Chihuahua, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Chihuahua, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Chihuahua in 2025 is 1,154,000, a 1.67% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Chihuahua in 2024 was 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.
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
Chihuahua - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 1,154,000 1.67%
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%