Tijuana, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Tijuana, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Tijuana in 2024 is 2,297,000, a 1.64% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Tijuana in 2023 was 2,260,000, a 1.76% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Tijuana in 2022 was 2,221,000, a 1.83% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Tijuana in 2021 was 2,181,000, a 1.92% 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
Tijuana - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 2,297,000 1.64%
2023 2,260,000 1.76%
2022 2,221,000 1.83%
2021 2,181,000 1.92%
2020 2,140,000 1.95%
2019 2,099,000 1.99%
2018 2,058,000 1.98%
2017 2,018,000 2.02%
2016 1,978,000 2.01%
2015 1,939,000 2.05%
2014 1,900,000 1.99%
2013 1,863,000 2.03%
2012 1,826,000 2.01%
2011 1,790,000 2.05%
2010 1,754,000 2.45%
2009 1,712,000 2.58%
2008 1,669,000 2.52%
2007 1,628,000 2.58%
2006 1,587,000 2.52%
2005 1,548,000 2.58%
2004 1,509,000 2.51%
2003 1,472,000 2.58%
2002 1,435,000 2.50%
2001 1,400,000 2.56%
2000 1,365,000 4.36%
1999 1,308,000 5.48%
1998 1,240,000 5.44%
1997 1,176,000 5.38%
1996 1,116,000 5.48%
1995 1,058,000 5.48%
1994 1,003,000 5.36%
1993 952,000 5.43%
1992 903,000 5.49%
1991 856,000 5.42%
1990 812,000 6.14%
1989 765,000 6.40%
1988 719,000 6.36%
1987 676,000 6.46%
1986 635,000 6.37%
1985 597,000 6.42%
1984 561,000 6.45%
1983 527,000 6.46%
1982 495,000 6.45%
1981 465,000 6.41%
1980 437,000 4.30%
1979 419,000 4.23%
1978 402,000 4.15%
1977 386,000 4.32%
1976 370,000 4.23%
1975 355,000 4.11%
1974 341,000 4.28%
1973 327,000 4.14%
1972 314,000 4.32%
1971 301,000 4.15%
1970 289,000 5.47%
1969 274,000 6.61%
1968 257,000 6.64%
1967 241,000 6.64%
1966 226,000 6.60%
1965 212,000 6.53%
1964 199,000 6.99%
1963 186,000 6.29%
1962 175,000 6.71%
1961 164,000 6.49%
1960 154,000 10.00%
1959 140,000 9.38%
1958 128,000 10.34%
1957 116,000 9.43%
1956 106,000 10.42%
1955 96,000 9.09%
1954 88,000 10.00%
1953 80,000 9.59%
1952 73,000 10.61%
1951 66,000 10.00%
1950 60,000 0.00%