Monterrey, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Monterrey, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Monterrey in 2025 is 5,272,000, a 1.48% increase from 2024.
- The metro area population of Monterrey in 2024 was 5,195,000, a 1.52% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Monterrey in 2023 was 5,117,000, a 1.59% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Monterrey in 2022 was 5,037,000, a 1.63% increase from 2021.
| 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 |
|
Monterrey - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
5,272,000 |
1.48% |
| 2024 |
5,195,000 |
1.52% |
| 2023 |
5,117,000 |
1.59% |
| 2022 |
5,037,000 |
1.63% |
| 2021 |
4,956,000 |
1.68% |
| 2020 |
4,874,000 |
1.69% |
| 2019 |
4,793,000 |
1.72% |
| 2018 |
4,712,000 |
1.71% |
| 2017 |
4,633,000 |
1.71% |
| 2016 |
4,555,000 |
1.72% |
| 2015 |
4,478,000 |
1.73% |
| 2014 |
4,402,000 |
1.71% |
| 2013 |
4,328,000 |
1.72% |
| 2012 |
4,255,000 |
1.72% |
| 2011 |
4,183,000 |
1.73% |
| 2010 |
4,112,000 |
1.88% |
| 2009 |
4,036,000 |
1.92% |
| 2008 |
3,960,000 |
1.90% |
| 2007 |
3,886,000 |
1.91% |
| 2006 |
3,813,000 |
1.90% |
| 2005 |
3,742,000 |
1.91% |
| 2004 |
3,672,000 |
1.89% |
| 2003 |
3,604,000 |
1.92% |
| 2002 |
3,536,000 |
1.90% |
| 2001 |
3,470,000 |
1.91% |
| 2000 |
3,405,000 |
2.22% |
| 1999 |
3,331,000 |
2.40% |
| 1998 |
3,253,000 |
2.39% |
| 1997 |
3,177,000 |
2.42% |
| 1996 |
3,102,000 |
2.38% |
| 1995 |
3,030,000 |
2.40% |
| 1994 |
2,959,000 |
2.42% |
| 1993 |
2,889,000 |
2.37% |
| 1992 |
2,822,000 |
2.43% |
| 1991 |
2,755,000 |
2.38% |
| 1990 |
2,691,000 |
2.67% |
| 1989 |
2,621,000 |
2.78% |
| 1988 |
2,550,000 |
2.78% |
| 1987 |
2,481,000 |
2.73% |
| 1986 |
2,415,000 |
2.81% |
| 1985 |
2,349,000 |
2.76% |
| 1984 |
2,286,000 |
2.79% |
| 1983 |
2,224,000 |
2.77% |
| 1982 |
2,164,000 |
2.75% |
| 1981 |
2,106,000 |
2.78% |
| 1980 |
2,049,000 |
4.54% |
| 1979 |
1,960,000 |
4.64% |
| 1978 |
1,873,000 |
4.70% |
| 1977 |
1,789,000 |
4.68% |
| 1976 |
1,709,000 |
4.65% |
| 1975 |
1,633,000 |
4.68% |
| 1974 |
1,560,000 |
4.70% |
| 1973 |
1,490,000 |
4.63% |
| 1972 |
1,424,000 |
4.71% |
| 1971 |
1,360,000 |
4.70% |
| 1970 |
1,299,000 |
5.35% |
| 1969 |
1,233,000 |
5.93% |
| 1968 |
1,164,000 |
5.91% |
| 1967 |
1,099,000 |
5.98% |
| 1966 |
1,037,000 |
5.92% |
| 1965 |
979,000 |
5.84% |
| 1964 |
925,000 |
5.96% |
| 1963 |
873,000 |
5.95% |
| 1962 |
824,000 |
5.91% |
| 1961 |
778,000 |
5.85% |
| 1960 |
735,000 |
6.37% |
| 1959 |
691,000 |
6.47% |
| 1958 |
649,000 |
6.39% |
| 1957 |
610,000 |
6.27% |
| 1956 |
574,000 |
6.49% |
| 1955 |
539,000 |
6.31% |
| 1954 |
507,000 |
6.29% |
| 1953 |
477,000 |
6.47% |
| 1952 |
448,000 |
6.41% |
| 1951 |
421,000 |
6.31% |
| 1950 |
396,000 |
0.00% |
