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Mexico: Population in the largest city

21.54percent · 2025-5.7% since 2015

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area. Annual figures for Mexico from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202521.544
202421.564
202321.61
202221.682
202121.755
202021.834
201921.992
201822.202
201722.418
201622.625
201522.834
201422.877
201322.942
201223.015
201123.087
201023.159
200923.289
200823.429
200723.569
200623.699
200523.821
200423.982
200324.191
200224.436
200124.703
200024.979
199925.13
199825.216
199725.314
199625.425
199525.552
199425.696
199325.853
199226.028
199126.22
199026.431
198926.621
198826.815
198727.031
198627.267
198527.523
198427.801
198328.101
198228.428
198128.784
198029.191
197929.095
197829.002
197728.946
197628.924
197528.935
197428.982
197329.06
197229.165
197129.291
197029.439
196929.46
196829.404
196729.374
196629.367
196529.373
196429.388
196329.4
196229.413
196129.418
196029.4

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World Bank (2026). Population in the largest city. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-population-in-the-largest-city (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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