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.

The GIS of Mexican States, Municipalities and Islands consists of attribute and boundary data for 1990. The attribute data include population, language, education, literacy, housing Units and land cover classification from the 1990 Mexican population and housing census. The boundary data associated with the United States-Mexico border are consistent with the U.S. Census Bureau TIGER95 data. This data set is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

The number of inhabitants living in the state of Mexico alone amounted to nearly 17.33 million in 2022, which accounts for around 13.44 percent of the total Mexican population. The state of Mexico has shown an overall increase in the number of population since 2008, when it had approximately 15.1 million inhabitants. Mexico is the most populated state out of the 32 United Mexican States. Further, the state of Mexico surrounds Mexico City and comprises most of its greater metropolitan area.

Mexico Population: Baja California data was reported at 3,492.294 Person th in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,433.349 Person th for 2017. Mexico Population: Baja California data is updated yearly, averaging 1,987.944 Person th from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2018, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,492.294 Person th in 2018 and a record low of 893.845 Person th in 1970. Mexico Population: Baja California 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.

Historical chart and dataset showing total population for Mexico by year from 1950 to 2025.

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.

Mexico Population: Sinaloa data was reported at 3,091.166 Person th in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,063.593 Person th for 2017. Mexico Population: Sinaloa data is updated yearly, averaging 2,392.148 Person th from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2018, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,091.166 Person th in 2018 and a record low of 1,300.943 Person th in 1970. Mexico Population: Sinaloa 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 Population Database of Mexico contains geographically referenced population data for Mexican states, municipalities and localities from the 1990 Mexican population and housing census. The data include population by gender and age group for approximately 83.7% of the Mexican population. This data set is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

Mexico Population: Sonora data was reported at 2,981.144 Person th in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,942.362 Person th for 2017. Mexico Population: Sonora data is updated yearly, averaging 2,033.170 Person th from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2018, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,981.144 Person th in 2018 and a record low of 1,133.817 Person th in 1970. Mexico Population: Sonora 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 Population: Durango data was reported at 1,828.072 Person th in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,810.807 Person th for 2017. Mexico Population: Durango data is updated yearly, averaging 1,437.957 Person th from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2018, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,828.072 Person th in 2018 and a record low of 970.439 Person th in 1970. Mexico Population: Durango 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.

In the year 2020, the Mexican State was home to a population of approximately 16.99 million individuals, with an almost equal distribution of 51.4% women and 48.6% men. Within this period, the majority of the population in the Mexican State belonged to the age group spanning from 0 years old to 34 years old.

As of 2021, the Mexican federal entity with the highest amount of people self-identifying as a part of the LGBTQ+ community was for the State of Mexico with almost half a million people, followed by Mexico City with ******* people.

Mexico Population: Puebla data was reported at 6,446.510 Person th in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,380.173 Person th for 2017. Mexico Population: Puebla data is updated yearly, averaging 4,578.828 Person th from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2018, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,446.510 Person th in 2018 and a record low of 2,627.593 Person th in 1970. Mexico Population: Puebla 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 - Population Growth for Mexico was 0.87218 % Chg. at Annual Rate in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, mexico - Population Growth for Mexico reached a record high of 0.87218 in January of 2023 and a record low of 0.66741 in January of 2021. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for mexico - Population Growth for Mexico - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

The Raster Based GIS Coverage of Mexican Population is a gridded coverage (1 x 1 km) of Mexican population. The data were converted from vector into raster. The population figures were derived based on available point data (the population of known localities - 30,000 in all). Cell values were derived using a weighted moving average function (Burrough, 1986), and then calculated based on known population by state. The result from this conversion is a coverage whose population data is based on square grid cells rather than a series of vectors. 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).

Chiapas was the state in Mexico with the highest average extreme poverty rate in 2022. It was estimated that almost three out of ten people in Chiapas lived in a situation of extreme poverty. In contrast, Baja California was the state with the lowest extreme poverty rate, with 0.8 percent, well below the national average, which stood at 7.1 percent. The share of population living in poverty in Mexico amounted to 36.3 percent in 2022.

In 2020, the total population of Mexico City reached 9.2 million and a population density of 6,163.3 residents per square kilometer. This made Mexico City the federal entity with the largest population density in the country. The State of Mexico followed second, with a population density of 760.2 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Mexico Population: Campeche data was reported at 958.852 Person th in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 941.956 Person th for 2017. Mexico Population: Campeche data is updated yearly, averaging 617.379 Person th from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2018, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 958.852 Person th in 2018 and a record low of 262.217 Person th in 1970. Mexico Population: Campeche 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.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Mexico population over the last 20 plus years. It lists the population for each year, along with the year on year change in population, as well as the change in percentage terms for each year. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population change of Mexico across the last two decades. For example, using this dataset, we can identify if the population is declining or increasing. If there is a change, when the population peaked, or if it is still growing and has not reached its peak. We can also compare the trend with the overall trend of United States population over the same period of time.

Key observations

In 2023, the population of Mexico was 11,507, a 0.15% decrease year-by-year from 2022. Previously, in 2022, Mexico population was 11,524, an increase of 0.49% compared to a population of 11,468 in 2021. Over the last 20 plus years, between 2000 and 2023, population of Mexico increased by 82. In this period, the peak population was 11,616 in the year 2014. The numbers suggest that the population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP).

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP).

Data Coverage:

• From 2000 to 2023

Variables / Data Columns

• Year: This column displays the data year (Measured annually and for years 2000 to 2023)
• Population: The population for the specific year for the Mexico is shown in this column.
• Year on Year Change: This column displays the change in Mexico population for each year compared to the previous year.
• Change in Percent: This column displays the year on year change as a percentage. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

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Margin of Error

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