Brazil vs Mexico: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Brazil
44.3%
in 2025
Mexico
42.7%
in 2025
Brazil rank
18th
Mexico rank
21st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 44.3% against 42.7% in Mexico, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Brazil ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 21st of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.9% | 28.1% | 4.2% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 30.4% | 32.4% | 1.9% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 34.8% | 36.4% | 1.6% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 39.1% | 2.0% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 40.3% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 40.8% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 42.1% | 1.6% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Brazil or Mexico?
- Brazil, at 44.3% against 42.7% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Brazil and Mexico?
- 1.6%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Brazil ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 21st of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.