Mexico

Central America · Capital: Ciudad de M

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Population now

132,899,420

As of 2026, the population of Mexico is approximately 132,899,420 (live estimate), growing at 0.73% per year with a birth rate of 13.8 and a death rate of 6.5 per 1,000 people. The population is 48.7% male and 51.3% female, at a density of 67.9 people per km².

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Key indicators

Birth rate: 13.8 /1,000/yr
Death rate: 6.5 /1,000/yr
Literacy: 95.2%
Smoking: 13.1%
Density: 67.9 /km²
Life expectancy: 71.5 yrs

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Demographic profile

Mexico is the 11th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 1.59% of everyone alive. Within Central America, it ranks 1 of 8.

Each day brings roughly 5,021 births and 2,365 deaths, adding about 970,084 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.73% annually, the population would double in roughly 96 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.

Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Sonora, holding an estimated 19.5% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 32 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.

Literacy stands near 95.2% and adult smoking prevalence around 13.1%, with life expectancy at about 71.5 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.

Quick answers

What is the population of Mexico in 2026? Approximately 132,899,420 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).

How fast is Mexico growing? About 0.73% per year — roughly 5,021 births and 2,365 deaths every day.

What share of the world lives in Mexico? Around 1.59% — ranked 11 worldwide by population.

Population history & projection

Breakdown by states / regions

Regional figures are modelled estimates: real region names, populations allocated from the national total. Sudan carries curated state data.

State / region	Population	Male %	Birth rate	Death rate	Education %	Smoking %
Sonora	25,867,832	48.0%	13.3	6.3	92.7%	15.3%
Campeche	14,351,078	49.3%	12.6	6.5	90.5%	13.9%
Zacatecas	10,167,331	47.9%	14.8	7.1	89.9%	11.0%
Quintana Roo	7,961,759	48.9%	15.3	6.2	91.5%	11.2%
Chiapas	6,586,209	47.8%	13.1	7.1	90.8%	13.3%
Ciudad de México	5,640,680	49.1%	13.7	7.1	90.6%	13.9%
Oaxaca	4,947,965	49.5%	13.7	6.6	99.5%	14.0%
Tlaxcala	4,417,062	49.2%	12.8	7.2	89.7%	15.8%
Durango	3,996,261	48.2%	12.2	7.1	95.8%	11.9%
Nayarit	3,653,928	48.6%	14.5	6.0	99.5%	14.0%
Guerrero	3,369,583	48.7%	12.8	6.3	99.5%	15.6%
Morelos	3,129,363	48.3%	13.1	6.3	91.2%	12.0%
Tamaulipas	2,923,534	48.8%	15.1	5.7	99.5%	14.4%
Tabasco	2,745,055	49.2%	14.2	5.9	97.2%	12.9%
Hidalgo	2,588,704	49.0%	13.7	6.8	99.5%	10.8%
Chihuahua	2,450,518	47.9%	13.4	7.1	95.9%	15.9%
Puebla	2,327,439	49.0%	13.9	6.5	90.7%	16.2%
Nuevo León	2,217,064	47.7%	13.8	6.6	99.5%	15.4%
Guanajuato	2,117,480	48.3%	13.4	7.0	90.0%	12.9%
San Luis Potosí	2,027,143	48.0%	13.8	6.3	95.3%	11.1%
Coahuila de Zaragoza	1,944,794	48.3%	13.0	7.2	97.8%	10.7%
Jalisco	1,869,393	48.2%	13.2	6.8	94.6%	14.8%
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	1,800,078	49.7%	15.4	6.5	91.1%	12.7%
Yucatán	1,736,122	49.7%	13.3	7.2	99.5%	10.1%
Estado de México	1,676,914	49.8%	12.9	7.1	89.8%	13.8%
Colima	1,621,932	48.6%	12.2	6.2	99.2%	13.1%
Querétaro	1,570,727	47.6%	13.6	6.7	99.5%	13.1%
Michoacán de Ocampo	1,522,915	47.9%	14.4	7.2	99.0%	10.8%
Baja California Sur	1,478,160	49.2%	13.0	6.7	92.2%	13.6%
Sinaloa	1,436,173	47.8%	15.1	6.2	99.5%	10.7%
Baja California	1,396,698	48.1%	13.2	6.3	99.5%	12.2%
Aguascalientes	1,359,510	49.2%	12.5	5.9	91.2%	10.6%