Mexico Population Clock
Mexico has an estimated population of about 131.9 million, which makes it the 11th most populous of the 115 countries tracked here.
Its population is growing slowly, at 0.83% a year.
The capital is Mexico City.
The counter below is a live estimate interpolated from the World Bank's latest annual figures — not a real-time measurement. It links to its source, base year and method via the ⓘ next to it.
Statistics
Population trend
Population 2016–2025 (World Bank)
How Mexico's population is changing
Mexico records about 5,586 births and 2,247 deaths a day. That is a natural increase of roughly 3,339 people per day, or about 1.22 million a year before migration is counted.
Net migration runs at about 108,037 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 9% of its natural change.
If the current rate held indefinitely, Mexico would take roughly 84 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.
Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 122.3 million to 131.9 million — a gain of 9.70 million, or 7.9%.
Where people live in Mexico
With about 67 people per square kilometre, Mexico is moderately populated, close to the world average of 62. That ranks 73rd of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Ukraine and Afghanistan.
Mexico covers about 1,943,950 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 131.9 million into that density figure.
About 80.0% of people live in urban areas, making Mexico highly urbanised, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 105.6 million town and city dwellers and 26.3 million living rurally.
Age, fertility and life expectancy in Mexico
Mexico has a broadly balanced age structure: about 24.1% are under 15 and 8.5% are 65 or older. Children outnumber over-65s by roughly 2.8 to one.
The total fertility rate is about 1.89 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.
Life expectancy at birth is about 75.3 years, roughly 1.8 years above the global average of 73.5.
Mexico at a glance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 131.9 million | 2025 |
| World rank by population | #11 | 2025 |
| Annual growth rate | 0.83% | 2025 |
| Population density | 67 /km² | 2023 |
| Land area | 1,943,950 km² | 2023 |
| Urban population | 80.0% | 2025 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 75.3 years | 2024 |
| Fertility rate | 1.89 births per woman | 2024 |
| Population under 15 | 24.1% | 2025 |
| Population 65 and over | 8.5% | 2025 |
| Net migration | -108,037 | 2025 |
| Births per day | 5,586 | 2025 |
| Deaths per day | 2,247 | 2025 |
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Methodology & sources
Data: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), base year 2025. The live counter animates the latest annual growth rate per second; it is an estimate, not a real-time measurement. No figures are invented — every number traces back to the World Bank indicators listed above.
Source: World Bank