Matamoros, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Matamoros, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Matamoros in 2024 is 595,000, a 1.36% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Matamoros in 2023 was 587,000, a 1.38% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Matamoros in 2022 was 579,000, a 1.4% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Matamoros in 2021 was 571,000, a 1.42% 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
Matamoros - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 595,000 1.36%
2023 587,000 1.38%
2022 579,000 1.40%
2021 571,000 1.42%
2020 563,000 1.44%
2019 555,000 1.46%
2018 547,000 1.30%
2017 540,000 1.50%
2016 532,000 1.33%
2015 525,000 1.35%
2014 518,000 1.37%
2013 511,000 1.39%
2012 504,000 1.41%
2011 497,000 1.43%
2010 490,000 1.66%
2009 482,000 1.47%
2008 475,000 1.50%
2007 468,000 1.52%
2006 461,000 1.54%
2005 454,000 1.57%
2004 447,000 1.59%
2003 440,000 1.38%
2002 434,000 1.64%
2001 427,000 1.43%
2000 421,000 2.68%
1999 410,000 3.27%
1998 397,000 3.39%
1997 384,000 3.23%
1996 372,000 3.33%
1995 360,000 3.15%
1994 349,000 3.56%
1993 337,000 3.06%
1992 327,000 3.48%
1991 316,000 3.27%
1990 306,000 4.44%
1989 293,000 5.02%
1988 279,000 4.89%
1987 266,000 5.14%
1986 253,000 4.98%
1985 241,000 4.78%
1984 230,000 5.02%
1983 219,000 4.78%
1982 209,000 5.03%
1981 199,000 5.29%
1980 189,000 3.28%
1979 183,000 2.81%
1978 178,000 2.89%
1977 173,000 3.59%
1976 167,000 3.09%
1975 162,000 2.53%
1974 158,000 3.27%
1973 153,000 3.38%
1972 148,000 2.78%
1971 144,000 2.86%
1970 140,000 4.48%
1969 134,000 3.88%
1968 129,000 4.03%
1967 124,000 4.20%
1966 119,000 4.39%
1965 114,000 4.59%
1964 109,000 3.81%
1963 105,000 3.96%
1962 101,000 5.21%
1961 96,000 3.23%
1960 93,000 8.14%
1959 86,000 6.17%
1958 81,000 8.00%
1957 75,000 7.14%
1956 70,000 7.69%
1955 65,000 6.56%
1954 61,000 7.02%
1953 57,000 7.55%
1952 53,000 8.16%
1951 49,000 6.52%
1950 46,000 0.00%