Mexico vs Russian Federation: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Mexico
28.75 million people
in 2020
Russian Federation
31.00 million people
in 2020
Mexico rank
9th
Russian Federation rank
8th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Mexico
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 31.00 million people against 28.75 million people in Mexico, a difference of 2.25 million people.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 9th and Russian Federation ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.77 million people | 29.83 million people | 15.06 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 17.09 million people | 30.42 million people | 13.32 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1970s | 19.47 million people | 30.77 million people | 11.30 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 21.39 million people | 31.21 million people | 9.83 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 22.35 million people | 32.39 million people | 10.04 million people | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 24.40 million people | 31.29 million people | 6.89 million people | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 26.33 million people | 31.04 million people | 4.71 million people | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 28.75 million people | 31.00 million people | 2.25 million people | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Mexico or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 31.00 million people against 28.75 million people in Mexico as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Mexico and Russian Federation?
- 2.25 million people, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Russian Federation?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Russian Federation rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Mexico ranks 9th and Russian Federation ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.