New Mexico Population 1900-2021
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of New Mexico from 1900 to 2021.
- The population of New Mexico in 2021 was 2,115,877, a 0.08% decline from 2020.
- The population of New Mexico in 2020 was 2,117,566, a 0.85% increase from 2019.
- The population of New Mexico in 2019 was 2,099,634, a 0.28% increase from 2018.
- The population of New Mexico in 2018 was 2,093,754, a 0.04% increase from 2017.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
39,237,836 |
| Texas |
29,527,941 |
| Florida |
21,781,128 |
| New York |
19,835,913 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,964,056 |
| Illinois |
12,671,469 |
| Ohio |
11,780,017 |
| Georgia |
10,799,566 |
| North Carolina |
10,551,162 |
| Michigan |
10,050,811 |
| New Jersey |
9,267,130 |
| Virginia |
8,642,274 |
| Washington |
7,738,692 |
| Arizona |
7,276,316 |
| Massachusetts |
6,984,723 |
| Tennessee |
6,975,218 |
| Indiana |
6,805,985 |
| Missouri |
6,168,187 |
| Maryland |
6,165,129 |
| Wisconsin |
5,895,908 |
| Colorado |
5,812,069 |
| Minnesota |
5,707,390 |
| South Carolina |
5,190,705 |
| Alabama |
5,039,877 |
| Louisiana |
4,624,047 |
| Kentucky |
4,509,394 |
| Oregon |
4,246,155 |
| Oklahoma |
3,986,639 |
| Connecticut |
3,605,597 |
| Utah |
3,337,975 |
| Iowa |
3,193,079 |
| Nevada |
3,143,991 |
| Arkansas |
3,025,891 |
| Mississippi |
2,949,965 |
| Kansas |
2,934,582 |
| New Mexico |
2,115,877 |
| Nebraska |
1,963,692 |
| Idaho |
1,900,923 |
| West Virginia |
1,782,959 |
| Hawaii |
1,441,553 |
| New Hampshire |
1,388,992 |
| Maine |
1,372,247 |
| Montana |
1,104,271 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,610 |
| Delaware |
1,003,384 |
| North Dakota |
774,948 |
| Alaska |
732,673 |
| Wyoming |
578,803 |
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New Mexico - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
2,115,877 |
-0.08% |
| 2020 |
2,117,566 |
0.85% |
| 2019 |
2,099,634 |
0.28% |
| 2018 |
2,093,754 |
0.04% |
| 2017 |
2,092,844 |
0.01% |
| 2016 |
2,092,555 |
0.12% |
| 2015 |
2,090,071 |
-0.01% |
| 2014 |
2,090,236 |
-0.12% |
| 2013 |
2,092,833 |
0.25% |
| 2012 |
2,087,715 |
0.34% |
| 2011 |
2,080,707 |
0.78% |
| 2010 |
2,064,614 |
1.37% |
| 2009 |
2,036,802 |
1.30% |
| 2008 |
2,010,662 |
1.03% |
| 2007 |
1,990,070 |
1.42% |
| 2006 |
1,962,137 |
1.55% |
| 2005 |
1,932,274 |
1.50% |
| 2004 |
1,903,808 |
1.40% |
| 2003 |
1,877,574 |
1.20% |
| 2002 |
1,855,309 |
1.29% |
| 2001 |
1,831,690 |
0.58% |
| 2000 |
1,821,204 |
4.68% |
| 1999 |
1,739,844 |
0.36% |
| 1998 |
1,733,535 |
0.61% |
| 1997 |
1,722,939 |
0.98% |
| 1996 |
1,706,151 |
1.41% |
| 1995 |
