Mexico: Population growth

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 Mexico

Population growth, percent

 Latest value 0.86
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1961 - 2024
 Average 1.99
 Min - Max 0.67 - 3.31
 Source United Nations Population Division
The latest value from 2024 is 0.86 percent, a decline from 0.87 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 1.19 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Mexico from 1961 to 2024 is 1.99 percent. The minimum value, 0.67 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 3.31 percent was recorded in 1966. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Mexico - Population growth - Recent values chart

Historical series
Mexico - Population growth - historical chart - 1961-2024




Definition: Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Population size 130.86 2024 million
 Percent urban population 80.04 2025 percent
 Population density 67 2023 people per square km
 Population ages 65 and above 8.25 2024 percent
 Percent children 24.09 2025 percent
 Percent female population 51.51 2024 percent
 Rural population, percent 19.96 2025 percent
 Age dependency ratio 48.40 2025 percent
 Refugee population 124,784 2023 refugees
 Migrant population 1 2024 percent
 Population growth 0.86 2024 percent
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