Mexico: Population and Key Statistics

North AmericaCapital: Mexico City#11 by population

With 130.9 million people, Mexico is the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world. Having overtaken China in 2023 to become the largest trading partner of the United States, and helped by the USMCA free trade agreement, the country has become one of the hubs of the North American supply chain in automotive and electronics manufacturing.

Counted among the main winners of the trend toward shifting production out of China and closer to home (nearshoring), Mexico is also the world's second-largest recipient of worker remittances after India: the more than 60 billion dollars sent home each year by Mexicans living abroad is one of the economy's major sources of income.

Population (2025)
131.9 million
131,946,900 people
GDP (2025)
$1,833bn
nominal, current US dollars
GDP per capita
$13,889
Life expectancy
75.3
years
Area
1,957,194
km²
Population density
67
people/km²
Median age
30.1
Internet usage
83.1%

Military Strength

Military expenditure (2024)
$16.7bn
16,726 million dollars
Share of GDP
0.89%
NATO guideline: 2%
Share of government spending
2.97%
Spending per capita
$127
per year, per person
Armed forces (2020)
341 thousand
341,000 active personnel
Armed forces per 1,000 people
2.6
0.64% of the labor force

Expenditure figures come from SIPRI and personnel counts from the IISS, both distributed through the World Bank. Source years differ by indicator, so each figure is shown with its own year.

How Mexico compares

Mexico and United States — core indicators
020 b40 b60 b80 b100 bGDP per capita ($)Life expectancy (years)Internet usage (%)GDP per capita ($) — Mexico: 13.889Life expectancy (years) — Mexico: 75,3Internet usage (%) — Mexico: 83,1GDP per capita ($) — United States: 90.027Life expectancy (years) — United States: 78,9Internet usage (%) — United States: 94,7
MexicoUnited States

The indicators use different scales, so the chart is a rough visual comparison only. For exact figures see the full side-by-side comparison.

Data sourcesPopulation and social indicators: UN World Population Prospects, World BankEconomy: IMF World Economic Outlook, World BankMilitary: SIPRI and IISS, distributed through the World BankLast refreshed: 2026-08-26