.45% |
| 1996 | 24.38M | +118,858 | +0.49% |
| 1995 | 24.26M | +124,939 | +0.52% |
| 1994 | 24.14M | +126,444 | +0.53% |
| 1993 | 24.01M | +126,801 | +0.53% |
| 1992 | 23.89M | +126,243 | +0.53% |
| 1991 | 23.76M | +121,575 | +0.51% |
| 1990 | 23.64M | +106,832 | +0.45% |
| 1989 | 23.53M | +95,158 | +0.41% |
| 1988 | 23.44M | +93,760 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 23.34M | +89,608 | +0.39% |
| 1986 | 23.25M | +86,722 | +0.37% |
| 1985 | 23.17M | +86,290 | +0.37% |
| 1984 | 23.08M | +88,815 | +0.39% |
| 1983 | 22.99M | +93,898 | +0.41% |
| 1982 | 22.9M | +100,722 | +0.44% |
| 1981 | 22.8M | +125,170 | +0.55% |
| 1980 | 22.67M | +147,757 | +0.66% |
| 1979 | 22.52M | +152,332 | +0.68% |
| 1978 | 22.37M | +155,254 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 22.22M | +159,391 | +0.72% |
| 1976 | 22.06M | +170,142 | +0.78% |
| 1975 | 21.89M | +184,148 | +0.85% |
| 1974 | 21.7M | +198,175 | +0.92% |
| 1973 | 21.5M | +212,518 | +1% |
| 1972 | 21.29M | +227,730 | +1.08% |
| 1971 | 21.06M | +245,314 | +1.18% |
| 1970 | 20.82M | +262,158 | +1.28% |
| 1969 | 20.56M | +271,387 | +1.34% |
| 1968 | 20.28M | +277,088 | +1.38% |
| 1967 | 20.01M | +279,436 | +1.42% |
| 1966 | 19.73M | +279,705 | +1.44% |
| 1965 | 19.45M | +277,998 | +1.45% |
| 1964 | 19.17M | +275,763 | +1.46% |
| 1963 | 18.89M | +274,397 | +1.47% |
| 1962 | 18.62M | +271,812 | +1.48% |
| 1961 | 18.35M | +260,343 | +1.44% |
| 1960 | 18.09M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
