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.; ;

Mexico MX: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data was reported at 20.842 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.105 % for 2016. Mexico MX: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 25.978 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.774 % in 1969 and a record low of 20.842 % in 2017. Mexico MX: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population 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 percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; Weighted average;

This statistic presents the share of the married population in Mexico in the third quarter of 2016, broken down by gender and age group. In that period, more than ** percent of women between 30 and 59 years old in Mexico were married or in a domestic partnership.

Mexico MX: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population data was reported at 39.292 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 39.314 % for 2016. Mexico MX: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 36.710 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.352 % in 2015 and a record low of 25.140 % in 1960. Mexico MX: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population 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 urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; Weighted average;

This statistic presents the number of inhabitants in Mexico in 2010 and 2015, as well as projections for 2016 and 2017, broken down by gender. In 2017, the population of Mexico was estimated at around ***** million, out of which almost **** million were women.

Mexico MX: Urban Population: % of Total Population data was reported at 79.867 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 79.577 % for 2016. Mexico MX: Urban Population: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 70.709 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.867 % in 2017 and a record low of 50.753 % in 1960. Mexico MX: Urban Population: % of Total Population 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. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.; ; United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

This statistic presents the share and divorced, separated or widowed population in Mexico in the third quarter of 2016, broken down by gender and age. In the presented period, more than ** percent of women over 60 years old in Mexico were either divorced, separated or widowed, whereas only **** percent of men of the same age range had one of these marital status.

Mexico MX: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million data was reported at 50,750,263.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 50,140,649.000 Person for 2016. Mexico MX: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million data is updated yearly, averaging 30,431,310.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50,750,263.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 9,597,041.000 Person in 1960. Mexico MX: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million 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 urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; ;

In 2022, it was reported that 17.7 percent of the Mexican population lagged behind in education and was therefore considered socially vulnerable. Among the country's indigenous population, the rate of social vulnerability for lagging behind in education rose up to 35.3 percent. The figures have been increasing since 2016 and the ethnicity gap amounts to double of the non-indigenous population educational social vulnerability rate.

Mexico MX: Population: Male: Ages 40-44: % of Male Population data was reported at 7.074 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.091 % for 2016. Mexico MX: Population: Male: Ages 40-44: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 4.120 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.091 % in 2016 and a record low of 3.709 % in 1979. Mexico MX: Population: Male: Ages 40-44: % of Male Population 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. Male population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Mexico MX: Population: Female: Ages 30-34: % of Female Population data was reported at 7.670 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.674 % for 2016. Mexico MX: Population: Female: Ages 30-34: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 6.544 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.569 % in 2006 and a record low of 5.141 % in 1971. Mexico MX: Population: Female: Ages 30-34: % of Female Population 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. Female population between the ages 30 to 34 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

The number of people considered socially vulnerable due to food deprivation in Mexico reached more than ********* of the country's population in 2018. It was estimated that **** percent of the Mexican population faced food deprivation or nutrition difficulties in 2018, an increase when compared with **** percent in 2016.

The share of people considered vulnerable due to a lack of access to health services in Mexico amounted to more than one third of the country's population in 2022. In that year, it was estimated that 39.1 percent of the Mexican population suffered vulnerabilities for this reason. The situation has worsened since 2016, when only 15.5 percent of the population were considered to be facing a lack of access to health services.

Around *** million disabled persons were considered neither poor nor vulnerable in Mexico in 2018, an improvement compared to the *** million registered in 2016. On the other hand, the size of the Mexican population without a disability who do not face poverty or other social vulnerabilities decreased between 2016 and 2018.

According to a survey conducted in Mexico in 2024, only ** percent of respondents said they trusted their country's healthcare system to provide the best health treatment. Moreover, ** percent of interviewees stated that many people cannot afford good healthcare, while ****************** said waiting times to get an appointment with doctors are too long. Healthcare coverage Healthcare coverage in Mexico varies widely, with a significant portion of the population relying on public health insurance. A 2023 national survey found that over half of Mexico’s citizens were covered by public health programs not affiliated with social security institutions or private insurances, while ** percent were insured through the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). According to the survey, less than *** percent of the population was covered by private health insurance. Access disparities across regions A lack of access to health services in Mexico affects over a third of the population despite the availability of social security coverage and public healthcare programs. In 2022, **** percent of Mexicans were considered vulnerable due to insufficient healthcare access, a significant increase from **** percent in 2016. This problem is not evenly distributed across the country, with Chiapas facing the highest vulnerability rate at **** percent, while Baja California Sur had the lowest at **** percent.

Mexico MX: Population: Female: Ages 50-54: % of Female Population data was reported at 4.893 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.799 % for 2016. Mexico MX: Population: Female: Ages 50-54: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 3.058 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.893 % in 2017 and a record low of 2.735 % in 1970. Mexico MX: Population: Female: Ages 50-54: % of Female Population 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. Female population between the ages 50 to 54 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Mexico MX: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data was reported at 9.034 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.080 % for 2016. Mexico MX: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 9.143 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.829 % in 1995 and a record low of 7.906 % in 1960. Mexico MX: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population 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. Male population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

On average, 25 people were murdered every 100,000 inhabitants in Mexico in 2022, down from 28 homicide cases per 100,000 people the previous year. Mexico's murder rate increased remarkably between 2015 and 2018. Between January and June of 2023, the homicide rate stood at 12 cases.

Crime and violence in Mexico

Street violence and crime are some of the most pressing problems affecting Mexican society today. A recent survey revealed that, on average, almost 76 percent of the adult population felt unsafe. The perceived level of insecurity in Mexico is more worrisome among women than men. In recent years, violence against women in Mexico has significantly worsened.

Violence against women in Mexico

The number of femicides registered in Mexico has more than doubled between 2015 and 2023. Up to 827 women were murdered in Mexico in 2023 solely on account of their gender. Over the past decade, Mexico adopted this federal criminal typification to address the increasing cases of homicide motivated by gender. Mexico State was the region with the largest number of femicides reported as such in 2023, whereas Colima stood out as the Mexican state with the highest prevalence of femicides, based on 100,000 women.

Mexico MX: Population: Female data was reported at 64,851,331.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 64,038,916.000 Person for 2016. Mexico MX: Population: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 41,651,272.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64,851,331.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 19,156,559.000 Person in 1960. Mexico MX: Population: Female 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. Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum;

Mexico MX: Population: Total data was reported at 129,163,276.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 127,540,423.000 Person for 2016. Mexico MX: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 82,890,905.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 129,163,276.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 38,174,112.000 Person in 1960. Mexico MX: Population: Total 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. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.