Celaya, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Celaya, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Celaya in 2025 is 727,000, a 1.25% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Celaya in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Other Cities in Mexico
City Name Population
Mexico City 22,752,000
Guadalajara 5,579,000
Monterrey 5,272,000
Puebla 3,443,000
Toluca de Lerdo 2,720,000
Tijuana 2,333,000
Leon de los Aldamas 1,950,000
La Laguna 1,867,000
Ciudad Juarez 1,626,000
Queretaro 1,459,000
San Luis Potosi 1,311,000
Merida 1,258,000
Mexicali 1,215,000
Aguascalientes 1,197,000
Cuernavaca 1,156,000
Chihuahua 1,154,000
Tampico 1,078,000
Saltillo 1,066,000
Cancun 1,065,000
Acapulco de Juarez 1,047,000
Morelia 1,016,000
Reynosa 983,000
Veracruz 981,000
Villahermosa 972,000
Hermosillo 944,000
Tuxtla Gutierrez 928,000
Culiacan 918,000
Xalapa 835,000
Oaxaca de Juarez 757,000
Celaya 727,000
Pachuca de Soto 693,000
Durango 687,000
Tlaxcala 646,000
Matamoros 604,000
Tepic 601,000
Poza Rica de Hidalgo 598,000
Puerto Vallarta 578,000
Cuautla Morelos 559,000
Orizaba 505,000
Mazatlan 492,000
Irapuato 490,000
Nuevo Laredo 481,000
Colima 447,000
Minatitlan 428,000
Coatzacoalcos 423,000
Ciudad Obregon 408,000
Zacatecas 399,000
Ciudad Victoria 392,000
Monclova 386,000
Cordoba 375,000
Tehuacan 367,000
Ensenada 363,000
Uruapan 362,000
Los Mochis 342,000
Celaya - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 727,000 1.25%
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%