Cancun, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Cancun, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Cancun in 2024 is 1,045,000, a 2.15% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Cancun in 2023 was 1,023,000, a 2.51% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Cancun in 2022 was 998,000, a 2.67% increase from 2021.
- The metro area population of Cancun in 2021 was 972,000, a 2.97% increase from 2020.
| Other Cities in Mexico |
| City Name |
Population |
| Mexico City |
22,505,000 |
| Guadalajara |
5,500,000 |
| Monterrey |
5,195,000 |
| Puebla |
3,394,000 |
| Toluca de Lerdo |
2,674,000 |
| Tijuana |
2,297,000 |
| Leon de los Aldamas |
1,924,000 |
| La Laguna |
1,826,000 |
| Ciudad Juarez |
1,604,000 |
| Queretaro |
1,437,000 |
| San Luis Potosi |
1,292,000 |
| Merida |
1,240,000 |
| Mexicali |
1,197,000 |
| Aguascalientes |
1,179,000 |
| Cuernavaca |
1,140,000 |
| Chihuahua |
1,135,000 |
| Tampico |
1,063,000 |
| Saltillo |
1,050,000 |
| Cancun |
1,045,000 |
| Acapulco de Juarez |
1,033,000 |
| Morelia |
1,002,000 |
| Reynosa |
968,000 |
| Veracruz |
968,000 |
| Villahermosa |
958,000 |
| Hermosillo |
930,000 |
| Tuxtla Gutierrez |
913,000 |
| Culiacan |
904,000 |
| Xalapa |
823,000 |
| Oaxaca de Juarez |
747,000 |
| Celaya |
718,000 |
| Pachuca de Soto |
682,000 |
| Durango |
676,000 |
| Tlaxcala |
637,000 |
| Matamoros |
595,000 |
| Poza Rica de Hidalgo |
591,000 |
| Tepic |
591,000 |
| Puerto Vallarta |
568,000 |
| Cuautla Morelos |
551,000 |
| Orizaba |
499,000 |
| Mazatlan |
485,000 |
| Irapuato |
483,000 |
| Nuevo Laredo |
474,000 |
| Colima |
440,000 |
| Minatitlan |
422,000 |
| Coatzacoalcos |
417,000 |
| Ciudad Obregon |
402,000 |
| Zacatecas |
393,000 |
| Ciudad Victoria |
386,000 |
| Monclova |
381,000 |
| Cordoba |
370,000 |
| Tehuacan |
362,000 |
| Ensenada |
358,000 |
| Uruapan |
356,000 |
| Los Mochis |
336,000 |
|
Cancun - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
1,045,000 |
2.15% |
| 2023 |
1,023,000 |
2.51% |
| 2022 |
998,000 |
2.67% |
| 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% |
