Mexico City ranked as the most densely populated city in Mexico as of 2023. The capital recorded ***** inhabitants per square kilometer. Xalapa and Acapulco followed with ***** and ***** inhabitants per square kilometer, respectively.

The statistic depicts the ten largest cities in Mexico in 2020. In 2020, Mexico City had around 8.84 million residents which made it the largest city in Mexico.

Population of Mexico

Mexico is a federal republic located in North America, sharing borders with the United States to the north, and to the southeast with Guatemala and Belize. With a total area of over 1.9 million square kilometers, it is the fourteenth largest nation in the world and the fifth largest in the Americas.

In 2014, Mexico’s total population amounted to approximately 120 million people. A little under two thirds of Mexico’s total population is of Mestizo ethnicity. The total population has steadily grown over the past decade, despite being the source to the largest migration flow between countries in the world; in 2010, around 11.6 million immigrants from Mexico lived in the United States. The migration flow between the United States and Mexico has however, decreased over the past ten years: Between 1995 and 2000, over 2.9 million migrants emigrated from Mexico to the United States. This was more than the double of migrants who emigrated from Mexico to the United States between 2005 and 2010. Each year, Mexico's population grows by about 1.24 percent compared to the previous year. Mexico City, the country’s capital and largest city, is home to approximately 8.6 million people.

The highest city in the world with a population of more than one million is La Paz. The Capital of Bolivia sits ***** meters above sea level, and is more than 1,000 meters higher than the second-ranked city, Quito. La Paz is also higher than Mt. Fuji in Japan, which has a height of 3,776 meters. Many of the world's largest cities are located in South America. The only city in North America that makes the top 20 list is Denver, Colorado, which has an altitude of ***** meters.

This horizontal bar chart displays rural population (people) by capital city using the aggregation sum in Mexico. The data is about countries per year.

In July 2024, the inflation rate of Mexico compared to the same month of the previous year reached 5.57 percentage points, the highest figure since, at least, the beginning of 2018. Tapachula, in the State of Chiapas, registered the largest year-on-year increase in prices, with inflation reaching 7.38 percent.

Population: Female: Mexico City data was reported at 4,722.761 Person th in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,773.611 Person th for 2017. Population: Female: Mexico City data is updated yearly, averaging 4,470.424 Person th from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2018, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,725.979 Person th in 2014 and a record low of 2,683.225 Person th in 2015. Population: Female: Mexico City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Population Council. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.G002: Population: by State.

This horizontal bar chart displays graduate students (people) by city using the aggregation sum in Mexico. The data is about universities.

Mexico MX: Population in Largest City data was reported at 21,500,251.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 21,419,976.000 Person for 2016. Mexico MX: Population in Largest City data is updated yearly, averaging 15,225,498.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21,500,251.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 5,479,184.000 Person in 1960. Mexico MX: Population in Largest City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; ;

As of 2024, three out of ten Latin American and Caribbean cities with the highest local purchasing power were located in Mexico. With an index score of 51.3, people in Querétaro had the highest domestic purchasing power in Mexico. In South America, the city with the highest domestic purchasing power for 2024 was Montevideo, scoring 53 index points.

The border city of Tijuana was the Mexican municipality with the highest number of homicides, with 1,844 cases reported in 2023, a decrease when compared to the over 2,000 cases reported last year. Tijuana was followed by Ciudad Juárez, located south of El Paso, Texas, with a total of 1,246 homicides.

A dataset listing New Mexico cities by population for 2024.

This horizontal bar chart displays individuals using the Internet (% of population) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Mexico. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays tax revenue (% of GDP) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Mexico. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays armed forces personnel (people) by capital city using the aggregation sum in Mexico. The data is about countries per year.

A 2024 global study analyzed the travel destinations that reported the highest increase in share of flight bookings from the United States between June and August 2024 compared to 2019. Overall, Cancun in Mexico was the city with the highest change in U.S. tourist demand in the summer of 2024, with a 1.7 percent increase compared to 2019.

This horizontal bar chart displays agricultural land (km²) by capital city using the aggregation sum in Mexico. The data is about countries per year.

Ajaplan was the most polluted city in Mexico in 2024, based on fine air particulate matter concentration (PM2.5). Throughout the year, the city had an average particulate matter concentration of 24.3 micrograms per cubic meter. The average particulate matter pollution in the national capital Mexico City stood at 19.5 micrograms per cubic meter that year. How bad is fine air pollution in Mexico? Fine air particulate pollution (PM2.5) refers to particles with a diameter smaller than 2.5 micrometers. Due to their small size, once inhaled they can penetrate body tissue, and trigger respiratory issues such as asthma and allergies, in addition to being associated with an increase in mortality from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The World Health Organization's air quality standards recommend a maximum annual average concentration of 10 µg/m³. Nevertheless, Mexico's PM2.5 levels in 2024 averaged over 17 µg/m³. This positioned Mexico in 55th place amongst the countries with the highest PM2.5 concentration that year, far below Chad, which ranked first in the list with pollution levels reaching over 90 µg/m³. Mexico also had some of the cities with the highest air pollution across Latin America, together with Chile and Peru. Where are the world’s most polluted cities? Despite pollution levels above those recommended by the World Health Organization, Mexico City didn’t even make it to the top 25 most polluted capital cities in 2024. That year, the ranking was topped by Indian capital New Delhi, with an average PM2.5 concentration of nearly 108.3 µg/m³. In fact, the majority of the most air polluted cities worldwide in 2024 were located in India, with the average PM2.5 concentration reaching as high as 128.2 µg/m³. Pakistan also had some of the world’s most polluted cities.

Population: Mexico City data was reported at 9,045.719 Person th in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,436.946 Person th for 2017. Population: Mexico City data is updated yearly, averaging 8,616.773 Person th from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2018, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,062.102 Person th in 2014 and a record low of 5,264.681 Person th in 2015. Population: Mexico City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Population Council. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.G002: Population: by State.

This horizontal bar chart displays net migration (people) by capital city using the aggregation sum in Mexico. The data is filtered where the date is 2023. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Mexico. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.