Mexico Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Mexico rural population for 2023 was 23,658,946, a 0.77% decline from 2022.
  • Mexico rural population for 2022 was 23,843,271, a 0.87% decline from 2021.
  • Mexico rural population for 2021 was 24,053,703, a 0.93% decline from 2020.
  • Mexico rural population for 2020 was 24,278,613, a 0.75% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
China 499,814,553
Russia 35,480,468
Thailand 33,310,049
Brazil 26,429,509
Mexico 23,658,946
Iran 20,280,562
Turkey 19,229,921
South Africa 18,837,844
Iraq 12,923,750
Algeria 11,279,395
Colombia 9,190,949
Romania 8,637,756
Kazakhstan 8,322,453
Guatemala 8,255,892
Malaysia 7,302,226
Peru 7,240,866
Ecuador 6,404,506
Azerbaijan 4,290,049
Venezuela 3,334,307
Turkmenistan 2,997,211
Serbia 2,838,273
Paraguay 2,528,540
Cuba 2,516,176
Belarus 1,768,566
Dominican Republic 1,762,730
Bosnia 1,596,786
Bulgaria 1,498,212
Libya 1,267,050
Jamaica 1,204,303
Namibia 1,174,846
Armenia 1,007,320
Albania 971,992
Costa Rica 905,771
Jordan 904,697
Mauritius 745,691
North Macedonia 734,232
Botswana 725,903
Guyana 592,780
Lebanon 565,803
Equatorial Guinea 438,133
Fiji 386,601
Maldives 302,343
Belize 219,348
Gabon 218,584
Suriname 209,339
Montenegro 194,083
Samoa 186,169
St. Lucia 145,693
Tonga 82,813
Grenada 79,421
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47,391
Dominica 20,447
Marshall Islands 8,875
American Samoa 5,606
Tuvalu 3,847
Mexico Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 23,658,946 18.42 -0.78%
2022 23,843,271 18.70 -0.88%
2021 24,053,703 18.98 -0.93%
2020 24,278,613 19.27 -0.75%
2019 24,461,683 19.56 -0.60%
2018 24,609,311 19.84 -0.49%
2017 24,731,228 20.13 -0.35%
2016 24,817,871 20.42 -0.29%
2015 24,889,051 20.72 -0.23%
2014 24,947,049 21.01 -0.15%
2013 24,984,089 21.30 -0.05%
2012 24,997,489 21.60 0.04%
2011 24,986,399 21.89 0.08%
2010 24,965,313 22.19 0.01%
2009 24,963,911 22.48 -0.08%
2008 24,983,933 22.78 -0.05%
2007 24,996,326 23.08 0.01%
2006 24,994,407 23.38 0.05%
2005 24,981,414 23.69 0.13%
2004 24,950,113 24.00 0.17%
2003 24,908,767 24.32 0.19%
2002 24,860,923 24.64 0.23%
2001 24,803,845 24.96 0.26%
2000 24,740,449 25.28 0.48%
1999 24,622,214 25.56 0.65%
1998 24,463,227 25.81 0.70%
1997 24,293,764 26.07 0.74%
1996 24,114,740 26.33 0.64%
1995 23,960,696 26.63 0.43%
1994 23,858,142 27.02 0.48%
1993 23,743,407 27.40 0.52%
1992 23,620,450 27.79 0.55%
1991 23,491,814 28.18 0.58%
1990 23,356,516 28.58 0.23%
1989 23,303,090 29.04 -0.00%
1988 23,303,123 29.54 0.04%
1987 23,294,746 30.04 0.06%
1986 23,279,683 30.54 0.14%
1985 23,247,758 31.05 0.22%
1984 23,195,539 31.56 0.31%
1983 23,124,084 32.08 0.38%
1982 23,036,938 32.60 0.43%
1981 22,937,148 33.13 0.64%
1980 22,790,243 33.66 0.55%
1979 22,664,334 34.35 0.79%
1978 22,485,721 35.07 0.92%
1977 22,280,637 35.79 0.95%
1976 22,070,619 36.51 0.97%
1975 21,857,444 37.24 1.06%
1974 21,626,906 37.98 1.13%
1973 21,384,912 38.72 1.19%
1972 21,132,523 39.47 1.23%
1971 20,873,764 40.22 1.28%
1970 20,608,055 40.98 1.27%
1969 20,348,490 41.77 1.28%
1968 20,089,375 42.59 1.34%
1967 19,821,057 43.41 1.40%
1966 19,544,984 44.24 1.46%
1965 19,261,585 45.07 1.51%
1964 18,972,250 45.90 1.52%
1963 18,685,643 46.74 1.53%
1962 18,402,411 47.57 1.52%
1961 18,124,373 48.41 1.46%
1960 17,860,929 49.25 %