Actual value and historical data chart for Mexico Population In Largest City

In 2020, the total population of Mexico City reached 9.2 million and a population density of 6,163.3 residents by square kilometer. Population density has grown considerably in the country's capital during the past few decades, as it stood at 5,494 inhabitants per square meter in 1990.

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.

The statistic depicts the total population of Mexico from 2020 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. In 2020, Mexico's total population amounted to about 128.21 million people. Total population of Mexico The total population of Mexico was expected to reach 116.02 million people by the end of 2013. Despite being the source of one of the largest migration flows in the world, Mexico has managed to maintain around a 1.25 percent population growth rate for the last several years, roughly the same growth rate as India. Among the largest cities in Mexico, Mexico City is leading with more than 8.5 million inhabitants. A slowly declining fertility rate still holds above the replacement rate, and life expectancy is growing, expanding the population from both ends of the age spectrum. With the rising life expectancy, the median age of Mexican residents has also increased, and an increasing stream of immigrants from the financially-troubled Spain has also boosted population numbers. The majority of the Mexican population is Roman Catholic, owing to its colonial Spanish background. Spanish is the predominant language, with several regional and local dialects spoken, but a number of indigenous languages, such as Nahuatl, survive and are also spoken around Mexico. One worrying and relatively recent trend in Mexico is the growing share of the population becoming overweight or obese. It is not entirely clear what sort of effect the obesity epidemic is going to have on Mexican population numbers in the long run, but is starting to manifest itself not just in physical appearance, but in the increased rates of heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes. In fact, diabetes was one of the top causes of deaths for Mexicans in recent years.

Guerrero is the Mexican state with the highest proportion of Afro-descendant population. In 2020, 8.6 percent of residents in this federal entity located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean defined themselves as Afro-descendants or Afro-Mexicans. In Mexico City, approximately two percent of inhabitants self-identified as Afro-descendants.

In 2020, population of Mexico City reached 9.2 million, accounting for around seven percent of the total Mexican population. Over the timespan of 30 years, the number of inhabitants in the country's capital grew approximately by 974,000 persons.

Management and performance of the public institutions that make up the Public Administration of each municipality and territorial demarcation, during 2020.

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.

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.; ;

The Urban Place GIS Coverage of Mexico is a vector based point Geographic Information System (GIS) coverage of 696 urban places in Mexico. Each Urban Place is geographically referenced down to one tenth of a minute. The attribute data include time-series population and selected census/geographic data items for Mexican urban places from from 1921 to 1990. The cartographic data include urban place point locations on a state boundary file of Mexico. This data set is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) in collaboration with the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografia e Informatica (INEGI) and the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) of Michigan.

A dataset listing New Mexico cities by population for 2024.

Comprehensive socio-economic dataset for Mexico including population demographics, economic indicators, geographic data, and social statistics. This dataset covers key metrics such as GDP, population density, area, capital city, and regional classifications.

The population of Mexico City has been experiencing a deep process of ageing during the last decades. In 2020, the median age of its inhabitants was 35 years, ten years more than in 1995.

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.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the population of Mexico town by gender across 18 age groups. It lists the male and female population in each age group along with the gender ratio for Mexico town. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Mexico town by gender and age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group for both Men and Women in Mexico town. Additionally, it can be used to see how the gender ratio changes from birth to senior most age group and male to female ratio across each age group for Mexico town.

Key observations

Largest age group (population): Male # 50-54 years (273) | Female # 55-59 years (280). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates.

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Scope of gender :

Please note that American Community Survey asks a question about the respondents current sex, but not about gender, sexual orientation, or sex at birth. The question is intended to capture data for biological sex, not gender. Respondents are supposed to respond with the answer as either of Male or Female. Our research and this dataset mirrors the data reported as Male and Female for gender distribution analysis.

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group for the Mexico town population analysis. Total expected values are 18 and are define above in the age groups section.
• Population (Male): The male population in the Mexico town is shown in the following column.
• Population (Female): The female population in the Mexico town is shown in the following column.
• Gender Ratio: Also known as the sex ratio, this column displays the number of males per 100 females in Mexico town for each age group.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

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Inspiration

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This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Mexico town Population by Gender. You can refer the same here

Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Mexico City data was reported at 810,783.000 Person in Oct 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 701,978.000 Person for Sep 2025. Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Mexico City data is updated monthly, averaging 476,117.000 Person from Jan 2002 (Median) to Oct 2025, with 286 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 883,725.000 Person in Jul 2019 and a record low of 26,596.000 Person in Apr 2020. Migration Statistics: No. of Admissions: Mexico City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Interior. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.G: Migration Statistics: Number of Admissions.

Updates data on the size, composition and territorial distribution of the population, households and existing housing in the country. Data 2020.

Average Years in School: Population: 15 Years & Above: Female: Mexico City data was reported at 11.320 Year in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.840 Year for 2015. Average Years in School: Population: 15 Years & Above: Female: Mexico City data is updated yearly, averaging 10.575 Year from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2020, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.320 Year in 2020 and a record low of 9.230 Year in 2000. Average Years in School: Population: 15 Years & Above: Female: Mexico City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Geography. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.G016: Education Statistics: Age 15 and Above.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Mexico City, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Management and performance of the public institutions that make up the Public Administration of each municipality and territorial demarcation, during 2022.