New Mexico Population 1900-2023

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of New Mexico from 1900 to 2023.
  • The population of New Mexico in 2023 was 2,114,371, a 0.04% increase from 2022.
  • The population of New Mexico in 2022 was 2,113,476, a 0.16% decline from 2021.
  • The population of New Mexico in 2021 was 2,116,950, a 0.07% decline from 2020.
  • The population of New Mexico in 2020 was 2,118,488, a 0.9% increase from 2019.
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau - Population Estimates

MLA Citation:
State Population Ranking
State Name Population
California 38,965,193
Texas 30,503,301
Florida 22,610,726
New York 19,571,216
Pennsylvania 12,961,683
Illinois 12,549,689
Ohio 11,785,935
Georgia 11,029,227
North Carolina 10,835,491
Michigan 10,037,261
New Jersey 9,290,841
Virginia 8,715,698
Washington 7,812,880
Arizona 7,431,344
Tennessee 7,126,489
Massachusetts 7,001,399
Indiana 6,862,199
Missouri 6,196,156
Maryland 6,180,253
Wisconsin 5,910,955
Colorado 5,877,610
Minnesota 5,737,915
South Carolina 5,373,555
Alabama 5,108,468
Louisiana 4,573,749
Kentucky 4,526,154
Oregon 4,233,358
Oklahoma 4,053,824
Connecticut 3,617,176
Utah 3,417,734
Iowa 3,207,004
Nevada 3,194,176
Arkansas 3,067,732
Kansas 2,940,546
Mississippi 2,939,690
New Mexico 2,114,371
Nebraska 1,978,379
Idaho 1,964,726
West Virginia 1,770,071
Hawaii 1,435,138
New Hampshire 1,402,054
Maine 1,395,722
Montana 1,132,812
Rhode Island 1,095,962
Delaware 1,031,890
North Dakota 783,926
Alaska 733,406
Wyoming 584,057
New Mexico - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2023 2,114,371 0.04%
2022 2,113,476 -0.16%
2021 2,116,950 -0.07%
2020 2,118,488 0.90%
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%