Cancun, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Cancun, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2021. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Cancun in 2021 is 972,000, a 2.97% increase from 2020.
- The metro area population of Cancun in 2020 was 944,000, a 3.17% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Cancun in 2019 was 915,000, a 3.27% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Cancun in 2018 was 886,000, a 3.38% increase from 2017.
| Other Cities in Mexico |
| City Name |
Population |
| Mexico City |
21,919,000 |
| Guadalajara |
5,259,000 |
| Monterrey |
4,956,000 |
| Puebla |
3,245,000 |
| Toluca de Lerdo |
2,522,000 |
| Tijuana |
2,181,000 |
| Leon de los Aldamas |
1,849,000 |
| La Laguna |
1,674,000 |
| Ciudad Juarez |
1,540,000 |
| Queretaro |
1,364,000 |
| San Luis Potosi |
1,235,000 |
| Merida |
1,181,000 |
| Mexicali |
1,140,000 |
| Aguascalientes |
1,125,000 |
| Cuernavaca |
1,091,000 |
| Chihuahua |
1,076,000 |
| Tampico |
1,017,000 |
| Saltillo |
1,001,000 |
| Acapulco de Juarez |
992,000 |
| Cancun |
972,000 |
| Morelia |
962,000 |
| Veracruz |
930,000 |
| Reynosa |
917,000 |
| Villahermosa |
914,000 |
| Hermosillo |
884,000 |
| Tuxtla Gutierrez |
865,000 |
| Culiacan |
856,000 |
| Xalapa |
787,000 |
| Oaxaca de Juarez |
715,000 |
| Celaya |
690,000 |
| Pachuca de Soto |
646,000 |
| Durango |
643,000 |
| Tlaxcala |
607,000 |
| Matamoros |
571,000 |
| Poza Rica de Hidalgo |
571,000 |
| Tepic |
558,000 |
| Puerto Vallarta |
530,000 |
| Cuautla Morelos |
525,000 |
| Orizaba |
481,000 |
| Mazatlan |
462,000 |
| Irapuato |
460,000 |
| Nuevo Laredo |
453,000 |
| Colima |
418,000 |
| Minatitlan |
406,000 |
| Coatzacoalcos |
400,000 |
| Ciudad Obregon |
380,000 |
| Zacatecas |
375,000 |
| Ciudad Victoria |
368,000 |
| Monclova |
366,000 |
| Cordoba |
356,000 |
| Tehuacan |
347,000 |
| Ensenada |
341,000 |
| Uruapan |
337,000 |
| Los Mochis |
319,000 |
|
Cancun - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
972,000 |
2.97% |
| 2020 |
944,000 |
3.17% |
| 2019 |
915,000 |
3.27% |
| 2018 |
886,000 |
3.38% |
| 2017 |
857,000 |
3.38% |
| 2016 |
829,000 |
3.37% |
| 2015 |
802,000 |
3.35% |
| 2014 |
776,000 |
3.47% |
| 2013 |
750,000 |
3.31% |
| 2012 |
726,000 |
3.42% |
| 2011 |
702,000 |
3.39% |
| 2010 |
679,000 |
4.30% |
| 2009 |
651,000 |
4.49% |
| 2008 |
623,000 |
4.53% |
| 2007 |
596,000 |
4.56% |
| 2006 |
570,000 |
4.40% |
| 2005 |
546,000 |
4.60% |
| 2004 |
522,000 |
4.40% |
| 2003 |
500,000 |
4.38% |
| 2002 |
479,000 |
4.59% |
| 2001 |
458,000 |
4.57% |
| 2000 |
438,000 |
7.09% |
| 1999 |
409,000 |
8.78% |
| 1998 |
376,000 |
8.67% |
| 1997 |
346,000 |
8.81% |
| 1996 |
318,000 |
8.90% |
| 1995 |
292,000 |
8.55% |
| 1994 |
269,000 |
8.91% |
| 1993 |
247,000 |
8.81% |
| 1992 |
227,000 |
8.61% |
| 1991 |
209,000 |
8.85% |
| 1990 |
192,000 |
15.66% |
| 1989 |
166,000 |
19.42% |
| 1988 |
139,000 |
19.83% |
| 1987 |
116,000 |
19.59% |
| 1986 |
97,000 |
18.29% |
| 1985 |
82,000 |
20.59% |
| 1984 |
68,000 |
19.30% |
| 1983 |
57,000 |
18.75% |
| 1982 |
48,000 |
20.00% |
| 1981 |
40,000 |
17.65% |
| 1980 |
34,000 |
70.00% |
| 1979 |
20,000 |
81.82% |
| 1978 |
11,000 |
83.33% |
| 1977 |
6,000 |
50.00% |
| 1976 |
4,000 |
100.00% |
| 1975 |
2,000 |
100.00% |
| 1974 |
1,000 |
0.00% |
| 1973 |
1,000 |
0.00% |
| 1972 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1971 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1970 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1969 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1968 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1967 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1966 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1965 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1964 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1963 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1962 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1961 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1960 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1959 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1958 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1957 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1956 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1955 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1954 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1953 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1952 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1951 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1950 |
0 |
0.00% |
