Euro area vs Mexico: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Euro area
19.8%
in 2025
Mexico
42.7%
in 2025
Euro area rank
21st
Mexico rank
21st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Euro area
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 42.7% against 19.8% in Euro area, a difference of 22.9%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 2.2 times Euro area's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 21st of 37 groups.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.5% | 28.1% | 11.6% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 17.6% | 32.4% | 14.7% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 36.4% | 18.3% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 39.1% | 20.9% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 40.3% | 21.9% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 40.8% | 21.7% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 42.1% | 22.4% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Euro area or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 42.7% against 19.8% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Euro area and Mexico?
- 22.9%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Mexico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Mexico rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Euro area ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 21st of 37 groups.
- 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.