Urban population, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Urban population, per capita was 0.8004 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Mexico, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.8004 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.8004 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5075 units per person, in 1960.
Mexico ranks 58th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5075 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5158 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.5241 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5326 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5411 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5495 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.558 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5663 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5745 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5825 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5903 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5981 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6059 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6137 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6214 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6289 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6363 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6435 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6503 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6569 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6631 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6691 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6749 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6806 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.686 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6913 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6964 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7013 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7059 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7104 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7146 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7186 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7224 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7261 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7296 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.733 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7363 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7395 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7427 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7459 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7492 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7529 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7568 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7605 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7633 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7647 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.765 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7651 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7651 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7651 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7652 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7657 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7666 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.768 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7697 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7719 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7744 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7772 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7803 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7836 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7868 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7893 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.792 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7947 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7975 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8004 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5452 units per person | 0.5075 units per person | 0.5825 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6245 units per person | 0.5903 units per person | 0.6569 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6879 units per person | 0.6631 units per person | 0.7104 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7309 units per person | 0.7146 units per person | 0.7459 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7608 units per person | 0.7492 units per person | 0.7651 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7723 units per person | 0.7652 units per person | 0.7836 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7935 units per person | 0.7868 units per person | 0.8004 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 55 Spain 0.8052 units per person compare
- 56 American Samoa 0.8051 units per person compare
- 57 United States of America 0.8019 units per person compare
- 59 Costa Rica 0.7973 units per person compare
- 60 Belarus 0.7949 units per person compare
- 61 Oman 0.7948 units per person compare
More climate change data for Mexico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.98 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,348 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 79,444 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 105.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,399 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13,607 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 791.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 51.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Mexico?
- Urban population, per capita in Mexico was 0.8004 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8004 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5075 units per person in 1960.
- How does Mexico rank for urban population, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 58th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.