Population · Americas · 2025 data
Mexico Population
Mexico had a population of 131.95 million in 2025, ranking #11 of 216 countries and territories (1.61% of the world). The population grew by 9.0% over the past ten years.
Population of Mexico, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 131,946,900 | +0.83% |
| 2024 | 130,861,007 | +0.86% |
| 2023 | 129,739,759 | +0.88% |
| 2022 | 128,613,117 | +0.76% |
| 2021 | 127,648,148 | +0.67% |
| 2020 | 126,799,054 | +0.82% |
| 2019 | 125,762,982 | +0.95% |
| 2018 | 124,573,711 | +0.95% |
| 2017 | 123,400,057 | +0.94% |
| 2016 | 122,251,351 | +0.97% |
| 2015 | 121,072,306 | +1.08% |
| 2014 | 119,784,261 | +1.22% |
| 2013 | 118,343,573 | +1.31% |
| 2012 | 116,818,208 | +1.37% |
| 2011 | 115,243,504 | +1.43% |
| 2010 | 113,623,895 | +1.45% |
| 2009 | 111,999,721 | +1.47% |
| 2008 | 110,374,288 | +1.47% |
| 2007 | 108,774,360 | +1.42% |
| 2006 | 107,253,666 | +1.36% |
| 2005 | 105,811,504 | +1.36% |
| 2004 | 104,394,131 | +1.37% |
| 2003 | 102,978,515 | +1.41% |
| 2002 | 101,548,624 | +1.45% |
| 2001 | 100,099,099 | +1.49% |
| 2000 | 98,625,552 | +1.55% |
| 1999 | 97,115,707 | +1.61% |
| 1998 | 95,575,245 | +1.65% |
| 1997 | 94,021,207 | +1.70% |
| 1996 | 92,452,702 | +1.75% |
| 1995 | 90,862,455 | +1.80% |
| 1994 | 89,259,205 | +1.83% |
| 1993 | 87,653,807 | +1.87% |
| 1992 | 86,044,809 | +1.91% |
| 1991 | 84,430,572 | +1.94% |
| 1990 | 82,820,170 | +1.94% |
| 1989 | 81,247,182 | +1.95% |
| 1988 | 79,695,531 | +2.00% |
| 1987 | 78,136,651 | +2.03% |
| 1986 | 76,585,637 | +2.06% |
| 1985 | 75,043,414 | +2.09% |
| 1984 | 73,506,846 | +2.13% |
| 1983 | 71,971,240 | +2.18% |
| 1982 | 70,433,260 | +2.24% |
| 1981 | 68,892,108 | +2.37% |
| 1980 | 67,300,334 | +2.52% |
| 1979 | 65,648,865 | +2.61% |
| 1978 | 63,979,046 | +2.68% |
| 1977 | 62,308,493 | +2.74% |
| 1976 | 60,645,512 | +2.82% |
| 1975 | 58,982,400 | +2.90% |
| 1974 | 57,320,149 | +2.97% |
| 1973 | 55,667,284 | +3.03% |
| 1972 | 54,030,168 | +3.09% |
| 1971 | 52,412,558 | +3.14% |
| 1970 | 50,814,953 | +3.21% |
| 1969 | 49,233,194 | +3.28% |
| 1968 | 47,668,303 | +3.34% |
| 1967 | 46,129,608 | +3.36% |
| 1966 | 44,629,106 | +3.37% |
| 1965 | 43,174,477 | +3.36% |
| 1964 | 41,772,049 | +3.33% |
| 1963 | 40,424,065 | +3.31% |
| 1962 | 39,129,200 | +3.27% |
| 1961 | 37,890,118 | +3.17% |
| 1960 | 36,724,615 | — |
Demographics of Mexico
Ethnic groups
Mestizo (Indigenous-Spanish) 62%, predominantly Indigenous 21%, Indigenous 7%, other 10% (mostly European) (2012 est.)
Languages
Spanish only 93.8%, Spanish and indigenous languages (including Mayan, Nahuatl, and others) 5.4%, indigenous only 0.6%, unspecified 0.2% (2020 est.)
Religions
Catholic 77.7%, no religion 10.6%, other Evangelical Churches 7.5%, Jehovah Witness 1.2%; less than 1 percent: Pentecostal, Seventh Day Adventist, Historics, not specified, Latter Day Saints, other religions (2020 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 81.6% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
Mexico and its neighbours
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).