Monterrey, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Monterrey, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Monterrey in 2024 is 5,195,000, a 1.52% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Monterrey in 2023 was 5,117,000, a 1.59% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Monterrey in 2022 was 5,037,000, a 1.63% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Monterrey in 2021 was 4,956,000, a 1.68% 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
Monterrey - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 5,195,000 1.52%
2023 5,117,000 1.59%
2022 5,037,000 1.63%
2021 4,956,000 1.68%
2020 4,874,000 1.69%
2019 4,793,000 1.72%
2018 4,712,000 1.71%
2017 4,633,000 1.71%
2016 4,555,000 1.72%
2015 4,478,000 1.73%
2014 4,402,000 1.71%
2013 4,328,000 1.72%
2012 4,255,000 1.72%
2011 4,183,000 1.73%
2010 4,112,000 1.88%
2009 4,036,000 1.92%
2008 3,960,000 1.90%
2007 3,886,000 1.91%
2006 3,813,000 1.90%
2005 3,742,000 1.91%
2004 3,672,000 1.89%
2003 3,604,000 1.92%
2002 3,536,000 1.90%
2001 3,470,000 1.91%
2000 3,405,000 2.22%
1999 3,331,000 2.40%
1998 3,253,000 2.39%
1997 3,177,000 2.42%
1996 3,102,000 2.38%
1995 3,030,000 2.40%
1994 2,959,000 2.42%
1993 2,889,000 2.37%
1992 2,822,000 2.43%
1991 2,755,000 2.38%
1990 2,691,000 2.67%
1989 2,621,000 2.78%
1988 2,550,000 2.78%
1987 2,481,000 2.73%
1986 2,415,000 2.81%
1985 2,349,000 2.76%
1984 2,286,000 2.79%
1983 2,224,000 2.77%
1982 2,164,000 2.75%
1981 2,106,000 2.78%
1980 2,049,000 4.54%
1979 1,960,000 4.64%
1978 1,873,000 4.70%
1977 1,789,000 4.68%
1976 1,709,000 4.65%
1975 1,633,000 4.68%
1974 1,560,000 4.70%
1973 1,490,000 4.63%
1972 1,424,000 4.71%
1971 1,360,000 4.70%
1970 1,299,000 5.35%
1969 1,233,000 5.93%
1968 1,164,000 5.91%
1967 1,099,000 5.98%
1966 1,037,000 5.92%
1965 979,000 5.84%
1964 925,000 5.96%
1963 873,000 5.95%
1962 824,000 5.91%
1961 778,000 5.85%
1960 735,000 6.37%
1959 691,000 6.47%
1958 649,000 6.39%
1957 610,000 6.27%
1956 574,000 6.49%
1955 539,000 6.31%
1954 507,000 6.29%
1953 477,000 6.47%
1952 448,000 6.41%
1951 421,000 6.31%
1950 396,000 0.00%