Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Mexico City, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.

The statistic depicts the total population of Mexico from 2019 to 2020, with projections up until 2029. 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.

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.

In May 2019, 62.08 percent of population of Puebla aged eight or older consumed radio content on workdays (Monday to Friday); the same was true for 34.04 percent of the population at weekends. Puebla is the fourth largest city in Mexico by population, after Mexico City, Ecatepec and Guadalajara. In 2018, 56 percent of households in Mexico owned a radio.

In May 2019, 52.39 percent of population of Puebla aged eight or older consumed free TV content on workdays (Monday to Friday); the same was true for 45.19 percent of the population at weekends. Puebla is the fourth largest city in Mexico by population, after Mexico City, Ecatepec and Guadalajara. Most watched free TV channel in Mexico in 2019 was Las Estrellas owned by Televisa.

The state of Mexico is the most populated region in Mexico, being home to around 13.44 percent of the country's total population. In 2022, approximately 17.32 million people lived in the state of Mexico, whereas 9.3 million resided in the country's capital, Mexico City. The state with the lowest number of inhabitants was Colima, with around 770,900 residents.

In May 2019, 15.96 percent of population of Puebla aged eight or older consumed pay TV content on workdays (Monday to Friday); the same was true for 16.34 percent of the population at weekends. Puebla is the fourth largest city in Mexico by population, after Mexico City, Ecatepec and Guadalajara. In general, pay TV reach in Mexico amounted to 52 percent in 2018.

Ciro Gómez Leyva with the morning shows "Ciro Gómez Leyva por la Mañana" on Radio Fórmula 104.1 was the most popular radio morning newscaster in Mexico City, with a rating of 0.663 points. This translates into a reach of 130.04 thousand people and a share of 3.49 percent. Radio content consumption News is the second most popular radio content type in Mexico. It is consumed by 41 percent of radio listeners and trumped only by music, which is favored by 77 percent of the audience. Sports programming closes the top three genres, with 11 percent of listeners preferring it. A great majority of radio consumption is done offline, with only six percent of the listeners saying they tuned into the radio online. The most popular devices for radio content consumption are sound systems, portable radio receivers, and mobile phones. Radio reach Even though radio receivers are present in more than half of all Mexican households, under nine percent of the country’s population actually listen to the radio. The share is highest (12 percent) among adults aged 35 to 44 and lowest (three percent) among children under 12. Radio consumption is more popular among men than among women in the North American country, with 10 percent of men and only eight percent of women tuning in. The northwestern Mexican city of Hermosillo reported the highest radio reach of the country, with over 71 percent of the city’s population consuming radio.

In 1800, the present-day region of Mexico had a population of just over six million people. Mexico gained its independence from the Spanish crown in 1821, and population growth remained steady for the next 85 years. Growth then halted with with the Panic of 1907, an American financial crisis whose ripple effects in Mexico would set the stage for the Mexican Revolution in 1910. This revolution would see population flatline at just over fifteen million between 1910 and 1920, as widespread conflict and result in the death of between 1.7 to 2.7 million over the decade, and the coinciding 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic would see the loss of another 300,000 in this time period. Following the end of both the Mexican Revolution and the Spanish Flu epidemic in 1920, the population of Mexico would begin to increase rapidly as modernization would see mortality rates fall and standards of living rise throughout the country. This growth has continued steadily into the 21st century, and in 2020, Mexico is estimated to have a population of just under 129 million.

In May 2019, 7.6 percent of population of Puebla aged eight or older read newspapers daily. Puebla is the fourth largest city in Mexico by population, after Mexico City, Ecatepec and Guadalajara. In general, approximately eight percent of Mexicans read digital newspapers.

Key information about Mexico Household Income per Capita

• Mexico Annual Household Income per Capita reached 3,690.156 USD in Dec 2022, compared with the previous value of 2,639.778 USD in Dec 2020.
• Mexico Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2006 to Dec 2022, with an averaged value of 3,322.376 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 4,169.817 USD in Dec 2008 and a record low of 2,639.778 USD in Dec 2020.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Mexico grew 4.584 % YoY in Apr 2023.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from Quarterly Average Household Income per Capita multiplied by 4 and converts it into USD. The National Institute of Statistics and Geography provides Average Household Income per Capita in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

The working poverty rate in Mexico, which refers to the percentage of the population with labor income below the cost of the food basket, fell to 35.8 percent in the first quarter of 2024. The share of the Mexican population at working poverty peaked in the third quarter of 2020, at 46 percent.

In 2022, about 40 percent of adults in Mexico held a net worth under 10,000 U.S. dollars. In contrast, merely 393,000 Mexicans (that is, 0.4 percent of the total) had a net worth of over one million U.S. dollars. Mexico is one of the most unequal countries in Latin America regarding wealth distribution, with 78.7 percent of the national wealth held by the richest ten percent of the population.

The minimum salaryThe minimum wage per day guaranteed by law in Mexico was decreed to increase by 22 percent between 2021 and 2022, reaching 172.87 Mexican pesos in 2022. In the Free Zone located near the northern border the minimum daily wage was raised to 260.34 Mexican pesos.This represented the fourth consecutive incrase since 2019, but could prove to be insufficient to maintain the wellbeing of Mexican workers after the soaring inflation rate registered in 2022 and the economic impact of the COVID-19 in Mexican households. The legal minimum salary has a long history in the North American country, it was first implemented with the approval of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States in 1917. Income inequality in Latin AmericaLatin America, as other developing regions in the world, generally records high rates of inequality, with a Gini coefficient ranging between 38 and 54 among the region’s countries. Moreover, many of the countries with the biggest inequality in income distribution worldwide are found in Latin America. According to the Human Development Report 2019, wealth redistribution by means of tax transfers improves Latin America's Gini coefficient to a lesser degree than it does in advanced economies. Wider access to education and health services, on the other hand, have been proven to have a greater direct effect in improving Gini coefficient measurements in the region.

