Mexico vs Russia: Population by world region
Mexico
130.25 million people
in 2100
Russia
126.39 million people
in 2100
Mexico rank
15th
Russia rank
17th
Population by world region over time
- Mexico
- Russia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 130.25 million people against 126.39 million people in Russia, a difference of 3.86 million people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 15th and Russia ranks 17th of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 14 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 | 131.36 million people | 144.34 million people | 12.98 million people | Russia |
| 2030s | 140.63 million people | 140.15 million people | 486,100 people | Mexico |
| 2040s | 146.87 million people | 137.29 million people | 9.58 million people | Mexico |
| 2050s | 149.62 million people | 134.77 million people | 14.85 million people | Mexico |
| 2060s | 149.28 million people | 131.39 million people | 17.89 million people | Mexico |
| 2070s | 146.33 million people | 128.72 million people | 17.61 million people | Mexico |
| 2080s | 141.14 million people | 127.49 million people | 13.65 million people | Mexico |
| 2090s | 134.35 million people | 126.85 million people | 7.49 million people | Mexico |
| 2100s | 130.25 million people | 126.39 million people | 3.86 million people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Mexico or Russia?
- Mexico, at 130.25 million people against 126.39 million people in Russia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Mexico and Russia?
- 3.86 million people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Russia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Mexico and Russia rank globally for population by world region?
- Mexico ranks 15th and Russia ranks 17th of 238 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 by world region. 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 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.