Mexico
Population in Mexico
Population in Mexico: 27.6 million people in 1950 and 130 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 130 million people
- Since 1950
- +102 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 10 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 130 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 130 million people in 2100, between 72.2 million people and 219 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 5.1 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 130 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 129 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 128 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 127 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 126 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 125 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 123 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 122 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 121 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 120 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 118 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 117 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 115 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 114 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 112 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 110 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 109 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 107 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 106 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 104 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 103 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 102 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 100 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 98.6 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 97.1 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 95.6 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 94 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 92.5 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 90.9 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 89.3 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 87.7 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 86 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 84.4 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 82.8 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 81.3 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 79.7 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 78.1 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 76.6 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 75 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 73.5 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 72 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 70.4 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 68.9 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 67.3 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 65.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 64 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 62.3 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 60.7 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 59 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 57.3 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 55.7 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 54 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 52.4 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 50.8 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 49.2 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 47.7 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 46.1 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 44.6 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 43.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 41.8 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 40.4 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 39.1 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 37.9 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 36.7 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 35.6 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 34.6 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 33.6 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 32.6 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 31.7 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 30.8 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 29.9 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 29.1 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 28.3 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 27.6 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 26.7 million | – |
| 1948 | 25.9 million | – |
| 1947 | 25 million | – |
| 1946 | 24.2 million | – |
| 1945 | 23.4 million | – |
| 1944 | 22.6 million | – |
| 1943 | 21.9 million | – |
| 1942 | 21.2 million | – |
| 1941 | 20.5 million | – |
| 1940 | 20 million | – |
| 1939 | 19.5 million | – |
| 1938 | 19.1 million | – |
| 1937 | 18.8 million | – |
| 1936 | 18.5 million | – |
| 1935 | 18.2 million | – |
| 1934 | 17.8 million | – |
| 1933 | 17.5 million | – |
| 1932 | 17.2 million | – |
| 1931 | 17 million | – |
| 1930 | 16.7 million | – |
| 1929 | 16.4 million | – |
| 1928 | 16.2 million | – |
| 1927 | 16 million | – |
| 1926 | 15.7 million | – |
| 1925 | 15.5 million | – |
| 1924 | 15.3 million | – |
| 1923 | 15.1 million | – |
| 1922 | 14.9 million | – |
| 1921 | 14.7 million | – |
| 1920 | 14.6 million | – |
| 1919 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1918 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1917 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1916 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1915 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1914 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1913 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1912 | 14.6 million | – |
| 1911 | 14.6 million | – |
| 1910 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1909 | 14.4 million | – |
| 1908 | 14.3 million | – |
| 1907 | 14.2 million | – |
| 1906 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1905 | 13.9 million | – |
| 1904 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1903 | 13.7 million | – |
| 1902 | 13.6 million | – |
| 1901 | 13.4 million | – |
| 1900 | 13.3 million | – |
| 1899 | 13.1 million | – |
| 1898 | 12.9 million | – |
| 1897 | 12.7 million | – |
| 1896 | 12.6 million | – |
| 1895 | 12.4 million | – |
| 1894 | 12.2 million | – |
| 1893 | 12 million | – |
| 1892 | 11.9 million | – |
| 1891 | 11.7 million | – |
| 1890 | 11.5 million | – |
| 1889 | 11.4 million | – |
| 1888 | 11.3 million | – |
| 1887 | 11.1 million | – |
| 1886 | 11 million | – |
| 1885 | 10.9 million | – |
| 1884 | 10.8 million | – |
| 1883 | 10.6 million | – |
| 1882 | 10.5 million | – |
| 1881 | 10.4 million | – |
| 1880 | 10.3 million | – |
| 1879 | 10.1 million | – |
| 1878 | 10 million | – |
| 1877 | 9.91 million | – |
| 1876 | 9.8 million | – |
| 1875 | 9.68 million | – |
| 1874 | 9.57 million | – |
| 1873 | 9.46 million | – |
| 1872 | 9.35 million | – |
| 1871 | 9.26 million | – |
| 1870 | 9.18 million | – |
| 1869 | 9.11 million | – |
| 1868 | 9.06 million | – |
| 1867 | 9.03 million | – |
| 1866 | 8.99 million | – |
| 1865 | 8.95 million | – |
| 1864 | 8.92 million | – |
| 1863 | 8.88 million | – |
| 1862 | 8.85 million | – |
| 1861 | 8.8 million | – |
| 1860 | 8.73 million | – |
| 1859 | 8.64 million | – |
| 1858 | 8.54 million | – |
| 1857 | 8.43 million | – |
| 1856 | 8.31 million | – |
| 1855 | 8.2 million | – |
| 1854 | 8.09 million | – |
| 1853 | 7.98 million | – |
| 1852 | 7.87 million | – |
| 1851 | 7.78 million | – |
| 1850 | 7.69 million | – |
| 1849 | 7.61 million | – |
| 1848 | 7.54 million | – |
