Mexico Demographics

Population of Mexico (2026)

View live population, charts & trends: Population of Mexico

Mexico Population
132,997,658
see live
Yearly Change
+0.80%
Global Share
1.6%
Global Rank
11

Median Age

The median age in Mexico is 30.0 years (2026).

Fertility in Mexico

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility : the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
1.85
(Live Births per Woman, 2026)

Life Expectancy in Mexico

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
75.6
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
78.4
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
72.8
(life expectancy at birth, males)


Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Mexico


Infant Mortality
9.7
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
11.7
(per 1,000 live births)


Mexico Urban Population

Currently, 80.3% of the population of Mexico is urban (106,843,110 people in 2026)


Population Density

The 2026 population density in Mexico is 68 people per km² (177 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 1,943,945 km² (750,561 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Mexico

The 30 largest of 129 cities, ranked by population at the census of March 15, 2020 (by National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics, Mexico).

RankCityPopulation
1Mexico City8,843,706
2Tijuana1,810,645
3Ecatepec de Morelos1,643,623
4León1,579,803
5Puebla1,542,232
6Ciudad Juárez1,501,551
7Guadalajara1,385,621
8Zapopan1,257,547
9Monterrey1,142,952
10Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl1,072,676
11Chihuahua925,762
12Mérida921,771
13Naucalpan de Juárez911,168
14Cancún888,797
15Saltillo864,431
16Aguascalientes863,893
17Hermosillo855,563
18Mexicali854,186
19San Luis Potosí845,941
20Culiacán808,416
21Querétaro794,789
22Morelia743,275
23Chimalhuacán703,215
24Reynosa691,557
25Torreón690,193
26Tlalnepantla658,907
27Acapulco658,609
28Tlaquepaque650,123
29Guadalupe635,862
30Durango616,068
See all 129 cities in Mexico

See also

Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

Population pyramid stages

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio

Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio

Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio

Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.

Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64] ) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.