Lower middle income vs Mexico: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Lower middle income
18.0%
in 2025
Mexico
42.7%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
24th
Mexico rank
21st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Lower middle income
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 42.7% against 18.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 24.7%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 2.4 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 24th 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 | Lower middle income | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 28.1% | 19.4% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 32.4% | 22.1% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 36.4% | 24.8% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 39.1% | 26.3% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 40.3% | 26.2% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 40.8% | 25.2% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 42.1% | 24.7% | 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, Lower middle income or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 42.7% against 18.0% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Lower middle income and Mexico?
- 24.7%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Mexico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Mexico rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Lower middle income ranks 24th 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.