Mexico City, 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 Mexico City, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Mexico City in 2020 is 21,782,000, a 0.51% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Mexico City in 2019 was 21,672,000, a 0.42% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Mexico City in 2018 was 21,581,000, a 0.38% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Mexico City in 2017 was 21,500,000, a 0.37% 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 |
| Mexico City - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 21,782,000 | 0.51% |
| 2019 | 21,672,000 | 0.42% |
| 2018 | 21,581,000 | 0.38% |
| 2017 | 21,500,000 | 0.37% |
| 2016 | 21,420,000 | 0.37% |
| 2015 | 21,340,000 | 1.17% |
| 2014 | 21,094,000 | 1.17% |
| 2013 | 20,850,000 | 1.16% |
| 2012 | 20,610,000 | 1.17% |
| 2011 | 20,372,000 | 1.17% |
| 2010 | 20,137,000 | 0.90% |
| 2009 | 19,958,000 | 0.87% |
| 2008 | 19,785,000 | 0.87% |
| 2007 | 19,614,000 | 0.87% |
| 2006 | 19,444,000 | 0.87% |
| 2005 | 19,276,000 | 0.87% |
| 2004 | 19,110,000 | 0.88% |
| 2003 | 18,944,000 | 0.87% |
| 2002 | 18,780,000 | 0.87% |
| 2001 | 18,618,000 | 0.87% |
| 2000 | 18,457,000 | 1.39% |
| 1999 | 18,204,000 | 1.70% |
| 1998 | 17,900,000 | 1.70% |
| 1997 | 17,601,000 | 1.70% |
| 1996 | 17,307,000 | 1.70% |
| 1995 | 17,017,000 | 1.70% |
| 1994 | 16,733,000 | 1.70% |
| 1993 | 16,453,000 | 1.69% |
| 1992 | 16,179,000 | 1.70% |
| 1991 | 15,908,000 | 1.70% |
| 1990 | 15,642,000 | 1.80% |
| 1989 | 15,365,000 | 1.85% |
| 1988 | 15,086,000 | 1.85% |
| 1987 | 14,812,000 | 1.86% |
| 1986 | 14,542,000 | 1.85% |
| 1985 | 14,278,000 | 1.85% |
| 1984 | 14,019,000 | 1.85% |
| 1983 | 13,764,000 | 1.85% |
| 1982 | 13,514,000 | 1.85% |
| 1981 | 13,268,000 | 1.84% |
| 1980 | 13,028,000 | 3.83% |
| 1979 | 12,547,000 | 3.98% |
| 1978 | 12,067,000 | 3.98% |
| 1977 | 11,605,000 | 3.97% |
| 1976 | 11,162,000 | 3.99% |
| 1975 | 10,734,000 | 3.98% |
| 1974 | 10,323,000 | 3.98% |
| 1973 | 9,928,000 | 3.98% |
| 1972 | 9,548,000 | 3.99% |
| 1971 | 9,182,000 | 3.97% |
| 1970 | 8,831,000 | 4.53% |
| 1969 | 8,448,000 | 4.92% |
| 1968 | 8,052,000 | 4.94% |
| 1967 | 7,673,000 | 4.92% |
| 1966 | 7,313,000 | 4.94% |
| 1965 | 6,969,000 | 4.92% |
| 1964 | 6,642,000 | 4.93% |
| 1963 | 6,330,000 | 4.94% |
| 1962 | 6,032,000 | 4.92% |
| 1961 | 5,749,000 | 4.93% |
| 1960 | 5,479,000 | 5.00% |
| 1959 | 5,218,000 | 4.99% |
| 1958 | 4,970,000 | 4.99% |
| 1957 | 4,734,000 | 4.99% |
| 1956 | 4,509,000 | 5.01% |
| 1955 | 4,294,000 | 4.99% |
| 1954 | 4,090,000 | 5.01% |
| 1953 | 3,895,000 | 4.99% |
| 1952 | 3,710,000 | 5.01% |
| 1951 | 3,533,000 | 4.99% |
| 1950 | 3,365,000 | 0.00% |
