Population growth rate in Mexico
Mexico: Population growth rate was -0.583 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.583
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
163rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.34
in 1945
All-time low
-0.583
in 2100
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Mexico, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Mexico stood at -0.583. That is the lowest value across all 163 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Mexico peaked at 3.34 in 1945 and was at its lowest, -0.583, in 2100.
That places Mexico 163rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 1.39 | — |
| 1800 | 0.8846 | -36.2% |
| 1900 | 1.23 | +39.1% |
| 1905 | 0.9284 | -24.6% |
| 1910 | 0.5081 | -45.3% |
| 1915 | -0.1134 | -122.3% |
| 1920 | 0.533 | -570.0% |
| 1925 | 1.42 | +166.6% |
| 1930 | 1.54 | +8.5% |
| 1935 | 1.72 | +11.4% |
| 1940 | 2.39 | +39.2% |
| 1945 | 3.34 | +39.8% |
| 1950 | 2.58 | -22.7% |
| 1951 | 2.66 | +2.8% |
| 1952 | 2.71 | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 2.78 | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 2.85 | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 2.9 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 2.93 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 2.96 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 2.98 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 3.01 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 3.05 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 3.19 | +4.6% |
| 1962 | 3.24 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 3.27 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 3.29 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 3.31 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 3.31 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 3.3 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.26 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 3.2 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 3.13 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 3.06 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 3.02 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.96 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 2.9 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 2.82 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 2.74 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 2.67 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 2.62 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 2.53 | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 2.44 | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 2.24 | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 2.19 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 2.13 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 2.09 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 2.05 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 2.02 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.99 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.96 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.9 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.94 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.91 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.87 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.83 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.8 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.76 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.71 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.66 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.62 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.58 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.51 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.46 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.42 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.38 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.35 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.34 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.36 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.45 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.47 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.46 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.42 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.41 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.31 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 1.29 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.13 | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.933 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.937 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.956 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.945 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.697 | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 0.638 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.868 | +36.1% |
| 2023 | 0.877 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.845 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 0.808 | -4.4% |
| 2026 | 0.778 | -3.7% |
| 2027 | 0.75 | -3.6% |
| 2028 | 0.724 | -3.5% |
| 2029 | 0.697 | -3.7% |
| 2030 | 0.672 | -3.6% |
| 2031 | 0.648 | -3.6% |
| 2032 | 0.624 | -3.7% |
| 2033 | 0.601 | -3.7% |
| 2034 | 0.571 | -5.0% |
| 2035 | 0.55 | -3.7% |
| 2036 | 0.522 | -5.1% |
| 2037 | 0.502 | -3.8% |
| 2038 | 0.475 | -5.4% |
| 2039 | 0.446 | -6.1% |
| 2040 | 0.421 | -5.6% |
| 2041 | 0.398 | -5.5% |
| 2042 | 0.372 | -6.5% |
| 2043 | 0.344 | -7.5% |
| 2044 | 0.322 | -6.4% |
| 2045 | 0.294 | -8.7% |
| 2046 | 0.268 | -8.8% |
| 2047 | 0.241 | -10.1% |
| 2048 | 0.221 | -8.3% |
| 2049 | 0.191 | -13.6% |
| 2050 | 0.17 | -11.0% |
| 2051 | 0.146 | -14.1% |
| 2052 | 0.124 | -15.1% |
| 2053 | 0.102 | -17.7% |
| 2054 | 0.081 | -20.6% |
| 2055 | 0.06 | -25.9% |
| 2056 | 0.04 | -33.3% |
| 2057 | 0.022 | -45.0% |
| 2058 | 0.005 | -77.3% |
| 2059 | -0.014 | -380.0% |
| 2060 | -0.035 | +150.0% |
| 2061 | -0.052 | +48.6% |
| 2062 | -0.069 | +32.7% |
| 2063 | -0.088 | +27.5% |
| 2064 | -0.106 | +20.5% |
| 2065 | -0.125 | +17.9% |
| 2066 | -0.141 | +12.8% |
| 2067 | -0.157 | +11.3% |
| 2068 | -0.175 | +11.5% |
| 2069 | -0.192 | +9.7% |
| 2070 | -0.211 | +9.9% |
| 2071 | -0.224 | +6.2% |
| 2072 | -0.243 | +8.5% |
| 2073 | -0.261 | +7.4% |
| 2074 | -0.278 | +6.5% |
| 2075 | -0.293 | +5.4% |
| 2076 | -0.308 | +5.1% |
| 2077 | -0.325 | +5.5% |
| 2078 | -0.341 | +4.9% |
| 2079 | -0.357 | +4.7% |
| 2080 | -0.373 | +4.5% |
| 2081 | -0.389 | +4.3% |
| 2082 | -0.398 | +2.3% |
| 2083 | -0.416 | +4.5% |
| 2084 | -0.43 | +3.4% |
| 2085 | -0.446 | +3.7% |
| 2086 | -0.457 | +2.5% |
| 2087 | -0.468 | +2.4% |
| 2088 | -0.477 | +1.9% |
| 2089 | -0.491 | +2.9% |
| 2090 | -0.502 | +2.2% |
| 2091 | -0.514 | +2.4% |
| 2092 | -0.521 | +1.4% |
| 2093 | -0.535 | +2.7% |
| 2094 | -0.545 | +1.9% |
| 2095 | -0.554 | +1.7% |
| 2096 | -0.56 | +1.1% |
| 2097 | -0.567 | +1.2% |
| 2098 | -0.572 | +0.9% |
| 2099 | -0.578 | +1.0% |
| 2100 | -0.583 | +0.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's -0.583 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's -0.583 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 82% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +570.0% | -0.1134 | 0.533 |
| 2059 | -380.0% | 0.005 | -0.014 |
| 1925 | +166.6% | 0.533 | 1.42 |
| 2060 | -150.0% | -0.014 | -0.035 |
| 1915 | -122.3% | 0.5081 | -0.1134 |
| 2058 | -77.3% | 0.022 | 0.005 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.8846 | 0.8846 | 0.8846 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.08 | 0.9284 | 1.23 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.1974 | -0.1134 | 0.5081 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.977 | 0.533 | 1.42 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.63 | 1.54 | 1.72 | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.87 | 2.39 | 3.34 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.84 | 2.58 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.24 | 3.05 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.84 | 2.53 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.77 | 1.58 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 | 1.34 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 | 0.933 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7682 | 0.638 | 0.877 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.5611 | 0.446 | 0.672 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.3072 | 0.191 | 0.421 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.0736 | -0.014 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.114 | -0.192 | -0.035 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.2841 | -0.357 | -0.211 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.4345 | -0.491 | -0.373 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.5448 | -0.578 | -0.502 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.583 | -0.583 | -0.583 | 1 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7222 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 67 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5.55 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.583 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Mexico?
- Population growth rate in Mexico was -0.583 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 in 1945.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.583 in 2100.
- How does Mexico rank for population growth rate?
- Mexico ranks 163rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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