Cancun, Mexico Population 1950-2019
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Cancun, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2019. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current population of Cancun in 2019 is 915,000, a 3.27% increase from 2018.
- The population of Cancun in 2018 was 886,000, a 3.38% increase from 2017.
- The population of Cancun in 2017 was 857,000, a 3.38% increase from 2016.
- The population of Cancun in 2016 was 829,000, a 3.37% increase from 2015.
| Other Cities in Mexico |
| City Name |
Population |
| Mexico City |
21,672,000 |
| Guadalajara |
5,101,000 |
| Monterrey |
4,793,000 |
| Puebla |
3,145,000 |
| Toluca de Lerdo |
2,411,000 |
| Tijuana |
2,099,000 |
| Leon de los Aldamas |
1,802,000 |
| La Laguna |
1,553,000 |
| Ciudad Juarez |
1,499,000 |
| Queretaro |
1,314,000 |
| San Luis Potosi |
1,198,000 |
| Merida |
1,142,000 |
| Mexicali |
1,101,000 |
| Aguascalientes |
1,088,000 |
| Cuernavaca |
1,059,000 |
| Chihuahua |
1,033,000 |
| Tampico |
986,000 |
| Acapulco de Juarez |
967,000 |
| Saltillo |
967,000 |
| Morelia |
936,000 |
| Cancun |
915,000 |
| Veracruz |
907,000 |
| Villahermosa |
883,000 |
| Reynosa |
881,000 |
| Hermosillo |
852,000 |
| Tuxtla Gutierrez |
831,000 |
| Culiacan |
822,000 |
| Xalapa |
764,000 |
| Oaxaca de Juarez |
694,000 |
| Celaya |
673,000 |
| Pachuca de Soto |
621,000 |
| Durango |
619,000 |
| Tlaxcala |
586,000 |
| Poza Rica de Hidalgo |
559,000 |
| Matamoros |
555,000 |
| Tepic |
534,000 |
| Cuautla Morelos |
508,000 |
| Puerto Vallarta |
501,000 |
| Orizaba |
470,000 |
| Mazatlan |
447,000 |
| Irapuato |
445,000 |
| Nuevo Laredo |
440,000 |
| Colima |
402,000 |
| Minatitlan |
396,000 |
| Coatzacoalcos |
390,000 |
| Ciudad Obregon |
365,000 |
| Zacatecas |
362,000 |
| Ciudad Victoria |
356,000 |
| Monclova |
356,000 |
| Cordoba |
348,000 |
| Tehuacan |
337,000 |
| Ensenada |
329,000 |
| Uruapan |
323,000 |
| Los Mochis |
307,000 |
|
Cancun - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 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% |
