Mexico
population: National quarterly estimate (31 Mar 2026) · indicators as of 2026-09-05 · 93 metros tracked
🗺️ Geography93 metros
Mexico metro footprint, shaded by composite tier.
Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
🏙️ 93 tracked metros
Show all 93 rows
🗂️ Administrative subdivisions
32 entries listed under Mexico across 2 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
States (31)
Districts (1)
📋 At a glance
- Official languages
- Spanish, nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
- Currency
- Peso ($)
- Government
- Democratic republic
- Legislature
- Congress of the Union
- Constitution
- 1917, 81 amendment events since
- Demonym
- Mexican
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +52
- Internet TLD
- .mx
- ISO 3166
- MX
- Established
- 1810
- Highest point
- Citlaltepetl (5,636 m (18,491 ft))
- National anthem
- Toque de Bandera
Facts via Wikidata.
📰 In the news1 story
The Washington Post · 7 Sept 2026
"Sears isn't dead. It's alive and well in Mexico."Further reading from the day's reading list.
💹 Economy and developmentUpper middle income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN WPP, V-Dem, Global Carbon Budget, Ember, Energy Institute; CC BY 4.0). Each card credits its originating body. Renewable share is of electricity generation, not of primary energy. Each figure is the most recent year available.
🏛️ Leadership History69 leaders · click to expand
marks a leader associated with atrocities or defiance of law, systemic subversion of democratic institutions, or a criminal conviction. Convictions arising from political persecution, and annulled convictions, are excluded. denotes a monarch. These are editorial designations, applied per entry rather than derived automatically.
Claudia Sheinbaum✦ Current
2024–PresentPresident
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
2018–2024President
Enrique Pena Nieto
2012–2018President
Felipe Calderon
2006–2012President
Vicente Fox
2000–2006President
Ernesto Zedillo
1994–2000President
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
1988–1994President
Miguel de la Madrid
1982–1988President
Jose Lopez Portillo
1976–1982President
⚠️ Luis Echeverria
1970–1976President
⚠️ Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
1964–1970President
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
1958–1964President
Show all 69 leaders
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
1952–1958President
Miguel Aleman Valdes
1946–1952President
Manuel Avila Camacho
1940–1946President
Lazaro Cardenas
1934–1940President
Abelardo L. Rodriguez
1932–1934President
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
1930–1932President
Emilio Portes Gil
1928–1930President
Plutarco Elias Calles
1924–1928President
Alvaro Obregon
1920–1924President
Adolfo de la Huerta
1920–1920President
Venustiano Carranza
1914–1920President
Francisco S. Carvajal
1914–1914President
⚠️ Victoriano Huerta
1913–1914President
Pedro Lascurain
1913–1913President
Francisco I. Madero
1911–1913President
Francisco Leon de la Barra
1911–1911President
⚠️ Porfirio Diaz
1884–1911President
Manuel Gonzalez
1880–1884President
⚠️ Porfirio Diaz
1876–1880President
Jose Maria Iglesias
1876–1877President
Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada
1872–1876President
Benito Juarez
1858–1872President
Ignacio Comonfort
1855–1858President
Juan Alvarez
1855–1855President
Romulo Diaz de la Vega
1855–1855President
Martin Carrera
1855–1855President
⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
1853–1855President
Manuel Maria Lombardini
1853–1853President
Juan Bautista Ceballos
1853–1853President
Mariano Arista
1851–1853President
Jose Joaquin de Herrera
1848–1851President
Manuel de la Pena y Pena
1848–1848President
Pedro Maria Anaya
1847–1848President
Manuel de la Pena y Pena
1847–1847President
⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
1847–1847President
Pedro Maria Anaya
1847–1847President
⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
1847–1847President
Pedro Maria Anaya
1847–1847President
⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
1847–1847President
Valentin Gomez Farias
1846–1847President
⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
1840–1844President
Francisco Javier Echeverria
1840–1840President
Nicolas Bravo
1839–1839President
⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
1839–1839President
Anastasio Bustamante
1837–1839President
Jose Justo Corro
1836–1837President
Miguel Barragan
1834–1836President
⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
1833–1834President
Valentin Gomez Farias
1833–1833President
⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
1833–1833President
Valentin Gomez Farias
1833–1833President
Manuel Gomez Pedraza
1832–1833President
Melchor Muzquiz
1832–1832President
Anastasio Bustamante
1830–1832President
Jose Maria Bocanegra
1829–1829President
Vicente Guerrero
1829–1829President
Guadalupe Victoria
1824–1829President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Claudia Sheinbaum✦ Current | President | 2024–Present |
| Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador | President | 2018–2024 |
| Enrique Pena Nieto | President | 2012–2018 |
| Felipe Calderon | President | 2006–2012 |
| Vicente Fox | President | 2000–2006 |
| Ernesto Zedillo | President | 1994–2000 |
| Carlos Salinas de Gortari | President | 1988–1994 |
| Miguel de la Madrid | President | 1982–1988 |
