Mexico vs United Kingdom: Historical population data

Mexico
133.37 million Persons
in 2025
United Kingdom
69.50 million Persons
in 2025
Mexico rank
8th
United Kingdom rank
11th

Historical population data over time

  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom
25.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M195019872025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 133.37 million Persons against 69.50 million Persons in United Kingdom, a difference of 63.86 million Persons.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.9 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Mexico ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 43 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1950s 32.18 million Persons 50.98 million Persons 18.80 million Persons United Kingdom
1960s 43.62 million Persons 54.11 million Persons 10.49 million Persons United Kingdom
1970s 58.96 million Persons 56.12 million Persons 2.83 million Persons Mexico
1980s 75.51 million Persons 56.57 million Persons 18.94 million Persons Mexico
1990s 91.55 million Persons 57.95 million Persons 33.60 million Persons Mexico
2000s 105.89 million Persons 60.36 million Persons 45.53 million Persons Mexico
2010s 121.39 million Persons 64.81 million Persons 56.58 million Persons Mexico
2020s 130.65 million Persons 68.11 million Persons 62.54 million Persons Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher historical population data, Mexico or United Kingdom?
Mexico, at 133.37 million Persons against 69.50 million Persons in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in historical population data between Mexico and United Kingdom?
63.86 million Persons, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United Kingdom?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Mexico and United Kingdom rank globally for historical population data?
Mexico ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical population data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Historical population data
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 4,256 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.