1,682,417 |
1.76% |
| 1994 |
1,653,329 |
2.38% |
| 1993 |
1,614,937 |
2.16% |
| 1992 |
1,580,750 |
2.17% |
| 1991 |
1,547,115 |
1.79% |
| 1990 |
1,519,933 |
1.07% |
| 1989 |
1,503,901 |
0.91% |
| 1988 |
1,490,337 |
0.80% |
| 1987 |
1,478,520 |
1.08% |
| 1986 |
1,462,729 |
1.69% |
| 1985 |
1,438,361 |
1.53% |
| 1984 |
1,416,717 |
1.60% |
| 1983 |
1,394,361 |
2.24% |
| 1982 |
1,363,823 |
2.33% |
| 1981 |
1,332,748 |
1.78% |
| 1980 |
1,309,400 |
1.92% |
| 1979 |
1,284,722 |
3.77% |
| 1978 |
1,238,034 |
1.84% |
| 1977 |
1,215,720 |
2.22% |
| 1976 |
1,189,295 |
2.53% |
| 1975 |
1,159,944 |
2.53% |
| 1974 |
1,131,309 |
2.33% |
| 1973 |
1,105,529 |
2.49% |
| 1972 |
1,078,697 |
2.37% |
| 1971 |
1,053,737 |
3.61% |
| 1970 |
1,017,055 |
0.60% |
| 1969 |
1,011,000 |
1.71% |
| 1968 |
994,000 |
-0.60% |
| 1967 |
1,000,000 |
-0.70% |
| 1966 |
1,007,000 |
-0.49% |
| 1965 |
1,012,000 |
0.60% |
| 1964 |
1,006,000 |
1.72% |
| 1963 |
989,000 |
1.02% |
| 1962 |
979,000 |
1.45% |
| 1961 |
965,000 |
1.15% |
| 1960 |
954,000 |
3.81% |
| 1959 |
919,000 |
3.72% |
| 1958 |
886,000 |
4.60% |
| 1957 |
847,000 |
5.09% |
| 1956 |
806,000 |
2.68% |
| 1955 |
785,000 |
2.88% |
| 1954 |
763,000 |
0.93% |
| 1953 |
756,000 |
2.86% |
| 1952 |
735,000 |
2.51% |
| 1951 |
717,000 |
4.06% |
| 1950 |
689,000 |
6.99% |
| 1949 |
644,000 |
6.62% |
| 1948 |
604,000 |
3.78% |
| 1947 |
582,000 |
3.74% |
| 1946 |
561,000 |
4.47% |
| 1945 |
537,000 |
1.90% |
| 1944 |
527,000 |
-1.31% |
| 1943 |
534,000 |
6.37% |
| 1942 |
502,000 |
-0.79% |
| 1941 |
506,000 |
-4.71% |
| 1940 |
531,000 |
1.53% |
| 1939 |
523,000 |
1.95% |
| 1938 |
513,000 |
1.99% |
| 1937 |
503,000 |
2.86% |
| 1936 |
489,000 |
2.95% |
| 1935 |
475,000 |
3.04% |
| 1934 |
461,000 |
2.67% |
| 1933 |
449,000 |
1.81% |
| 1932 |
441,000 |
1.15% |
| 1931 |
436,000 |
2.11% |
| 1930 |
427,000 |
1.67% |
| 1929 |
420,000 |
0.96% |
| 1928 |
416,000 |
1.46% |
| 1927 |
410,000 |
1.74% |
| 1926 |
403,000 |
1.77% |
| 1925 |
396,000 |
1.54% |
| 1924 |
390,000 |
2.09% |
| 1923 |
382,000 |
1.87% |
| 1922 |
375,000 |
1.35% |
| 1921 |
370,000 |
1.93% |
| 1920 |
363,000 |
0.28% |
| 1919 |
362,000 |
-5.24% |
| 1918 |
382,000 |
5.82% |
| 1917 |
361,000 |
1.98% |
| 1916 |
354,000 |
0.85% |
| 1915 |
351,000 |
0.86% |
| 1914 |
348,000 |
1.16% |
| 1913 |
344,000 |
1.78% |
| 1912 |
338,000 |
1.20% |
| 1911 |
334,000 |
1.52% |
| 1910 |
329,000 |
4.78% |
| 1909 |
314,000 |
5.37% |
| 1908 |
298,000 |
5.30% |
| 1907 |
283,000 |
5.20% |
| 1906 |
269,000 |
5.49% |
| 1905 |
255,000 |
5.37% |
| 1904 |
242,000 |
5.68% |
| 1903 |
229,000 |
5.05% |
| 1902 |
218,000 |
5.83% |
| 1901 |
206,000 |
5.10% |
| 1900 |
196,000 |
0.00% |
