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
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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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Indicator
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
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Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.