Mexico City’s leading public radio station in the first half of 2020 was Reactor 105.7, with 197.57 thousand listeners in the area. Ranked second was Radio UNAM AM/FM with 125.42 thousand listeners. In May 2019, more than 60 percent of the population of Mexico City aged eight or older consumed radio content on workdays (Monday to Friday); the same was true for 56 percent of the population on the weekends.

As of March 2023, a total of 260,836 patients performed legal abortions in Mexico City, of which 179,224 were women who resided in the capital. Meanwhile, over 71,000 patients came from the neighboring state of Mexico. Mexico City was the first state in the country where women could have abortions legally within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy.

An outlier in an ocean of dissonance

Varying from state to state, each region in Mexico is unique regarding abortion laws and enforcement. Apart from rape, which is unanimously recognized across all states, factors such as maternal fatality, health, and child defects are the only exceptions for abortions in most local municipalities' penal codes. In many conservative parts of the country, such as Nuevo León, 100 criminal investigations were prosecuted due to abortion in 2020. Given abortion policies' political polarization, public opinion often falls along the lines of 'pro-choice' versus 'pro-life' disputes. According to a 2019 poll, citizens in Zacatecas, Chiapas, and Tamaulipas overwhelmingly disfavored women's right to abortion by over 70 percent, while citizens in Mexico City and Baja California favored women's right to abortion by approximately 53 percent.

A population at strife with abortion rights

In 2008, the Mexican supreme court decriminalized abortion in Mexico City, which set-off a historical precedent for women's rights across the region. Overall, Mexico along with Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, and Cuba are the only five countries in the region to have passed pro-abortion legislation. Yet, the subject across the region continues to be a divisive opinion. According to a 2021 survey, Argentina remains the most progressive population, with 44 percent believing abortion should be allowed according to the woman's determination. However, across the region, around 35 percent of Latin Americans believe that abortion should only be allowed under certain circumstances, such as rape. Alternatively, birth control measures have become increasingly popular in the region. As of 2019, people in Latin America and the Caribbean were the second largest population using contraception in the world.

The statistic depicts the unemployment rate in Mexico from 1999 to 2023. In 2023, Mexico's unemployment rate was around 2.77 percent. Mexico's population Mexico is the third largest country in North America. Mexico’s economy has developed and improved over the years, partially due to a better relationship with the United States. Mexico’s total population was estimated to amount to around 120 million people in 2014, with the majority, i.e. more than 60 percent, having a Mestizo background. Despite a remarkably high migration flow between Mexico and the United States, with more than 11.5 million Mexican migrants living in the United States, Mexico’s population is still growing at a constant rate. In addition, life expectancy in Mexico is increasing, pointing towards an improvement of living conditions. However, the high total population numbers affect the population density. In 2012, there were more than 62 inhabitants per square kilometer registered, ten more than a decade ago. This trend is most likely to increase but not worriyngly so, since Mexico is still far from being one of the countries with the highest population density . Among the Mexican metropolises, Mexico City has the highest number of residents by far.

Mexico City’s leading talk and news radio station in the first half of 2020 was W Radio 96.9, with 377.02 thousand listeners in the area. Ranked second was Radio Uno 104.1 with 334.2 thousand listeners. In May 2019, more than 60 percent of the population of Mexico City aged eight or older consumed radio content on workdays (Monday to Friday); the same was true for 56 percent of the population on the weekends.

Mexico City’s leading entertainment and music radio station in the first half of 2020 was Ke-Buena 92.9, with 731.99 thousand listeners in the area. Ranked second was Los 40 101.7 with 569.29 thousand listeners. In May 2019, more than 60 percent of the population of Mexico City aged eight or older consumed radio content on workdays (Monday to Friday); the same was true for 56 percent of the population on the weekends.

In 2022, the death rate in Mexico decreased by 2.7 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants (-28.69 percent) compared to 2021. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significantly higher death rate than the preceding years.The crude death rate is the annual number of deaths in a given population, expressed per 1,000 people. When looked at in unison with the crude birth rate, the rate of natural increase can be determined.Find more statistics on other topics about Mexico with key insights such as life expectancy of men at birth, total fertility rate, and life expectancy of women at birth.

Based on land area, Brazil is the largest country in Latin America by far, with a total area of over 8.5 million square kilometers. Argentina follows with almost 2.8 million square kilometers. Cuba, whose surface area extends over almost 111,000 square kilometers, is the Caribbean country with the largest territory.

Brazil: a country with a lot to offer

Brazil's borders reach nearly half of the South American subcontinent, making it the fifth-largest country in the world and the third-largest country in the Western Hemisphere. Along with its landmass, Brazil also boasts the largest population and economy in the region. Although Brasília is the capital, the most significant portion of the country's population is concentrated along its coastline in the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

South America: a region of extreme geographic variation

With the Andes mountain range in the West, the Amazon Rainforest in the East, the Equator in the North, and Cape Horn as the Southern-most continental tip, South America has some of the most diverse climatic and ecological terrains in the world. At its core, its biodiversity can largely be attributed to the Amazon, the world's largest tropical rainforest, and the Amazon river, the world's largest river. However, with this incredible wealth of ecology also comes great responsibility. In the past decade, roughly 80,000 square kilometers of the Brazilian Amazon were destroyed. And, as of late 2019, there were at least 1,000 threatened species in Brazil alone.