Mexico City, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Mexico City, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Mexico City in 2025 is 22,752,000, a 1.1% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Mexico City in 2024 was 22,505,000, a 1.01% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Mexico City in 2023 was 22,281,000, a 0.89% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Mexico City in 2022 was 22,085,000, a 0.76% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Other Cities in Mexico
City Name Population
Mexico City 22,752,000
Guadalajara 5,579,000
Monterrey 5,272,000
Puebla 3,443,000
Toluca de Lerdo 2,720,000
Tijuana 2,333,000
Leon de los Aldamas 1,950,000
La Laguna 1,867,000
Ciudad Juarez 1,626,000
Queretaro 1,459,000
San Luis Potosi 1,311,000
Merida 1,258,000
Mexicali 1,215,000
Aguascalientes 1,197,000
Cuernavaca 1,156,000
Chihuahua 1,154,000
Tampico 1,078,000
Saltillo 1,066,000
Cancun 1,065,000
Acapulco de Juarez 1,047,000
Morelia 1,016,000
Reynosa 983,000
Veracruz 981,000
Villahermosa 972,000
Hermosillo 944,000
Tuxtla Gutierrez 928,000
Culiacan 918,000
Xalapa 835,000
Oaxaca de Juarez 757,000
Celaya 727,000
Pachuca de Soto 693,000
Durango 687,000
Tlaxcala 646,000
Matamoros 604,000
Tepic 601,000
Poza Rica de Hidalgo 598,000
Puerto Vallarta 578,000
Cuautla Morelos 559,000
Orizaba 505,000
Mazatlan 492,000
Irapuato 490,000
Nuevo Laredo 481,000
Colima 447,000
Minatitlan 428,000
Coatzacoalcos 423,000
Ciudad Obregon 408,000
Zacatecas 399,000
Ciudad Victoria 392,000
Monclova 386,000
Cordoba 375,000
Tehuacan 367,000
Ensenada 363,000
Uruapan 362,000
Los Mochis 342,000
Mexico City - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 22,752,000 1.10%
2024 22,505,000 1.01%
2023 22,281,000 0.89%
2022 22,085,000 0.76%
2021 21,919,000 0.63%
2020 21,782,000 0.51%
2019 21,672,000 0.42%
2018 21,581,000 0.38%
2017 21,500,000 0.37%
2016 21,420,000 0.37%
2015 21,340,000 1.17%
2014 21,094,000 1.17%
2013 20,850,000 1.16%
2012 20,610,000 1.17%
2011 20,372,000 1.17%
2010 20,137,000 0.90%
2009 19,958,000 0.87%
2008 19,785,000 0.87%
2007 19,614,000 0.87%
2006 19,444,000 0.87%
2005 19,276,000 0.87%
2004 19,110,000 0.88%
2003 18,944,000 0.87%
2002 18,780,000 0.87%
2001 18,618,000 0.87%
2000 18,457,000 1.39%
1999 18,204,000 1.70%
1998 17,900,000 1.70%
1997 17,601,000 1.70%
1996 17,307,000 1.70%
1995 17,017,000 1.70%
1994 16,733,000 1.70%
1993 16,453,000 1.69%
1992 16,179,000 1.70%
1991 15,908,000 1.70%
1990 15,642,000 1.80%
1989 15,365,000 1.85%
1988 15,086,000 1.85%
1987 14,812,000 1.86%
1986 14,542,000 1.85%
1985 14,278,000 1.85%
1984 14,019,000 1.85%
1983 13,764,000 1.85%
1982 13,514,000 1.85%
1981 13,268,000 1.84%
1980 13,028,000 3.83%
1979 12,547,000 3.98%
1978 12,067,000 3.98%
1977 11,605,000 3.97%
1976 11,162,000 3.99%
1975 10,734,000 3.98%
1974 10,323,000 3.98%
1973 9,928,000 3.98%
1972 9,548,000 3.99%
1971 9,182,000 3.97%
1970 8,831,000 4.53%
1969 8,448,000 4.92%
1968 8,052,000 4.94%
1967 7,673,000 4.92%
1966 7,313,000 4.94%
1965 6,969,000 4.92%
1964 6,642,000 4.93%
1963 6,330,000 4.94%
1962 6,032,000 4.92%
1961 5,749,000 4.93%
1960 5,479,000 5.00%
1959 5,218,000 4.99%
1958 4,970,000 4.99%
1957 4,734,000 4.99%
1956 4,509,000 5.01%
1955 4,294,000 4.99%
1954 4,090,000 5.01%
1953 3,895,000 4.99%
1952 3,710,000 5.01%
1951 3,533,000 4.99%
1950 3,365,000 0.00%