Population and Demographics of Mexico
Population changed +0.86% in 2024 · median age 29 years
The UN medium outlook puts Mexico at 148.95 million people in 2050, with children under 15 representing 24.51% of the total. Over the 24 years from 2000 to 2024, Mexico moved +32.7% in population size.
Population Over Time in Mexico
Over the 24 years from 2000 to 2024, Mexico added roughly 32.24 million people, leaving the 2024 total at 130.861M. The central 2050 projection is 148.946M, implying a +13.8% change from 2024 if that path is realized. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
The 2024 age structure gives Mexico a mixed population profile. Children under 15 make up 24.51% of the population, compared with 8.25% aged 65 or older, and 67.24% are 15 to 64. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
In the World Bank 2024 series, females account for 51.5% of Mexico's population and males 48.5%. Females exceed males by 3.0 percentage points.
Female and male population share
Females made up 51.5% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 48.5% males.
What Is Shaping Population Change
Population is moving +0.86% annually in Mexico, where fertility is estimated at 1.9, in a structure where 67.24% are working age and 8.25% are 65 or above.
The historical series puts Mexico's 2000-to-2024 population change at +32.7%, and the UN medium scenario changes the 2024 total by +13.8% through 2050; neither series alone identifies the separate contributions of births, deaths and migration.
2024 estimate for Mexico. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Mexico vs. World
Against the 2024 world benchmarks, Mexico's annual population change was close to the global pace, fertility was below the world level, and its population was younger than the world median-age profile.
| Indicator | Mexico | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +0.86% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.9 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 29 | 30.6 | 2024 |
The table deliberately uses one 2024 source context for Mexico and the world. This avoids combining national figures from one year with global figures from another.
Key Takeaways
Mexico has 130,861,007 people in the 2024 estimate, with the population changing +0.86% over the year.
Age structure is a key feature of the profile: 24.51% are under 15 and 8.25% are 65 or older.
The 2024 female and male shares are 51.5% and 48.5% respectively.
The 2050 medium projection is 148.946M, 13.8% above the 2024 estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Mexico?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Mexico is 130,861,007 people.
Is the population of Mexico growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Mexico's population is growing, with annual change of +0.86%.
What percentage of the population of Mexico is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 8.25% of Mexico's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Mexico in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Mexico's 2050 population at 148,946,274.
What is the fertility rate in Mexico?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Mexico is 1.9 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.