Urban population rose 1.39% to 106 mil in Mexico in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Mexico reached an all time high of 106 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 19.2 mil in 1960. When compared to Mexico's main peers, urban population in Belize amounted to 0.187 mil, 8.94 mil in Guatemala, 5.94 mil in Honduras and 275 mil in USA in 2021.
Mexico has been ranked 9th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Belize | mil | 0.174 | 0.177 | 0.180 | 0.183 | 0.187 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | mil | 30.2 | 30.7 | 31.0 | 31.2 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 830 | 849 | 867 | 883 | 898 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | mil | 4.48 | 4.53 | 4.58 | 4.64 | 4.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | mil | 8.60 | 8.80 | 9.00 | 9.19 | 9.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | mil | 5.58 | 5.74 | 5.91 | 6.07 | 6.24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 116 | 116 | 116 | 115 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 99.9 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | mil | 3.75 | 3.81 | 3.87 | 3.94 | 4.01 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 270 | 272 | 274 | 275 | 278 |
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