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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed