Mexico Urban Population 1960-2023
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Mexico urban population for 2021 was 105,533,240, a 1.39% increase from 2020.
- Mexico urban population for 2020 was 104,088,701, a 1.42% increase from 2019.
- Mexico urban population for 2019 was 102,626,859, a 1.46% increase from 2018.
- Mexico urban population for 2018 was 101,149,483, a 1.5% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| China |
882,894,483 |
| Brazil |
186,852,653 |
| Russia |
107,489,871 |
| Mexico |
105,533,240 |
| Turkey |
65,116,373 |
| Iran |
64,915,207 |
| Colombia |
41,904,698 |
| South Africa |
40,736,693 |
| Thailand |
36,488,459 |
| Algeria |
33,132,753 |
| Iraq |
29,286,343 |
| Peru |
26,187,142 |
| Malaysia |
25,465,792 |
| Venezuela |
25,353,644 |
| Ecuador |
11,513,201 |
| Kazakhstan |
10,987,485 |
| Romania |
10,385,068 |
| Jordan |
9,409,094 |
| Dominican Republic |
9,114,914 |
| Guatemala |
8,938,987 |
| Cuba |
8,747,521 |
| Belarus |
7,463,845 |
| Lebanon |
6,030,840 |
| Azerbaijan |
5,760,046 |
| Libya |
5,635,998 |
| Bulgaria |
5,245,060 |
| Paraguay |
4,511,987 |
| Costa Rica |
4,184,474 |
| Serbia |
3,877,239 |
| Turkmenistan |
3,242,382 |
| Gabon |
2,060,586 |
| Armenia |
1,882,713 |
| Albania |
1,770,478 |
| Botswana |
1,715,465 |
| Jamaica |
1,684,526 |
| Bosnia |
1,612,965 |
| Namibia |
1,371,422 |
| North Macedonia |
1,213,985 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,066,554 |
| Fiji |
521,334 |
| Mauritius |
516,236 |
| Montenegro |
420,639 |
| Suriname |
391,883 |
| Maldives |
223,439 |
| Guyana |
212,575 |
| Belize |
187,075 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
59,476 |
| Dominica |
51,527 |
| American Samoa |
48,033 |
| Marshall Islands |
46,599 |
| Grenada |
41,470 |
| Samoa |
35,510 |
| St. Lucia |
34,926 |
| Tonga |
24,666 |
| Nauru |
10,873 |
| Tuvalu |
7,726 |
| Mexico Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
105,533,240 |
81.02 |
1.38% |
| 2020 |
104,088,701 |
80.73 |
1.41% |
| 2019 |
102,626,859 |
80.44 |
1.45% |
| 2018 |
101,149,483 |
80.16 |
1.49% |
| 2017 |
99,655,907 |
79.87 |
1.53% |
| 2016 |
98,145,003 |
79.58 |
1.57% |
| 2015 |
96,615,314 |
79.29 |
1.61% |
| 2014 |
95,072,133 |
78.99 |
1.65% |
| 2013 |
93,515,785 |
78.70 |
1.69% |
| 2012 |
91,948,802 |
78.41 |
1.73% |
| 2011 |
90,370,887 |
78.11 |
1.77% |
| 2010 |
88,781,438 |
77.82 |
1.82% |
| 2009 |
87,182,004 |
77.52 |
1.86% |
| 2008 |
85,573,769 |
77.22 |
1.89% |
| 2007 |
83,973,951 |
76.92 |
1.88% |
| 2006 |
82,408,288 |
76.62 |
1.86% |
| 2005 |
80,890,447 |
76.31 |
1.82% |
| 2004 |
79,428,214 |
76.00 |
1.80% |
| 2003 |
78,013,778 |
75.68 |
1.78% |
| 2002 |
76,634,722 |
75.37 |
1.80% |
| 2001 |
75,268,748 |
75.05 |
1.84% |
| 2000 |
73,899,942 |
74.72 |
1.82% |
| 1999 |
72,568,677 |
74.44 |
1.82% |
| 1998 |
71,260,336 |
74.19 |
1.86% |
| 1997 |
69,944,972 |
73.93 |
1.91% |
| 1996 |
68,621,428 |
73.67 |
2.02% |
| 1995 |
67,251,523 |
73.37 |
2.18% |
| 1994 |
65,800,646 |
72.99 |
2.24% |
| 1993 |
64,340,297 |
72.60 |
2.30% |
| 1992 |
62,876,085 |
72.21 |
2.36% |
| 1991 |
61,411,744 |
71.82 |
2.41% |
| 1990 |
59,951,348 |
71.42 |
2.54% |
| 1989 |
58,445,698 |
70.96 |
2.64% |
| 1988 |
56,925,351 |
70.46 |
2.70% |
| 1987 |
55,410,753 |
69.96 |
2.77% |
| 1986 |
53,899,562 |
69.46 |
2.84% |
| 1985 |
52,390,614 |
68.95 |
2.92% |
| 1984 |
50,884,710 |
68.44 |
2.99% |
| 1983 |
49,383,434 |
67.92 |
3.07% |
| 1982 |
47,890,688 |
67.40 |
3.13% |
| 1981 |
46,412,878 |
66.87 |
3.20% |
| 1980 |
44,952,213 |
66.34 |
3.50% |
| 1979 |
43,407,701 |
65.65 |
3.59% |
| 1978 |
41,879,100 |
64.93 |
3.67% |
| 1977 |
40,371,911 |
64.22 |
3.76% |
| 1976 |
38,883,278 |
63.49 |
3.86% |
| 1975 |
37,409,351 |
62.76 |
3.97% |
| 1974 |
35,952,176 |
62.02 |
4.08% |
| 1973 |
34,514,974 |
61.28 |
4.17% |
| 1972 |
33,104,917 |
60.53 |
4.25% |
| 1971 |
31,728,521 |
59.78 |
4.30% |
| 1970 |
30,392,017 |
59.02 |
4.40% |
| 1969 |
29,082,636 |
58.23 |
4.49% |
| 1968 |
27,805,279 |
57.41 |
4.54% |
| 1967 |
26,571,109 |
56.59 |
4.58% |
| 1966 |
25,382,266 |
55.76 |
4.61% |
| 1965 |
24,237,679 |
54.93 |
4.64% |
| 1964 |
23,139,153 |
54.10 |
4.66% |
| 1963 |
22,084,933 |
53.27 |
4.69% |
| 1962 |
21,073,601 |
52.43 |
4.72% |
| 1961 |
20,102,585 |
51.59 |
4.75% |
| 1960 |
19,170,353 |
50.75 |
% |
