Ethiopia vs Mexico: Has the population peaked?

Ethiopia

128.69 million people

in 2023

Mexico

129.74 million people

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

11th

Mexico rank

10th

Has the population peaked? over time

Mexico currently reports 129.74 million people against 128.69 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.05 million people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 10th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.