| 1847 | 7.47 million | – |
| 1846 | 7.41 million | – |
| 1845 | 7.35 million | – |
| 1844 | 7.29 million | – |
| 1843 | 7.22 million | – |
| 1842 | 7.16 million | – |
| 1841 | 7.1 million | – |
| 1840 | 7.04 million | – |
| 1839 | 6.97 million | – |
| 1838 | 6.91 million | – |
| 1837 | 6.84 million | – |
| 1836 | 6.77 million | – |
| 1835 | 6.71 million | – |
| 1834 | 6.64 million | – |
| 1833 | 6.57 million | – |
| 1832 | 6.51 million | – |
| 1831 | 6.46 million | – |
| 1830 | 6.43 million | – |
| 1829 | 6.42 million | – |
| 1828 | 6.42 million | – |
| 1827 | 6.44 million | – |
| 1826 | 6.46 million | – |
| 1825 | 6.48 million | – |
| 1824 | 6.5 million | – |
| 1823 | 6.53 million | – |
| 1822 | 6.55 million | – |
| 1821 | 6.55 million | – |
| 1820 | 6.53 million | – |
| 1819 | 6.48 million | – |
| 1818 | 6.42 million | – |
| 1817 | 6.34 million | – |
| 1816 | 6.26 million | – |
| 1815 | 6.18 million | – |
| 1814 | 6.1 million | – |
| 1813 | 6.02 million | – |
| 1812 | 5.95 million | – |
| 1811 | 5.87 million | – |
| 1810 | 5.8 million | – |
| 1809 | 5.72 million | – |
| 1808 | 5.65 million | – |
| 1807 | 5.58 million | – |
| 1806 | 5.51 million | – |
| 1805 | 5.44 million | – |
| 1804 | 5.37 million | – |
| 1803 | 5.3 million | – |
| 1802 | 5.23 million | – |
| 1801 | 5.17 million | – |
| 1800 | 5.1 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 131 million131 million–131 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 132 million131 million–133 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 133 million132 million–134 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 134 million132 million–136 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 135 million133 million–137 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 136 million133 million–139 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 137 million133 million–141 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 138 million134 million–142 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 139 million134 million–144 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 140 million134 million–145 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 140 million134 million–147 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 141 million134 million–148 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 142 million134 million–150 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 143 million134 million–151 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 143 million134 million–152 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 144 million134 million–154 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 145 million134 million–155 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 145 million134 million–156 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 146 million134 million–158 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 146 million134 million–159 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 147 million134 million–160 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 147 million133 million–161 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 148 million133 million–162 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 148 million132 million–164 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 148 million132 million–165 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 149 million131 million–166 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 149 million131 million–167 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 149 million130 million–168 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 149 million130 million–170 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 150 million129 million–171 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 150 million129 million–172 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 150 million128 million–173 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 150 million128 million–174 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 150 million127 million–175 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 150 million126 million–176 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 150 million125 million–178 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 150 million124 million–179 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 150 million123 million–180 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 150 million122 million–181 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 150 million121 million–182 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 150 million120 million–183 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 149 million119 million–184 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 149 million118 million–185 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 149 million117 million–187 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 149 million116 million–188 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 148 million114 million–189 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 148 million113 million–190 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 148 million112 million–191 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 147 million111 million–192 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 147 million110 million–193 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 147 million109 million–194 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 146 million107 million–195 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 146 million106 million–197 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 145 million105 million–198 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 145 million104 million–199 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 144 million103 million–200 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 144 million101 million–201 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 143 million100 million–202 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 143 million98.7 million–203 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 142 million97.2 million–204 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 142 million95.9 million–205 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 141 million94.6 million–205 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 140 million93.2 million–206 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 140 million91.7 million–207 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 139 million90 million–208 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 138 million88.4 million–209 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 138 million87 million–210 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 137 million85.7 million–210 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 136 million84.2 million–211 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 136 million82.6 million–212 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 135 million81 million–213 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 134 million79.4 million–215 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 133 million78 million–216 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 133 million76.7 million–217 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 132 million75.1 million–218 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 131 million73.6 million–218 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 130 million72.2 million–219 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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Military
- Military spending0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per person$104 in 2025
- Military share of state spending2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel341,000 people in 2020
- National power1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports1 million TIV in 2019