Mexico Urban Population 1960-2023

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 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.
  • Mexico urban population for 2019 was 100,623,628, a 1.23% increase from 2018.
  • Mexico urban population for 2018 was 99,404,550, a 1.32% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
China 882,894,483
Brazil 187,143,228
Russia 107,492,288
Mexico 102,651,435
Iran 67,125,144
Turkey 64,911,679
Colombia 42,109,638
South Africa 40,295,863
Thailand 37,349,283
Algeria 32,807,002
Iraq 30,960,655
Peru 26,466,645
Malaysia 26,085,557
Venezuela 24,907,533
Ecuador 11,454,802
Kazakhstan 10,986,561
Romania 10,387,640
Jordan 10,214,721
Dominican Republic 9,251,516
Guatemala 8,938,987
Cuba 8,700,275
Belarus 7,463,845
Azerbaijan 5,755,809
Libya 5,455,170
Bulgaria 5,228,804
Lebanon 4,982,643
Costa Rica 4,196,609
Paraguay 4,189,606
Serbia 3,871,714
Turkmenistan 3,361,056
Gabon 2,116,964
Botswana 1,852,275
Albania 1,770,478
Armenia 1,770,343
Bosnia 1,616,664
Jamaica 1,601,946
Namibia 1,341,107
North Macedonia 1,213,985
Equatorial Guinea 1,202,330
Fiji 533,870
Mauritius 516,236
Montenegro 419,986
Suriname 405,913
Guyana 216,404
Maldives 214,329
Belize 184,818
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 55,768
Dominica 51,699
Grenada 45,724
American Samoa 39,257
Samoa 38,813
St. Lucia 34,026
Marshall Islands 32,867
Tonga 24,494
Nauru 12,511
Tuvalu 7,259
Mexico Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
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 %