Urban population (% of total population) in Mexico was reported at 81.58 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Urban population (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Mexico MX: Population Living in Slums: % of Urban Population data was reported at 11.100 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.400 % for 2007. Mexico MX: Population Living in Slums: % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 17.150 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2014, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.100 % in 1990 and a record low of 11.100 % in 2014. Mexico MX: Population Living in Slums: % 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 living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, and durability of housing.; ; UN HABITAT, retrieved from the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals database. Data are available at : http://mdgs.un.org/; Weighted average;

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;

Historical chart and dataset showing Mexico urban population by year from 1960 to 2023.

It is estimated that more than 8 billion people live on Earth and the population is likely to hit more than 9 billion by 2050. Approximately 55 percent of Earth’s human population currently live in areas classified as urban. That number is expected to grow by 2050 to 68 percent, according to the United Nations (UN).The largest cities in the world include Tōkyō, Japan; New Delhi, India; Shanghai, China; México City, Mexico; and São Paulo, Brazil. Each of these cities classifies as a megacity, a city with more than 10 million people. The UN estimates the world will have 43 megacities by 2030.Most cities' populations are growing as people move in for greater economic, educational, and healthcare opportunities. But not all cities are expanding. Those cities whose populations are declining may be experiencing declining fertility rates (the number of births is lower than the number of deaths), shrinking economies, emigration, or have experienced a natural disaster that resulted in fatalities or forced people to leave the region.This Global Cities map layer contains data published in 2018 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). It shows urban agglomerations. The UN DESA defines an urban agglomeration as a continuous area where population is classified at urban levels (by the country in which the city resides) regardless of what local government systems manage the area. Since not all places record data the same way, some populations may be calculated using the city population as defined by its boundary and the metropolitan area. If a reliable estimate for the urban agglomeration was unable to be determined, the population of the city or metropolitan area is used.Data Citation: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision. Statistical Papers - United Nations (ser. A), Population and Vital Statistics Report, 2019, https://doi.org/10.18356/b9e995fe-en.

Mexico MX: People with Basic Handwashing Facilities Including Soap and Water: Urban: % of Urban Population data was reported at 89.879 % in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 89.879 % for 2014. Mexico MX: People with Basic Handwashing Facilities Including Soap and Water: Urban: % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 89.879 % from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2015, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 89.879 % in 2015 and a record low of 89.879 % in 2015. Mexico MX: People with Basic Handwashing Facilities Including Soap and Water: Urban: % 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: Health Statistics. The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.; ; WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).; ;

Historical chart and dataset showing Mexico rural population by year from 1960 to 2023.

Rural population (% of total population) in Mexico was reported at 18.42 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Rural population - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.