Xalapa, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Xalapa, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Xalapa in 2024 is 823,000, a 1.48% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Xalapa in 2023 was 811,000, a 1.5% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Xalapa in 2022 was 799,000, a 1.52% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Xalapa in 2021 was 787,000, a 1.42% 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
Xalapa - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 823,000 1.48%
2023 811,000 1.50%
2022 799,000 1.52%
2021 787,000 1.42%
2020 776,000 1.57%
2019 764,000 1.46%
2018 753,000 1.62%
2017 741,000 1.51%
2016 730,000 1.53%
2015 719,000 1.41%
2014 709,000 1.58%
2013 698,000 1.45%
2012 688,000 1.62%
2011 677,000 1.50%
2010 667,000 1.68%
2009 656,000 1.86%
2008 644,000 1.74%
2007 633,000 1.77%
2006 622,000 1.80%
2005 611,000 1.83%
2004 600,000 1.87%
2003 589,000 1.73%
2002 579,000 1.76%
2001 569,000 1.79%
2000 559,000 2.38%
1999 546,000 2.44%
1998 533,000 2.70%
1997 519,000 2.57%
1996 506,000 2.43%
1995 494,000 2.70%
1994 481,000 2.56%
1993 469,000 2.63%
1992 457,000 2.47%
1991 446,000 2.53%
1990 435,000 4.82%
1989 415,000 5.87%
1988 392,000 5.95%
1987 370,000 5.71%
1986 350,000 5.74%
1985 331,000 6.09%
1984 312,000 5.76%
1983 295,000 5.73%
1982 279,000 5.68%
1981 264,000 6.02%
1980 249,000 4.62%
1979 238,000 4.85%
1978 227,000 4.61%
1977 217,000 4.33%
1976 208,000 4.52%
1975 199,000 4.74%
1974 190,000 4.97%
1973 181,000 4.62%
1972 173,000 4.22%
1971 166,000 5.06%
1970 158,000 4.64%
1969 151,000 4.86%
1968 144,000 4.35%
1967 138,000 5.34%
1966 131,000 4.80%
1965 125,000 4.17%
1964 120,000 5.26%
1963 114,000 4.59%
1962 109,000 4.81%
1961 104,000 5.05%
1960 99,000 3.13%
1959 96,000 2.13%
1958 94,000 3.30%
1957 91,000 2.25%
1956 89,000 3.49%
1955 86,000 2.38%
1954 84,000 2.44%
1953 82,000 2.50%
1952 80,000 2.56%
1951 78,000 4.00%
1950 75,000 0.00%