Mexican States by Population 2024

Mexico’s population according to Censo de Población 2020 is 126,014,024 (126 million). As per the United Nations Population Prospects report, Mexico’s Population in 2024 is estimated at 129,455,566 (129 million or 12.9 Crore).

The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a separate entity without being formally a state).

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

State wise Population 2024

Let’s have a look at the population of Mexican States & Territories.

#	State	Population
1	México (State)	16,992,418
2	Mexico City	9,209,944
3	Jalisco	8,348,151
4	Veracruz	8,062,579
5	Puebla	6,583,278
6	Guanajuato	6,166,934
7	Nuevo León	5,784,442
8	Chiapas	5,543,828
9	Michoacán	4,748,846
10	Oaxaca	4,132,148
11	Baja California	3,769,020
12	Chihuahua	3,741,869
13	Guerrero	3,540,685
14	Tamaulipas	3,527,735
15	Coahuila	3,146,771
16	Hidalgo	3,082,841
17	Sinaloa	3,026,943
18	Sonora	2,944,840
19	San Luis Potosí	2,822,255
20	Tabasco	2,402,598
21	Querétaro	2,368,467
22	Yucatán	2,320,898
23	Morelos	1,971,520
24	Quintana Roo	1,857,985
25	Durango	1,832,650
26	Zacatecas	1,622,138
27	Aguascalientes	1,425,607
28	Tlaxcala	1,342,977
29	Nayarit	1,235,456
30	Campeche	928,363
31	Baja California Sur	798,447
32	Colima	731,391

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Top Mexican States by Population

The top 5 states by Population are the Mexico (State), Jalisco, Veracruz, Puebla & Guanajuato. Almost 60% of Mexico’s population lives in the top 5 states.

#	Top State	Population
1	State of México	16,992,418
2	Mexico City*	9,209,944
3	Jalisco	8,348,151
4	Veracruz	8,062,579
5	Puebla	6,583,278
6	Guanajuato	6,166,934
7	Nuevo León	5,784,442
8	Chiapas	5,543,828
9	Michoacán	4,748,846
10	Oaxaca	4,132,148

# The capital, Mexico City, as a separate entity without being formally a state

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Least Populated Mexican States

Colima is the least populated followed by Baja California Sur. 10 least populous provinces contribute only 10% of the Mexican population.

#	Least populated State	Population
1	Colima	731,391
2	Baja California Sur	798,447
3	Campeche	928,363
4	Nayarit	1,235,456
5	Tlaxcala	1,342,977
6	Aguascalientes	1,425,607
7	Zacatecas	1,622,138
8	Durango	1,832,650
9	Quintana Roo	1,857,985
10	Morelos	1,971,520

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Mexican States by Growth Rate

Mexico has a population growth rate of 12.8% during 2010-2020. It has had a population increase of 13,677,486 (13.7 million) since 2010. Quintana Roo (40.16%) has the highest growth rate followed by Querétaro & Baja California Sur.

#	State	Growth Rate	Numeric Change
1	Quintana Roo	40.16%	532,407
2	Querétaro	29.57%	540,530
3	Baja California Sur	25.34%	161,421
4	Nuevo León	24.30%	1,130,984
5	Aguascalientes	20.30%	240,611
6	Baja California	19.46%	613,950
7	Yucatán	18.68%	365,321
8	Hidalgo	15.68%	417,823
9	Chiapas	15.58%	747,248
10	Tlaxcala	14.79%	173,041
11	Coahuila	14.50%	398,380
12	Puebla	13.90%	803,449
13	Nayarit	13.87%	150,477
14	Jalisco	13.57%	997,469
15	Campeche	12.88%	105,922
16	Colima	12.43%	80,836
17	Guanajuato	12.40%	680,562
18	Durango	12.23%	199,716
—	Mexico	12.18%	13,677,486
19	México	11.97%	1,816,556
20	Morelos	10.93%	194,293
21	Sonora	10.61%	282,360
22	Chihuahua	9.85%	335,404
23	Sinaloa	9.36%	259,182
24	San Luis Potosí	9.16%	236,737
25	Michoacán	9.14%	397,809
26	Zacatecas	8.82%	131,470
27	Oaxaca	8.68%	330,186
28	Tamaulipas	7.93%	259,181
29	Tabasco	7.33%	163,995
30	Veracruz	5.49%	419,385
31	Guerrero	4.48%	151,917
32	Ciudad de México	4.05%	358,864

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

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