Celaya, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Celaya, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Celaya in 2024 is 718,000, a 1.41% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Celaya in 2023 was 708,000, a 1.29% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Celaya in 2022 was 699,000, a 1.3% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Celaya in 2021 was 690,000, a 1.32% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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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
Celaya - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 718,000 1.41%
2023 708,000 1.29%
2022 699,000 1.30%
2021 690,000 1.32%
2020 681,000 1.19%
2019 673,000 1.36%
2018 664,000 1.22%
2017 656,000 1.23%
2016 648,000 1.25%
2015 640,000 1.11%
2014 633,000 1.28%
2013 625,000 1.13%
2012 618,000 1.31%
2011 610,000 1.16%
2010 603,000 1.86%
2009 592,000 1.89%
2008 581,000 1.93%
2007 570,000 1.97%
2006 559,000 1.82%
2005 549,000 1.86%
2004 539,000 1.89%
2003 529,000 1.93%
2002 519,000 1.96%
2001 509,000 1.80%
2000 500,000 2.04%
1999 490,000 2.08%
1998 480,000 1.91%
1997 471,000 2.17%
1996 461,000 1.99%
1995 452,000 2.03%
1994 443,000 2.07%
1993 434,000 2.12%
1992 425,000 1.92%
1991 417,000 2.21%
1990 408,000 8.51%
1989 376,000 11.24%
1988 338,000 11.55%
1987 303,000 11.40%
1986 272,000 11.02%
1985 245,000 11.36%
1984 220,000 11.68%
1983 197,000 11.30%
1982 177,000 11.32%
1981 159,000 11.19%
1980 143,000 5.93%
1979 135,000 6.30%
1978 127,000 4.96%
1977 121,000 6.14%
1976 114,000 5.56%
1975 108,000 5.88%
1974 102,000 5.15%
1973 97,000 6.59%
1972 91,000 4.60%
1971 87,000 6.10%
1970 82,000 3.80%
1969 79,000 3.95%
1968 76,000 2.70%
1967 74,000 4.23%
1966 71,000 2.90%
1965 69,000 2.99%
1964 67,000 3.08%
1963 65,000 3.17%
1962 63,000 3.28%
1961 61,000 3.39%
1960 59,000 5.36%
1959 56,000 5.66%
1958 53,000 6.00%
1957 50,000 4.17%
1956 48,000 6.67%
1955 45,000 4.65%
1954 43,000 4.88%
1953 41,000 7.89%
1952 38,000 5.56%
1951 36,000 2.86%
1950 35,000 0.00%