| Jose Lopez Portillo | President | 1976–1982 |
| ⚠️ Luis Echeverria | President | 1970–1976 |
| ⚠️ Gustavo Diaz Ordaz | President | 1964–1970 |
| Adolfo Lopez Mateos | President | 1958–1964 |
| Adolfo Ruiz Cortines | President | 1952–1958 |
| Miguel Aleman Valdes | President | 1946–1952 |
| Manuel Avila Camacho | President | 1940–1946 |
| Lazaro Cardenas | President | 1934–1940 |
| Abelardo L. Rodriguez | President | 1932–1934 |
| Pascual Ortiz Rubio | President | 1930–1932 |
| Emilio Portes Gil | President | 1928–1930 |
| Plutarco Elias Calles | President | 1924–1928 |
| Alvaro Obregon | President | 1920–1924 |
| Adolfo de la Huerta | President | 1920–1920 |
| Venustiano Carranza | President | 1914–1920 |
| Francisco S. Carvajal | President | 1914–1914 |
| ⚠️ Victoriano Huerta | President | 1913–1914 |
| Pedro Lascurain | President | 1913–1913 |
| Francisco I. Madero | President | 1911–1913 |
| Francisco Leon de la Barra | President | 1911–1911 |
| ⚠️ Porfirio Diaz | President | 1884–1911 |
| Manuel Gonzalez | President | 1880–1884 |
| ⚠️ Porfirio Diaz | President | 1876–1880 |
| Jose Maria Iglesias | President | 1876–1877 |
| Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada | President | 1872–1876 |
| Benito Juarez | President | 1858–1872 |
| Ignacio Comonfort | President | 1855–1858 |
| Juan Alvarez | President | 1855–1855 |
| Romulo Diaz de la Vega | President | 1855–1855 |
| Martin Carrera | President | 1855–1855 |
| ⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | President | 1853–1855 |
| Manuel Maria Lombardini | President | 1853–1853 |
| Juan Bautista Ceballos | President | 1853–1853 |
| Mariano Arista | President | 1851–1853 |
| Jose Joaquin de Herrera | President | 1848–1851 |
| Manuel de la Pena y Pena | President | 1848–1848 |
| Pedro Maria Anaya | President | 1847–1848 |
| Manuel de la Pena y Pena | President | 1847–1847 |
| ⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | President | 1847–1847 |
| Pedro Maria Anaya | President | 1847–1847 |
| ⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | President | 1847–1847 |
| Pedro Maria Anaya | President | 1847–1847 |
| ⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | President | 1847–1847 |
| Valentin Gomez Farias | President | 1846–1847 |
| ⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | President | 1840–1844 |
| Francisco Javier Echeverria | President | 1840–1840 |
| Nicolas Bravo | President | 1839–1839 |
| ⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | President | 1839–1839 |
| Anastasio Bustamante | President | 1837–1839 |
| Jose Justo Corro | President | 1836–1837 |
| Miguel Barragan | President | 1834–1836 |
| ⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | President | 1833–1834 |
| Valentin Gomez Farias | President | 1833–1833 |
| ⚠️ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | President | 1833–1833 |
| Valentin Gomez Farias | President | 1833–1833 |
| Manuel Gomez Pedraza | President | 1832–1833 |
| Melchor Muzquiz | President | 1832–1832 |
| Anastasio Bustamante | President | 1830–1832 |
| Jose Maria Bocanegra | President | 1829–1829 |
| Vicente Guerrero | President | 1829–1829 |
| Guadalupe Victoria | President | 1824–1829 |
📈 Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
⚔️ Conflicts since 194511 interstate wars · click to expand
| Conflict | Years | Against | Combat deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Border War (1910–19) | 1910–1919 | MexicoVillistas,Mexico Seditionistas,Mexico Carrancistas | — |
| Mexican Revolution● | 1910–1920 | Maderistas,Orozquistas,Villistas,Zapatistas,Carrancistas,Magonistas,Seditionistas | — |
| Barrios' War of Reunification | 1885 | Guatemala,Honduras | — |
| Las Cuevas War | 1875 | United States Texas Rangers | — |
| French intervention in Mexico● | 1861–1867 | Second French Empire,Mexico Second Mexican Empire,Austrian Empire (German and Hungarian volunteers),Belgium Belgian Foreign Legion,Egyptian Sudanese,Spain Kingdom of Spain (retired in 1862),United Kingdom United Kingdom (retired in 1862) | — |
| Reform War | 1857–1861 | Mexico Conservatives | — |
| Revolution of Ayutla | 1854–1857 | Mexico Santa Anna dictatorship | — |
| Mexican–American War● | 1846–1848 | United States | — |
| Pastry War | 1838–1839 | France | — |
| Spanish attempts to reconquer Mexico | 1821–1829 | Spain Spanish Empire | — |
| Yaqui Wars | 1533–1929 | Crown of Castile (1533–1716),Spain (1716–1821) | — |
Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”
👥 Population over time
Our World in Data population (CC BY): UN WPP 2024 from 1950, Gapminder v7 1800-1949, HYDE 3.3 earlier; today's borders. Figures above are as of 2023, the last year that is estimated rather than forecast. The dashed tail to 2026 is a UN WPP medium-variant projection. It is drawn because the line should reach the present, and drawn differently because it has not happened yet: no rank, peak or share on this page uses it. Before 1950 the series is reconstruction rather than contemporaneous statistics, which is worth knowing when a country’s peak sits back there. The current population shown elsewhere on this page comes from the workbook and is unchanged by this. Note that people and share of world can move in opposite directions. A country can grow steadily and still become a smaller part of humanity, which is what happened to almost every rich country after 1960.
