Morelia, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Morelia, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Morelia in 2025 is 1,016,000, a 1.4% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Morelia in 2024 was 1,002,000, a 1.31% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Morelia in 2023 was 989,000, a 1.44% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Morelia in 2022 was 975,000, a 1.35% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
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
Morelia - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 1,016,000 1.40%
2024 1,002,000 1.31%
2023 989,000 1.44%
2022 975,000 1.35%
2021 962,000 1.37%
2020 949,000 1.39%
2019 936,000 1.30%
2018 924,000 1.43%
2017 911,000 1.33%
2016 899,000 1.24%
2015 888,000 1.37%
2014 876,000 1.39%
2013 864,000 1.29%
2012 853,000 1.31%
2011 842,000 1.32%
2010 831,000 1.96%
2009 815,000 2.00%
2008 799,000 1.91%
2007 784,000 1.95%
2006 769,000 1.99%
2005 754,000 2.03%
2004 739,000 1.93%
2003 725,000 1.97%
2002 711,000 1.86%
2001 698,000 2.05%
2000 684,000 2.09%
1999 670,000 2.29%
1998 655,000 2.34%
1997 640,000 2.24%
1996 626,000 2.29%
1995 612,000 2.34%
1994 598,000 2.22%
1993 585,000 2.27%
1992 572,000 2.33%
1991 559,000 2.19%
1990 547,000 5.19%
1989 520,000 6.34%
1988 489,000 6.30%
1987 460,000 6.48%
1986 432,000 6.14%
1985 407,000 6.54%
1984 382,000 6.41%
1983 359,000 6.21%
1982 338,000 6.29%
1981 318,000 6.35%
1980 299,000 6.03%
1979 282,000 6.42%
1978 265,000 6.00%
1977 250,000 5.93%
1976 236,000 6.31%
1975 222,000 6.22%
1974 209,000 6.09%
1973 197,000 5.91%
1972 186,000 6.29%
1971 175,000 6.06%
1970 165,000 5.10%
1969 157,000 5.37%
1968 149,000 4.93%
1967 142,000 5.19%
1966 135,000 4.65%
1965 129,000 4.88%
1964 123,000 5.13%
1963 117,000 5.41%
1962 111,000 4.72%
1961 106,000 4.95%
1960 101,000 4.12%
1959 97,000 5.43%
1958 92,000 4.55%
1957 88,000 4.76%
1956 84,000 5.00%
1955 80,000 5.26%
1954 76,000 4.11%
1953 73,000 4.29%
1952 70,000 6.06%
1951 66,000 4.76%
1950 63,000 0.00%