Mexicali, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Mexicali, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Mexicali in 2025 is 1,215,000, a 1.5% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Mexicali in 2024 was 1,197,000, a 1.61% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Mexicali in 2023 was 1,178,000, a 1.55% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Mexicali in 2022 was 1,160,000, a 1.75% 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
Mexicali - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 1,215,000 1.50%
2024 1,197,000 1.61%
2023 1,178,000 1.55%
2022 1,160,000 1.75%
2021 1,140,000 1.69%
2020 1,121,000 1.82%
2019 1,101,000 1.76%
2018 1,082,000 1.79%
2017 1,063,000 1.82%
2016 1,044,000 1.75%
2015 1,026,000 1.79%
2014 1,008,000 1.82%
2013 990,000 1.85%
2012 972,000 1.78%
2011 955,000 1.81%
2010 938,000 1.96%
2009 920,000 2.00%
2008 902,000 2.04%
2007 884,000 1.96%
2006 867,000 2.00%
2005 850,000 1.92%
2004 834,000 2.08%
2003 817,000 2.00%
2002 801,000 1.91%
2001 786,000 2.08%
2000 770,000 2.26%
1999 753,000 2.45%
1998 735,000 2.37%
1997 718,000 2.43%
1996 701,000 2.49%
1995 684,000 2.40%
1994 668,000 2.45%
1993 652,000 2.52%
1992 636,000 2.42%
1991 621,000 2.48%
1990 606,000 4.84%
1989 578,000 6.06%
1988 545,000 5.83%
1987 515,000 5.97%
1986 486,000 6.11%
1985 458,000 5.77%
1984 433,000 6.13%
1983 408,000 5.97%
1982 385,000 6.06%
1981 363,000 5.83%
1980 343,000 2.69%
1979 334,000 2.77%
1978 325,000 2.52%
1977 317,000 2.26%
1976 310,000 2.65%
1975 302,000 2.72%
1974 294,000 2.44%
1973 287,000 2.50%
1972 280,000 2.56%
1971 273,000 2.63%
1970 266,000 3.50%
1969 257,000 4.47%
1968 246,000 4.24%
1967 236,000 4.42%
1966 226,000 4.15%
1965 217,000 4.33%
1964 208,000 4.52%
1963 199,000 4.19%
1962 191,000 4.37%
1961 183,000 4.57%
1960 175,000 10.06%
1959 159,000 10.42%
1958 144,000 9.92%
1957 131,000 10.08%
1956 119,000 10.19%
1955 108,000 10.20%
1954 98,000 10.11%
1953 89,000 11.25%
1952 80,000 9.59%
1951 73,000 10.61%
1950 66,000 0.00%