Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.8004 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mexico, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.8004 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.8004 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5075 people per person, in 1960.
That places Mexico 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5075 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5158 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.5241 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5326 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5411 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5495 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.558 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5663 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5745 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5825 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5903 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5981 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6059 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6137 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6214 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6289 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6363 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6435 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6503 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6569 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6631 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6691 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6749 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6806 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.686 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6913 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6964 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7013 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7059 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7104 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7146 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7186 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7224 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7261 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7296 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.733 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7363 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7395 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7427 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7459 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7492 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7529 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7568 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7605 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7633 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7647 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.765 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7651 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7651 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7651 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7652 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7657 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7666 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.768 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7697 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7719 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7744 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7772 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7803 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7836 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7868 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7893 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.792 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7947 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7975 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8004 people per person | +0.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.8004 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.8004 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5452 people per person | 0.5075 people per person | 0.5825 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6245 people per person | 0.5903 people per person | 0.6569 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6879 people per person | 0.6631 people per person | 0.7104 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7309 people per person | 0.7146 people per person | 0.7459 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7608 people per person | 0.7492 people per person | 0.7651 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7723 people per person | 0.7652 people per person | 0.7836 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7935 people per person | 0.7868 people per person | 0.8004 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More population data for Mexico
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7936 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 143,772 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6019 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7222 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 67 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.55 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mexico?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mexico was 0.8004 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8004 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5075 people per person in 1960.
- How does Mexico rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.