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Population in Mexico

Mexico: Population was 129.74 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
129.74 million people
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
10th
of 238 countries
All-time high
129.74 million people
in 2023
All-time low
1.00 million people
in 1600
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Mexico, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Mexico stood at 129.74 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Mexico peaked at 129.74 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million people, in 1600.

Mexico ranks 10th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 14.86 million people 14.86 million people 14.86 million people 1
1100s 16.75 million people 16.75 million people 16.75 million people 1
1200s 18.66 million people 18.66 million people 18.66 million people 1
1300s 20.58 million people 20.58 million people 20.58 million people 1
1400s 22.52 million people 22.52 million people 22.52 million people 1
1500s 24.46 million people 24.46 million people 24.46 million people 1
1600s 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1
1700s 4.00 million people 4.00 million people 4.00 million people 1
1710s 4.34 million people 4.34 million people 4.34 million people 1
1720s 4.67 million people 4.67 million people 4.67 million people 1
1730s 5.01 million people 5.01 million people 5.01 million people 1
1740s 5.34 million people 5.34 million people 5.34 million people 1
1750s 5.68 million people 5.68 million people 5.68 million people 1
1760s 6.01 million people 6.01 million people 6.01 million people 1
1770s 6.35 million people 6.35 million people 6.35 million people 1
1780s 6.69 million people 6.69 million people 6.69 million people 1
1790s 7.02 million people 7.02 million people 7.02 million people 1
1800s 5.41 million people 5.10 million people 5.72 million people 10
1810s 6.14 million people 5.80 million people 6.48 million people 10
1820s 6.49 million people 6.42 million people 6.55 million people 10
1830s 6.68 million people 6.43 million people 6.97 million people 10
1840s 7.32 million people 7.04 million people 7.61 million people 10
1850s 8.15 million people 7.69 million people 8.64 million people 10
1860s 8.93 million people 8.73 million people 9.11 million people 10
1870s 9.64 million people 9.18 million people 10.14 million people 10
1880s 10.81 million people 10.26 million people 11.39 million people 10
1890s 12.30 million people 11.54 million people 13.10 million people 10
1900s 13.87 million people 13.26 million people 14.43 million people 10
1910s 14.51 million people 14.47 million people 14.56 million people 10
1920s 15.44 million people 14.58 million people 16.43 million people 10
1930s 18.03 million people 16.69 million people 19.51 million people 10
1940s 23.14 million people 19.98 million people 26.73 million people 10
1950s 31.37 million people 27.59 million people 35.63 million people 10
1960s 42.68 million people 36.72 million people 49.23 million people 10
1970s 58.18 million people 50.81 million people 65.65 million people 10
1980s 74.28 million people 67.30 million people 81.25 million people 10
1990s 90.02 million people 82.82 million people 97.12 million people 10
2000s 105.19 million people 98.63 million people 112.00 million people 10
2010s 120.09 million people 113.62 million people 125.76 million people 10
2020s 128.20 million people 126.80 million people 129.74 million people 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 7 Brazil 211.14 million people compare
  2. 8 Bangladesh 171.47 million people compare
  3. 9 Russia 145.44 million people compare
  4. 11 Ethiopia 128.69 million people compare
  5. 12 Japan 124.37 million people compare
  6. 13 Philippines 114.89 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Mexico?
Population in Mexico was 129.74 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 129.74 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million people in 1600.
How does Mexico rank for population?
Mexico ranks 10th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.