Tampico, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Tampico, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Tampico in 2024 is 1,063,000, a 1.53% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Tampico in 2023 was 1,047,000, a 1.45% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Tampico in 2022 was 1,032,000, a 1.47% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Tampico in 2021 was 1,017,000, a 1.6% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
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
Tampico - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 1,063,000 1.53%
2023 1,047,000 1.45%
2022 1,032,000 1.47%
2021 1,017,000 1.60%
2020 1,001,000 1.52%
2019 986,000 1.54%
2018 971,000 1.46%
2017 957,000 1.59%
2016 942,000 1.51%
2015 928,000 1.53%
2014 914,000 1.44%
2013 901,000 1.58%
2012 887,000 1.49%
2011 874,000 1.51%
2010 861,000 1.41%
2009 849,000 1.43%
2008 837,000 1.33%
2007 826,000 1.35%
2006 815,000 1.49%
2005 803,000 1.26%
2004 793,000 1.41%
2003 782,000 1.43%
2002 771,000 1.31%
2001 761,000 1.47%
2000 750,000 1.35%
1999 740,000 1.51%
1998 729,000 1.39%
1997 719,000 1.41%
1996 709,000 1.43%
1995 699,000 1.45%
1994 689,000 1.32%
1993 680,000 1.49%
1992 670,000 1.36%
1991 661,000 1.54%
1990 651,000 1.72%
1989 640,000 2.07%
1988 627,000 1.95%
1987 615,000 2.16%
1986 602,000 1.86%
1985 591,000 2.07%
1984 579,000 2.12%
1983 567,000 1.98%
1982 556,000 2.02%
1981 545,000 2.06%
1980 534,000 3.29%
1979 517,000 3.61%
1978 499,000 3.53%
1977 482,000 3.43%
1976 466,000 3.56%
1975 450,000 3.69%
1974 434,000 3.33%
1973 420,000 3.70%
1972 405,000 3.58%
1971 391,000 3.44%
1970 378,000 4.71%
1969 361,000 5.56%
1968 342,000 5.56%
1967 324,000 5.54%
1966 307,000 5.50%
1965 291,000 5.43%
1964 276,000 5.75%
1963 261,000 5.24%
1962 248,000 5.53%
1961 235,000 5.86%
1960 222,000 2.78%
1959 216,000 3.35%
1958 209,000 2.96%
1957 203,000 3.05%
1956 197,000 2.60%
1955 192,000 3.23%
1954 186,000 2.76%
1953 181,000 3.43%
1952 175,000 2.94%
1951 170,000 3.03%
1950 165,000 0.00%