👥 To 2100
The UN’s probabilistic projection for Mexico: the median with its 80% and 95% bands, the UN’s own high, low and zero-migration scenarios beside it. Not this site’s model; the site reads it and says what it implies.
Tap or drag across the chart to read any year: the estimate to 2023, then the UN median, its bands and the scenarios.
What drives it
Births, deaths and net migration on the UN medium path, with fertility, life expectancy and median age, every decade from 1950.
Show all 16 decades
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Estimates to 2023; projections 2024 to 2100, medium variant and probabilistic intervals. The UN revises every two years; this is the WPP 2024 revision.
💰 Billionaires24 · $266.3B combined · click to expand
Show all 24 rows
| # | Name | Net worth | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Carlos Slim Helu & family | $122.9B | Telecom |
| 28 | Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family(inherited) | $72.1B | Metals & Mining |
| 161 | Alejandro Baillères Gual & family(inherited) | $17.3B | Diversified |
| 396 | Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala & family(inherited) | $9.3B | Food & Beverage |
| 979 | Carlos Hank Rhon & family(inherited) | $4.4B | Diversified |
| 1162 | Antonio Del Valle Ruiz & family | $3.7B | Manufacturing |
| 1168 | Ricardo Salinas Pliego & family(inherited) | $3.7B | Fashion & Retail |
| 1410 | Rufino Vigil Gonzalez | $3.0B | Metals & Mining |
| 1430 | Fernando Chico Pardo | $3.0B | Service |
| 1650 | David Peñaloza Alanís(inherited) | $2.6B | Construction & Engineering |
| 1767 | Enrique Coppel Luken(inherited) | $2.4B | Fashion & Retail |
| 1887 | Roberto Hernandez Ramirez | $2.2B | Finance & Investments |
| 1996 | Cynthia Helena Grossman Fleishman(inherited) | $2.1B | Food & Beverage |
| 1997 | Manuel Arango Arias | $2.1B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2212 | Rubén Coppel Luken(inherited) | $1.9B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2321 | Alberto Coppel Luken(inherited) | $1.8B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2321 | José Coppel Luken(inherited) | $1.8B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2471 | Juan Domingo Beckmann Legorreta & family(inherited) | $1.7B | Food & Beverage |
| 2523 | Agustín Coppel Luken(inherited) | $1.6B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2575 | Fernando Espinosa Abdalá(inherited) | $1.6B | Healthcare |
| 2575 | Leopoldo Espinosa Abdalá(inherited) | $1.6B | Healthcare |
| 3115 | Karen Virginia Beckmann Legoretta(inherited) | $1.2B | Food & Beverage |
| 3169 | Alfredo Harp Helu & family | $1.2B | Finance & Investments |
| 3341 | Oscar Baeza Fares(inherited) | $1.0B | Food & Beverage |
Source: Forbes real-time billionaires (via the rtb-api project). Net worth as of the latest monthly snapshot.
🏆 National Teams
Mexico on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
National Teams Champions
Every major championship won by Mexico's national teams, newest first. 14 in total.
Show all 14 titles
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-07-06 | Mexico | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2023 | 2023-07-16 | Mexico | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2019 | 2019-07-07 | Mexico | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2015 | 2015-07-26 | Mexico | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2011 | 2011-06-25 | Mexico | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2009 | 2009-07-26 | Mexico | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2003 | 2003-07-27 | Mexico | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 1999 | 1999-08-04 | Mexico | Confederations Cup |
| 1998 | 1998-02-15 | Mexico | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 1996 | 1996-01-21 | Mexico | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 1993 | 1993-07-25 | Mexico | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 1977 | 1977-10-23 | Mexico | CONCACAF Championship |
| 1971 | 1971-12-04 | Mexico | CONCACAF Championship |
| 1965 | 1965-04-11 | Mexico | CONCACAF Championship |