Cancun, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Cancun, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Cancun in 2020 is 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.
- The metro area population of Cancun in 2017 was 857,000, a 3.38% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in Mexico | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| Mexico City | 21,782,000 |
| Guadalajara | 5,179,000 |
| Monterrey | 4,874,000 |
| Puebla | 3,195,000 |
| Toluca de Lerdo | 2,467,000 |
| Tijuana | 2,140,000 |
| Leon de los Aldamas | 1,825,000 |
| La Laguna | 1,615,000 |
| Ciudad Juarez | 1,519,000 |
| Queretaro | 1,339,000 |
| San Luis Potosi | 1,217,000 |
| Merida | 1,161,000 |
| Mexicali | 1,121,000 |
| Aguascalientes | 1,106,000 |
| Cuernavaca | 1,075,000 |
| Chihuahua | 1,055,000 |
| Tampico | 1,001,000 |
| Saltillo | 984,000 |
| Acapulco de Juarez | 979,000 |
| Morelia | 949,000 |
| Cancun | 944,000 |
| Veracruz | 919,000 |
| Reynosa | 899,000 |
| Villahermosa | 898,000 |
| Hermosillo | 868,000 |
| Tuxtla Gutierrez | 848,000 |
| Culiacan | 839,000 |
| Xalapa | 776,000 |
| Oaxaca de Juarez | 705,000 |
| Celaya | 681,000 |
| Pachuca de Soto | 633,000 |
| Durango | 631,000 |
| Tlaxcala | 596,000 |
| Poza Rica de Hidalgo | 565,000 |
| Matamoros | 563,000 |
| Tepic | 546,000 |
| Cuautla Morelos | 517,000 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 516,000 |
| Orizaba | 475,000 |
| Mazatlan | 455,000 |
| Irapuato | 453,000 |
| Nuevo Laredo | 447,000 |
| Colima | 410,000 |
| Minatitlan | 401,000 |
| Coatzacoalcos | 395,000 |
| Ciudad Obregon | 372,000 |
| Zacatecas | 369,000 |
| Ciudad Victoria | 362,000 |
| Monclova | 361,000 |
| Cordoba | 352,000 |
| Tehuacan | 342,000 |
| Ensenada | 335,000 |
| Uruapan | 330,000 |
| Los Mochis | 313,000 |
| Cancun - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 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% |
