Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Mexico
Mexico: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 15.62 million people in 2050. ▲ Rising
Latest (2050)
15.62 million people
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
33rd
of 238 countries
All-time high
27.62 million people
in 2015
All-time low
994,667 people
in 1600
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Mexico, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 15.62 million people for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in 2050.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Mexico peaked at 27.62 million people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 994,667 people, in 1600.
Mexico ranks 33rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Mexico, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 14.86 million people | — |
| 1100 | 16.75 million people | +12.7% |
| 1200 | 18.66 million people | +11.4% |
| 1300 | 20.58 million people | +10.3% |
| 1400 | 22.51 million people | +9.4% |
| 1500 | 24.42 million people | +8.5% |
| 1600 | 994,667 people | -95.9% |
| 1700 | 3.94 million people | +295.7% |
| 1710 | 4.26 million people | +8.3% |
| 1720 | 4.58 million people | +7.5% |
| 1730 | 4.89 million people | +6.9% |
| 1740 | 5.21 million people | +6.4% |
| 1750 | 5.51 million people | +5.9% |
| 1760 | 5.81 million people | +5.5% |
| 1770 | 6.11 million people | +5.1% |
| 1780 | 6.39 million people | +4.7% |
| 1790 | 6.67 million people | +4.3% |
| 1800 | 6.94 million people | +4.0% |
| 1810 | 7.19 million people | +3.7% |
| 1820 | 7.43 million people | +3.3% |
| 1830 | 7.65 million people | +3.0% |
| 1840 | 7.85 million people | +2.6% |
| 1850 | 8.03 million people | +2.3% |
| 1860 | 8.18 million people | +1.9% |
| 1870 | 8.30 million people | +1.4% |
| 1880 | 8.38 million people | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 9.60 million people | +14.6% |
| 1900 | 10.67 million people | +11.1% |
| 1910 | 11.41 million people | +6.9% |
| 1920 | 10.28 million people | -9.9% |
| 1930 | 11.20 million people | +9.0% |
| 1940 | 12.39 million people | +10.6% |
| 1950 | 15.82 million people | +27.7% |
| 1951 | 16.02 million people | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 16.22 million people | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 16.43 million people | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 16.65 million people | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 16.88 million people | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 17.12 million people | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 17.35 million people | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 17.60 million people | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 17.84 million people | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 18.09 million people | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 18.35 million people | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 18.62 million people | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 18.89 million people | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 19.17 million people | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 19.45 million people | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 19.73 million people | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 20.01 million people | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 20.28 million people | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 20.56 million people | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 20.82 million people | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 21.06 million people | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 21.29 million people | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 21.50 million people | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 21.70 million people | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 21.89 million people | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 22.06 million people | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 22.22 million people | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 22.37 million people | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 22.52 million people | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 22.67 million people | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 22.80 million people | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 22.90 million people | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 22.99 million people | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 23.08 million people | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 23.17 million people | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 23.25 million people | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 23.34 million people | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 23.44 million people | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 23.53 million people | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 23.64 million people | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 23.76 million people | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 23.89 million people | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 24.01 million people | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 24.14 million people | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 24.26 million people | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 24.38 million people | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 24.49 million people | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 24.59 million people | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 24.68 million people | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 24.73 million people | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 24.73 million people | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.69 million people | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 24.67 million people | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 24.71 million people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 24.89 million people | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.21 million people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 25.56 million people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 25.93 million people | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 26.30 million people | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 