Population, female in Mexico

Mexico: Population, female was 67.96 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
67.96 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
10th
of 215 countries
All-time high
67.96 million
in 2025
All-time low
18.36 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Mexico, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 67.96 million for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, female in Mexico peaked at 67.96 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.36 million, in 1960.

Mexico ranks 10th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21.34 million 18.36 million 24.62 million 10
1970s 29.11 million 25.41 million 32.87 million 10
1980s 37.48 million 33.70 million 41.27 million 10
1990s 45.92 million 42.11 million 49.66 million 10
2000s 53.83 million 50.47 million 57.28 million 10
2010s 61.51 million 58.11 million 64.58 million 10
2020s 66.54 million 65.16 million 67.96 million 6

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 7 Brazil 108.16 million compare
  2. 8 Bangladesh 89.32 million compare
  3. 9 Russia 76.96 million compare
  4. 11 Ethiopia 67.60 million compare
  5. 12 Japan 63.22 million compare
  6. 13 Egypt 58.61 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, female in Mexico?
Population, female in Mexico was 67.96 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, female recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 67.96 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population, female recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 18.36 million in 1960.
How does Mexico rank for population, female?
Mexico ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, female rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.