🇲🇽What's the population of Mexico?

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Population

Area

Demographics

Immigrants

Share of population born abroad

1.3%

1.7M people · 2024

Country of birth

• United States
  47.7% · 823.5K
• Honduras
  9.6% · 166.4K
• Venezuela
  6.4% · 111.2K
• Haiti
  5.3% · 91.6K
• Guatemala
  4.7% · 81K
• Other countries
  24.5% · 423.7K
• Unknown
  1.7% · 28.6K

• The UN counts an international migrant as anyone living outside the country they were born in — including students, workers, spouses and people who have since naturalized.
• Includes refugees and asylum seekers reported by UNHCR.
• "Unknown" is the number the UN could not assign to a country of origin.

Economy

Nominal GDP

$1,832,641,364,776

Currency

MXN

Monthly temperature & rainfall

Best time to visit Mexico tends to be around April, when average highs sit near 29.2°C.

Religion

• Christianity 88%
• Unaffiliated 9%
• Other 3%

Language

Official language(s)

es

English proficiency

Low

Travel essentials

Time zone

America/Mexico_City

Electricity

127V · A/B

Driving side

Right

Calling code

+52

Emergency number

911

Compare Mexico with

Reports featuring Mexico

• Why 'The Netherlands Is Larger Than Switzerland' Is True: Scoring a Game Show's Proposition Race With Real DataIn the Korean survival show The Community 2, contestants collect word cards to build true comparative sentences. Run the same rules across 24 countries and 13 metrics and only 8,742 of the 70,860 possible sentences — 12.3% — turn out to be true.
• 3.5% of People in South Korea Were Born Abroad — In 1990 It Was 0.04%In 1990, 18,499 people living in South Korea had been born abroad — 0.04% of the population. In 2024 it is 1.81 million, or 3.5%, just under the world average of 3.7%. Sort the same data by head count instead of share and an entirely different list of countries appears.
• 13 Plug Standards, 53 Countries — Only 17 Match South Korea's ExactlyWe checked the plug type and voltage for all 53 countries WhatsThePop tracks. There are 13 distinct standards — only 17 match South Korea's C/F, 220V setup exactly, and 16 need a completely different adapter.
• The World's 2nd-Biggest Economy Ranks 33rd Per Capita — Why 'Big Economy' Isn't 'Expensive Travel'Among the 53 countries WhatsThePop tracks, China has the 2nd-largest total economy but ranks 33rd per capita — just 38% of South Korea's figure. Economic size and what travelers actually pay are answers to different questions.
• 20 Countries Bigger Than South Korea — And Only 2 SmallerOf the 22 countries WhatsThePop tracks, only the Netherlands and Switzerland are smaller than South Korea (100,210 km²). Here's how the other 20 stack up, grouped by scale.

Sources & data

• population: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
• area: world-countries (Wikidata-derived) (2026-08)
• gdp_nominal_usd: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
• gdp_per_capita_usd: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
• religions: Manual curation (Pew Research) (2026-08)
• industries: Manual curation (CIA World Factbook) (2026-08)
• climate: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (2026-08)
• happiness_index: World Happiness Report 2025 (2026-07)
• livability_rank: U.S. News & World Report — Best Countries 2024 (2026-07)
• migrants: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (2026-09)

FAQ

What is the population of Mexico?

Mexico — 131.9M (2025)

How big is Mexico?

1,964,375 km²

What is the capital of Mexico?

Mexico City

What is the GDP per capita of Mexico?

$13,889

What language is spoken in Mexico?

es