26.67 million people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 27.01 million people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 27.27 million people | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 27.46 million people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 27.58 million people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.62 million people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 27.58 million people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 27.49 million people | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.37 million people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.22 million people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 27.04 million people | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 26.89 million people | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 26.75 million people | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 26.63 million people | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 26.49 million people | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 26.34 million people | -0.6% |
| 2026 | 26.15 million people | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 25.95 million people | -0.8% |
| 2028 | 25.73 million people | -0.9% |
| 2029 | 25.49 million people | -0.9% |
| 2030 | 25.22 million people | -1.0% |
| 2031 | 24.94 million people | -1.1% |
| 2032 | 24.63 million people | -1.2% |
| 2033 | 24.31 million people | -1.3% |
| 2034 | 23.96 million people | -1.4% |
| 2035 | 23.59 million people | -1.5% |
| 2036 | 23.20 million people | -1.6% |
| 2037 | 22.79 million people | -1.8% |
| 2038 | 22.36 million people | -1.9% |
| 2039 | 21.91 million people | -2.0% |
| 2040 | 21.44 million people | -2.2% |
| 2041 | 20.95 million people | -2.3% |
| 2042 | 20.44 million people | -2.4% |
| 2043 | 19.90 million people | -2.6% |
| 2044 | 19.35 million people | -2.8% |
| 2045 | 18.78 million people | -3.0% |
| 2046 | 18.18 million people | -3.2% |
| 2047 | 17.57 million people | -3.4% |
| 2048 | 16.94 million people | -3.6% |
| 2049 | 16.29 million people | -3.8% |
| 2050 | 15.62 million people | -4.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 15.62 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 million people, 12.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 15.62 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 598,606 people, 26.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +295.7% | 994,667 people | 3.94 million people |
| 1600 | -95.9% | 24.42 million people | 994,667 people |
| 1950 | +27.7% | 12.39 million people | 15.82 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 22.51 million people | 22.51 million people | 22.51 million people | 1 |
| 1500s | 24.42 million people | 24.42 million people | 24.42 million people | 1 |
| 1600s | 994,667 people | 994,667 people | 994,667 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 3.94 million people | 3.94 million people | 3.94 million people | 1 |
| 1710s | 4.26 million people | 4.26 million people | 4.26 million people | 1 |
| 1720s | 4.58 million people | 4.58 million people | 4.58 million people | 1 |
| 1730s | 4.89 million people | 4.89 million people | 4.89 million people | 1 |
| 1740s | 5.21 million people | 5.21 million people | 5.21 million people | 1 |
| 1750s | 5.51 million people | 5.51 million people | 5.51 million people | 1 |
| 1760s | 5.81 million people | 5.81 million people | 5.81 million people | 1 |
| 1770s | 6.11 million people | 6.11 million people | 6.11 million people | 1 |
| 1780s | 6.39 million people | 6.39 million people | 6.39 million people | 1 |
| 1790s | 6.67 million people | 6.67 million people | 6.67 million people | 1 |
| 1800s | 6.94 million people | 6.94 million people | 6.94 million people | 1 |
| 1810s | 7.19 million people | 7.19 million people | 7.19 million people | 1 |
| 1820s | 7.43 million people | 7.43 million people | 7.43 million people | 1 |
| 1830s | 7.65 million people | 7.65 million people | 7.65 million people | 1 |
| 1840s | 7.85 million people | 7.85 million people | 7.85 million people | 1 |
| 1850s | 8.03 million people | 8.03 million people | 8.03 million people | 1 |
| 1860s | 8.18 million people | 8.18 million people | 8.18 million people | 1 |
| 1870s | 8.30 million people | 8.30 million people | 8.30 million people | 1 |
| 1880s | 8.38 million people | 8.38 million people | 8.38 million people | 1 |
| 1890s | 9.60 million people | 9.60 million people | 9.60 million people | 1 |
| 1900s | 10.67 million people | 10.67 million people | 10.67 million people | 1 |
| 1910s | 11.41 million people | 11.41 million people | 11.41 million people | 1 |
| 1920s | 10.28 million people | 10.28 million people | 10.28 million people | 1 |
| 1930s | 11.20 million people | 11.20 million people | 11.20 million people | 1 |
| 1940s | 12.39 million people | 12.39 million people | 12.39 million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 16.79 million people | 15.82 million people | 17.84 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.31 million people | 18.09 million people | 20.56 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.74 million people | 20.82 million people | 22.52 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.12 million people | 22.67 million people | 23.53 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.18 million people | 23.64 million people | 24.68 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.14 million people | 24.67 million people | 26.30 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.33 million people | 26.67 million people | 27.62 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.35 million people | 25.49 million people | 27.04 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 23.69 million people | 21.91 million people | 25.22 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 18.98 million people | 16.29 million people | 21.44 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 15.62 million people | 15.62 million people | 15.62 million people | 1 |
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- Population density 67 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Mexico?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Mexico was 15.62 million people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 27.62 million people in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 994,667 people in 1600.
- How does Mexico rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Mexico ranks 33rd out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.