Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Mexico

Urban population in Mexico in 2025 — 105,611,477 people. Ranked 9 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 466.7%.

2025 106M people +1.19% vs 2024
World rank 9of 217
Period maximum 106M people2025
Period minimum 18.64M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Mexico, 1960–2025050M100M150M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 18,636,740 people1962: 20,509,170 people1964: 22,601,859 people1966: 24,901,213 people1968: 27,383,886 people1970: 29,996,991 people1972: 32,739,162 people1974: 35,618,450 people1976: 38,589,523 people1978: 41,608,412 people1980: 44,629,611 people1982: 47,536,645 people1984: 50,427,518 people1986: 53,333,297 people1988: 56,259,823 people1990: 59,182,472 people1992: 62,159,293 people1994: 65,120,444 people1996: 68,070,144 people1998: 70,985,308 people2000: 73,890,571 people2002: 76,856,137 people2004: 79,681,367 people2006: 82,047,173 people2008: 84,446,311 people2010: 86,950,054 people2012: 89,551,109 people2014: 92,202,901 people2016: 94,672,068 people2018: 97,201,282 people2020: 99,762,910 people2022: 101,861,181 people2024: 104,366,731 people2025: 105,611,477 people
Change over the period: +86.97M (+466.68%) Average annual rate: 2.7 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico

Mexico 106M people
World 4.75B people
Central America computed 139M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.88B people
Urban population — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 106M +1.24M +1.19%
2024 104M +1.26M +1.22%
2023 103M +1.25M +1.22%
2022 102M +1.11M +1.1%
2021 101M +992,838 +1%
2020 99.76M +1.22M +1.24%
2019 98.54M +1.34M +1.38%
2018 97.2M +1.29M +1.35%
2017 95.91M +1.24M +1.3%
2016 94.67M +1.22M +1.3%
2015 93.46M +1.25M +1.36%
2014 92.2M +1.32M +1.45%
2013 90.88M +1.33M +1.49%
2012 89.55M +1.31M +1.49%
2011 88.24M +1.29M +1.48%
2010 86.95M +1.25M +1.46%
2009 85.7M +1.25M +1.48%
2008 84.45M +1.23M +1.48%
2007 83.22M +1.17M +1.43%
2006 82.05M +1.13M +1.39%
2005 80.92M +1.24M +1.55%
2004 79.68M +1.37M +1.75%
2003 78.31M +1.46M +1.89%
2002 76.86M +1.49M +1.98%
2001 75.37M +1.47M +2%
2000 73.89M +1.45M +2%
1999 72.44M +1.45M +2.05%
1998 70.99M +1.46M +2.09%
1997 69.53M +1.46M +2.14%
1996 68.07M +1.47M +2.21%
1995 66.6M +1.48M +2.27%
1994 65.12M +1.48M +2.32%
1993 63.64M +1.48M +2.38%
1992 62.16M +1.49M +2.45%
1991 60.67M +1.49M +2.52%
1990 59.18M +1.47M +2.54%
1989 57.72M +1.46M +2.59%
1988 56.26M +1.47M +2.67%
1987 54.79M +1.46M +2.74%
1986 53.33M +1.46M +2.81%
1985 51.88M +1.45M +2.88%
1984 50.43M +1.45M +2.95%
1983 48.98M +1.44M +3.04%
1982 47.54M +1.44M +3.12%
1981 46.1M +1.47M +3.29%
1980 44.63M +1.5M +3.49%
1979 43.13M +1.52M +3.65%
1978 41.61M +1.52M +3.78%
1977 40.09M +1.5M +3.9%
1976 38.59M +1.49M +4.02%
1975 37.1M +1.48M +4.15%
1974 35.62M +1.45M +4.26%
1973 34.16M +1.42M +4.35%
1972 32.74M +1.39M +4.43%
1971 31.35M +1.35M +4.51%
1970 30M +1.32M +4.6%
1969 28.68M +1.29M +4.72%
1968 27.38M +1.26M +4.83%
1967 26.12M +1.22M +4.9%
1966 24.9M +1.17M +4.95%
1965 23.73M +1.12M +4.97%
1964 22.6M +1.07M +4.98%
1963 21.53M +1.02M +4.98%
1962 20.51M +967,270 +4.95%
1961 19.54M +905,160 +4.86%
1960 18.64M

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.