Nations by Numbers

Latin America & Caribbean

Mexico in numbers

Mexico is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Mexico City. Its population was 131.95 million in 2025, ranking 11 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$13,889 in 2025.

Population131.95 million2025
GDPUS$1.83 trillion2025
GDP per personUS$13,8892025
Life expectancy75.32024
Area1.96 million2024
Urban share80.0%2025

People

Population

131.95 million
2025 · +34% since 2000 · Rank 11 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

0.83%
2025 · 1.54% in 2000 · Rank 112 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

67.3
2024 · +33% since 2000 · Rank 138 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

80.0%
2025 · 74.9% in 2000 · Rank 58 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

24.1%
2025 · 34.3% in 2000 · Rank 102 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

8.5%
2025 · 5.0% in 2000 · Rank 113 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.89
2024 · -30% since 2000 · Rank 111 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

75.3
2024 · +4% since 2000 · Rank 105 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

13.1
2024 · -52% since 2000 · Rank 105 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$761
2023 · +138% since 2000 · Rank 73 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

99.8%
2024 · 98.0% in 2000 · Rank 127 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

83.1%
2024 · 5.1% in 2000 · Rank 89 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

102.3%
2024 · 109.1% in 2000 · Rank 69 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$1.83 trillion
2025 · +147% since 2000 · Rank 14 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$13,889
2025 · +85% since 2000 · Rank 92 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$25,868
2025 · +121% since 2000 · Rank 90 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

0.56%
2025 · 5.03% in 2000 · Rank 186 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

3.81%
2025 · 9.49% in 2000 · Rank 68 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

2.7%
2025 · 2.6% in 2000 · Rank 160 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

39.6%
2025 · 24.2% in 2000 · Rank 85 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

3.6%
2025 · 1.0% in 2000 · Rank 68 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

1.96 million
2024 · -0% since 2000 · Rank 13 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

34.2%
2024 · 35.8% in 2000 · Rank 100 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

3.64
2024 · -10% since 2000 · Rank 80 of 203

Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean

ArubaArgentinaAntigua and BarbudaBahamas, TheBelizeBoliviaBrazilBarbadosChileColombiaCosta RicaCuba

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Mexico. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.