Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Mexico
Mexico: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 80.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Mexico, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Mexico stood at 80.0%. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Mexico peaked at 80.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
That places Mexico 70th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 1790s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 1810s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 1820s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 1830s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 1840s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 1850s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 1860s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 1870s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 1880s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 1 |
| 1890s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
| 1900s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 1 |
| 1910s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 1 |
| 1920s | 28.3% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 1 |
| 1930s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 1 |
| 1940s | 37.0% | 37.0% | 37.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 46.3% | 42.6% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 54.5% | 50.7% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.5% | 59.0% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.8% | 66.3% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.1% | 71.5% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 74.9% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 76.5% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 78.7% | 80.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 67 Spain 80.5% compare
- 68 American Samoa 80.5% compare
- 69 United States 80.2% compare
- 71 Costa Rica 79.7% compare
- 72 Belarus 79.5% compare
- 73 Oman 79.5% compare
More reference data data for Mexico
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.01 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.304 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6991 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5606 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 191.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Mexico?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Mexico was 80.0% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Mexico rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Mexico ranks 70th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.