Mexico Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Mexico urban population for 2023 was 104,796,621, a 1.1% increase from 2022.
  • Mexico urban population for 2022 was 103,660,854, a 0.98% increase from 2021.
  • Mexico urban population for 2021 was 102,651,435, a 0.92% increase from 2020.
  • Mexico urban population for 2020 was 101,719,689, a 1.09% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
China 910,895,447
Brazil 189,992,937
Russia 108,345,662
Mexico 104,796,621
Iran 68,892,205
Turkey 66,096,079
Colombia 42,894,219
South Africa 41,576,651
Thailand 38,491,230
Algeria 34,327,085
Iraq 32,580,810
Peru 27,111,853
Malaysia 27,006,299
Venezuela 25,504,192
Ecuador 11,785,978
Kazakhstan 11,577,724
Jordan 10,432,355
Romania 10,418,360
Dominican Republic 9,570,242
Guatemala 9,346,539
Cuba 8,678,273
Belarus 7,409,732
Azerbaijan 5,822,506
Libya 5,621,338
Bulgaria 4,932,158
Lebanon 4,788,127
Paraguay 4,332,984
Costa Rica 4,306,402
Serbia 3,779,753
Turkmenistan 3,518,889
Gabon 2,217,982
Botswana 1,949,449
Albania 1,773,980
Armenia 1,770,650
Jamaica 1,621,241
Bosnia 1,614,061
Namibia 1,429,326
Equatorial Guinea 1,276,538
North Macedonia 1,077,748
Fiji 549,774
Mauritius 515,350
Montenegro 422,094
Suriname 413,897
Guyana 221,054
Maldives 218,678
Belize 191,477
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 56,307
Dominica 52,593
Grenada 46,762
Samoa 39,512
American Samoa 38,308
St. Lucia 34,558
Marshall Islands 33,121
Tonga 24,960
Nauru 12,780
Tuvalu 7,549
Mexico Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 104,796,621 81.58 1.09%
2022 103,660,854 81.30 0.98%
2021 102,651,435 81.02 0.91%
2020 101,719,689 80.73 1.08%
2019 100,623,628 80.44 1.22%
2018 99,404,550 80.16 1.31%
2017 98,108,030 79.87 1.44%
2016 96,701,350 79.58 1.50%
2015 95,260,846 79.29 1.54%
2014 93,808,838 78.99 1.61%
2013 92,306,597 78.70 1.69%
2012 90,758,420 78.41 1.77%
2011 89,164,082 78.11 1.81%
2010 87,567,088 77.82 1.71%
2009 86,085,517 77.52 1.62%
2008 84,700,556 77.22 1.66%
2007 83,306,647 76.92 1.71%
2006 81,892,383 76.62 1.76%
2005 80,460,988 76.31 1.84%
2004 78,995,700 76.00 1.89%
2003 77,520,574 75.68 1.91%
2002 76,056,158 75.37 1.95%
2001 74,590,443 75.05 1.97%
2000 73,132,993 74.72 1.96%
1999 71,712,596 74.44 1.98%
1998 70,304,057 74.19 2.03%
1997 68,889,330 73.93 2.08%
1996 67,471,815 73.67 2.19%
1995 66,008,876 73.37 2.38%
1994 64,456,282 72.99 2.44%
1993 62,905,040 72.60 2.47%
1992 61,372,714 72.21 2.50%
1991 59,859,781 71.82 2.53%
1990 58,363,912 71.42 2.49%
1989 56,930,659 70.96 2.39%
1988 55,588,892 70.46 2.42%
1987 54,258,758 69.96 2.45%
1986 52,944,682 69.46 2.53%
1985 51,624,248 68.95 2.61%
1984 50,294,115 68.44 2.70%
1983 48,956,226 67.92 2.77%
1982 47,619,845 67.40 2.82%
1981 46,296,621 66.87 3.03%
1980 44,914,943 66.34 3.64%
1979 43,308,578 65.65 3.93%
1978 41,638,276 64.93 4.06%
1977 39,981,868 64.22 4.08%
1976 38,381,924 63.49 4.12%
1975 36,834,438 62.76 4.20%
1974 35,318,974 62.02 4.27%
1973 33,843,291 61.28 4.32%
1972 32,410,913 60.53 4.37%
1971 31,023,911 59.78 4.42%
1970 29,681,251 59.02 4.53%
1969 28,365,904 58.23 4.64%
1968 27,080,962 57.41 4.71%
1967 25,835,906 56.59 4.76%
1966 24,635,453 55.76 4.82%
1965 23,476,406 54.93 4.86%
1964 22,361,628 54.10 4.88%
1963 21,296,475 53.27 4.89%
1962 20,280,872 52.43 4.88%
1961 19,314,944 51.59 4.81%
1960 18,407,126 50.75 %