Chihuahua, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Chihuahua, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Chihuahua in 2024 is 1,135,000, a 1.7% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Chihuahua in 2023 was 1,116,000, a 1.82% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Chihuahua in 2022 was 1,096,000, a 1.86% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Chihuahua in 2021 was 1,076,000, a 1.99% 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
Chihuahua - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 1,135,000 1.70%
2023 1,116,000 1.82%
2022 1,096,000 1.86%
2021 1,076,000 1.99%
2020 1,055,000 2.13%
2019 1,033,000 2.08%
2018 1,012,000 2.12%
2017 991,000 2.16%
2016 970,000 2.11%
2015 950,000 2.15%
2014 930,000 2.20%
2013 910,000 2.13%
2012 891,000 2.18%
2011 872,000 2.11%
2010 854,000 2.03%
2009 837,000 1.95%
2008 821,000 1.99%
2007 805,000 2.03%
2006 789,000 1.94%
2005 774,000 1.98%
2004 759,000 2.02%
2003 744,000 1.92%
2002 730,000 1.96%
2001 716,000 1.99%
2000 702,000 2.33%
1999 686,000 2.39%
1998 670,000 2.29%
1997 655,000 2.34%
1996 640,000 2.40%
1995 625,000 2.46%
1994 610,000 2.35%
1993 596,000 2.41%
1992 582,000 2.28%
1991 569,000 2.34%
1990 556,000 2.96%
1989 540,000 3.05%
1988 524,000 2.95%
1987 509,000 3.04%
1986 494,000 3.13%
1985 479,000 3.01%
1984 465,000 2.88%
1983 452,000 3.20%
1982 438,000 3.06%
1981 425,000 2.91%
1980 413,000 3.77%
1979 398,000 3.65%
1978 384,000 3.78%
1977 370,000 3.64%
1976 357,000 3.78%
1975 344,000 3.61%
1974 332,000 3.75%
1973 320,000 3.90%
1972 308,000 3.70%
1971 297,000 3.48%
1970 287,000 3.99%
1969 276,000 4.15%
1968 265,000 3.92%
1967 255,000 4.08%
1966 245,000 4.26%
1965 235,000 3.98%
1964 226,000 4.15%
1963 217,000 3.83%
1962 209,000 3.98%
1961 201,000 4.15%
1960 193,000 7.82%
1959 179,000 8.48%
1958 165,000 7.84%
1957 153,000 8.51%
1956 141,000 8.46%
1955 130,000 8.33%
1954 120,000 8.11%
1953 111,000 7.77%
1952 103,000 8.42%
1951 95,000 9.20%
1950 87,000 0.00%