Mexico vs United States: Urban population share 2050
Mexico
80.04
in 2025
United States
80.19
in 2025
Mexico rank
70th
United States rank
69th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 80.19 against 80.04 in Mexico, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United States ahead.
Mexico ranks 70th and United States ranks 69th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and United States in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0007 | 0.0009 | 0.0002 | United States |
| 1100s | 0.0022 | 0.0027 | 0.0005 | United States |
| 1200s | 0.0066 | 0.0082 | 0.0016 | United States |
| 1300s | 0.0198 | 0.0247 | 0.0049 | United States |
| 1400s | 0.0593 | 0.0741 | 0.0148 | United States |
| 1500s | 0.1778 | 0.2222 | 0.0444 | United States |
| 1600s | 0.5333 | 0.6667 | 0.1333 | United States |
| 1700s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | United States |
| 1710s | 1.71 | 1.99 | 0.274 | United States |
| 1720s | 1.96 | 2.24 | 0.2777 | United States |
| 1730s | 2.24 | 2.52 | 0.2774 | United States |
| 1740s | 2.56 | 2.83 | 0.2721 | United States |
| 1750s | 2.92 | 3.18 | 0.2605 | United States |
| 1760s | 3.34 | 3.58 | 0.2408 | United States |
| 1770s | 3.82 | 4.03 | 0.2113 | United States |
| 1780s | 4.36 | 4.53 | 0.1695 | United States |
| 1790s | 4.99 | 5.1 | 0.1127 | United States |
| 1800s | 5.7 | 6.1 | 0.4003 | United States |
| 1810s | 6.51 | 7.3 | 0.786 | United States |
| 1820s | 7.44 | 7.2 | 0.2446 | Mexico |
| 1830s | 8.51 | 8.8 | 0.2919 | United States |
| 1840s | 9.72 | 10.8 | 1.08 | United States |
| 1850s | 11.11 | 15.3 | 4.19 | United States |
| 1860s | 12.7 | 19.8 | 7.1 | United States |
| 1870s | 14.51 | 25.7 | 11.19 | United States |
| 1880s | 16.59 | 28.2 | 11.61 | United States |
| 1890s | 18.96 | 35.1 | 16.14 | United States |
| 1900s | 21.67 | 39.6 | 17.93 | United States |
| 1910s | 24.76 | 45.6 | 20.84 | United States |
| 1920s | 28.3 | 51.2 | 22.9 | United States |
| 1930s | 32.34 | 56.2 | 23.86 | United States |
| 1940s | 36.96 | 60 | 23.04 | United States |
| 1950s | 46.27 | 66.86 | 20.59 | United States |
| 1960s | 54.52 | 71.92 | 17.4 | United States |
| 1970s | 62.45 | 73.61 | 11.15 | United States |
| 1980s | 68.79 | 74.3 | 5.51 | United States |
| 1990s | 73.09 | 77 | 3.91 | United States |
| 2000s | 76.08 | 80.01 | 3.93 | United States |
| 2010s | 77.23 | 80.52 | 3.3 | United States |
| 2020s | 79.35 | 80.07 | 0.7246 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Mexico or United States?
- United States, at 80.19 against 80.04 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Mexico and United States?
- 0.15, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Mexico ranks 70th and United States ranks 69th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.