Mexico vs Russia: Population
Mexico
129.74 million people
in 2023
Russia
145.44 million people
in 2023
Mexico rank
11th
Russia rank
10th
Population over time
- Mexico
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 145.44 million people against 129.74 million people in Mexico, a difference of 15.70 million people.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 11th and Russia ranks 10th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Russia in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 14.86 million people | 2.52 million people | 12.34 million people | Mexico |
| 1100s | 16.75 million people | 3.78 million people | 12.97 million people | Mexico |
| 1200s | 18.66 million people | 5.67 million people | 12.99 million people | Mexico |
| 1300s | 20.58 million people | 5.87 million people | 14.72 million people | Mexico |
| 1400s | 22.52 million people | 5.87 million people | 16.65 million people | Mexico |
| 1500s | 24.46 million people | 7.56 million people | 16.90 million people | Mexico |
| 1600s | 1.00 million people | 9.45 million people | 8.45 million people | Russia |
| 1700s | 4.00 million people | 10.71 million people | 6.71 million people | Russia |
| 1710s | 4.34 million people | 13.04 million people | 8.70 million people | Russia |
| 1720s | 4.67 million people | 15.36 million people | 10.69 million people | Russia |
| 1730s | 5.01 million people | 17.69 million people | 12.69 million people | Russia |
| 1740s | 5.34 million people | 20.02 million people | 14.68 million people | Russia |
| 1750s | 5.68 million people | 22.35 million people | 16.67 million people | Russia |
| 1760s | 6.01 million people | 24.67 million people | 18.66 million people | Russia |
| 1770s | 6.35 million people | 27.00 million people | 20.65 million people | Russia |
| 1780s | 6.69 million people | 29.33 million people | 22.64 million people | Russia |
| 1790s | 7.02 million people | 31.66 million people | 24.64 million people | Russia |
| 1800s | 5.41 million people | 31.30 million people | 25.89 million people | Russia |
| 1810s | 6.14 million people | 31.53 million people | 25.38 million people | Russia |
| 1820s | 6.49 million people | 32.97 million people | 26.49 million people | Russia |
| 1830s | 6.68 million people | 35.83 million people | 29.14 million people | Russia |
| 1840s | 7.32 million people | 39.27 million people | 31.96 million people | Russia |
| 1850s | 8.15 million people | 43.03 million people | 34.87 million people | Russia |
| 1860s | 8.93 million people | 47.10 million people | 38.17 million people | Russia |
| 1870s | 9.64 million people | 51.51 million people | 41.87 million people | Russia |
| 1880s | 10.81 million people | 56.38 million people | 45.56 million people | Russia |
| 1890s | 12.30 million people | 61.72 million people | 49.42 million people | Russia |
| 1900s | 13.87 million people | 67.56 million people | 53.70 million people | Russia |
| 1910s | 14.51 million people | 73.93 million people | 59.42 million people | Russia |
| 1920s | 15.44 million people | 81.02 million people | 65.58 million people | Russia |
| 1930s | 18.03 million people | 88.82 million people | 70.79 million people | Russia |
| 1940s | 23.14 million people | 97.37 million people | 74.23 million people | Russia |
| 1950s | 31.37 million people | 110.56 million people | 79.19 million people | Russia |
| 1960s | 42.68 million people | 125.61 million people | 82.93 million people | Russia |
| 1970s | 58.18 million people | 133.89 million people | 75.71 million people | Russia |
| 1980s | 74.28 million people | 143.21 million people | 68.93 million people | Russia |
| 1990s | 90.02 million people | 148.28 million people | 58.26 million people | Russia |
| 2000s | 105.19 million people | 145.00 million people | 39.81 million people | Russia |
| 2010s | 120.09 million people | 145.20 million people | 25.12 million people | Russia |
| 2020s | 128.20 million people | 145.81 million people | 17.61 million people | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Mexico or Russia?
- Russia, at 145.44 million people against 129.74 million people in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Mexico and Russia?
- 15.70 million people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Russia?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Russia rank globally for population?
- Mexico ranks 11th and Russia ranks 10th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.