Population, male in Mexico

Mexico: Population, male was 63.98 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
63.98 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
11th
of 215 countries
All-time high
63.98 million
in 2025
All-time low
18.36 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Mexico, 1960–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, male in Mexico is 63.98 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Mexico peaked at 63.98 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.36 million, in 1960.

Mexico ranks 11th 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 24.61 million 10
1970s 29.07 million 25.40 million 32.78 million 10
1980s 36.80 million 33.60 million 39.98 million 10
1990s 44.11 million 40.71 million 47.45 million 10
2000s 51.36 million 48.16 million 54.71 million 10
2010s 58.57 million 55.51 million 61.18 million 10
2020s 62.73 million 61.64 million 63.98 million 6

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 8 Bangladesh 86.37 million compare
  2. 9 Ethiopia 67.88 million compare
  3. 10 Russia 66.55 million compare
  4. 12 Japan 60.15 million compare
  5. 13 Egypt 59.76 million compare
  6. 14 Philippines 58.25 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Mexico?
Population, male in Mexico was 63.98 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 63.98 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 18.36 million in 1960.
How does Mexico rank for population, male?
Mexico ranks 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
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

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