Iran vs Mexico: Urban population

Iran
71.51 million
in 2025
Mexico
105.61 million
in 2025
Iran rank
12th
Mexico rank
9th

Urban population over time

  • Iran
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 105.61 million against 71.51 million in Iran, a difference of 34.10 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.5 times Iran's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Globally, Iran ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 9th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.