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Contents: Metropolitan Areas

The population of the metropolitan areas of Mexico according to census results.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, place of birth, religion, literacy (a15+)).

NameStatusState(s)Population
Census
1990-03-12
Population
Census
2000-02-14
Population
Census
2005-10-17
Population
Census
2010-05-31
Population
Estimate
2015-03-15
Population
Census
2020-03-15
AcapulcoMetropolitan AreaGuerrero653,973791,558786,830863,431886,975852,622
AcayucanMetropolitan AreaVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave91,323102,992105,552112,996120,340114,416
AguascalientesMetropolitan AreaAguascalientes547,366727,582834,498932,3691,044,0491,140,916
CampecheMetropolitan AreaCampeche173,645216,897238,850259,005283,025294,077
CancúnMetropolitan AreaQuintana Roo187,431431,128586,288677,379763,121934,189
CelayaMetropolitan AreaGuanajuato480,224577,900618,886690,442731,667767,104
ChetumalMetropolitan AreaQuintana Roo140,275175,980...207,810224,080233,648
ChihuahuaMetropolitan AreaChihuahua551,868696,495784,882852,533918,339988,065
ChilpancingoMetropolitan AreaGuerrero169,161233,011254,547287,875324,422336,480
Ciudad VictoriaMetropolitan AreaTamaulipas207,903263,063293,044321,953346,029349,688
CoatzacoalcosMetropolitan AreaVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave271,825307,724321,182347,257365,026355,738
Colima - Villa de ÁlvarezMetropolitan AreaColima211,733275,677294,828334,240359,392380,575
CórdobaMetropolitan AreaVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave237,706276,553293,768316,032347,647335,950
CuautlaMetropolitan AreaMorelos279,697372,256383,010434,147475,441483,455
CuernavacaMetropolitan AreaMorelos587,495798,782847,144924,964983,3651,028,589
CuliacánMetropolitan AreaSinaloa601,123745,537793,730858,638905,2651,003,530
DeliciasMetropolitan AreaChihuahua139,009156,444168,600181,768192,797195,359
DurangoMetropolitan AreaDurango413,835491,436526,659582,267654,876688,697
EnsenadaMetropolitan AreaBaja California259,979370,730413,481466,814486,639561,375
GuadalajaraMetropolitan AreaJalisco3,058,2203,772,8334,174,2204,521,7554,887,3835,268,642
GuanajuatoMetropolitan AreaGuanajuato119,170141,196153,364171,709184,239194,500
GuaymasMetropolitan AreaSonora175,109180,316184,816203,430214,223208,294
HermosilloMetropolitan AreaSonora448,966609,829701,838784,342884,273936,263
Hidalgo del ParralMetropolitan AreaChihuahua100,133106,875108,357111,814114,596121,666
JuárezMetropolitan AreaChihuahua798,4991,218,8171,313,3381,332,1311,391,1801,512,450
La Laguna (Comarca Lagunera, Torreón - Gómez Palacio)Metropolitan AreaCoahuila de Zaragoza / Durango929,2701,053,7431,162,4181,271,4931,342,1951,434,283
La PazMetropolitan AreaBaja California Sur160,970196,907219,596251,871272,711292,241
La Piedad - PénjamoMetropolitan AreaGuanajuato / Michoacán de Ocampo219,004229,372229,289249,512254,272261,450
LeónMetropolitan AreaGuanajuato983,0501,269,1791,425,2101,609,5041,768,1931,924,771
MatamorosMetropolitan AreaTamaulipas303,293418,141462,157489,193520,367541,979
MazatlánMetropolitan AreaSinaloa314,345380,509403,888438,434502,547501,441
MéridaMetropolitan AreaYucatán688,995873,423972,4191,053,5191,143,0411,316,088
MexicaliMetropolitan AreaBaja California601,938764,602855,962936,826988,4171,049,792
MinatitlánMetropolitan AreaVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave311,407323,389330,781356,137372,381359,228
Monclova - FronteraMetropolitan AreaCoahuila de Zaragoza261,412302,899313,811339,462363,753374,247
MonterreyMetropolitan AreaNuevo León2,704,2993,426,3523,796,8104,226,0314,689,6015,341,177
MoreliaMetropolitan AreaMichoacán de Ocampo542,985679,109755,041829,625911,960988,704
Moroleón - UriangatoMetropolitan AreaGuanajuato94,901100,06399,828108,669113,138108,755
NogalesMetropolitan AreaSonora107,936159,787193,517220,292233,952264,782
Nuevo LaredoMetropolitan AreaTamaulipas219,468310,915355,827384,033399,431425,058
OaxacaMetropolitan AreaOaxaca366,327508,593565,413619,367671,447713,925
OcotlánMetropolitan AreaJalisco121,050146,184154,380164,256176,158184,603
OrizabaMetropolitan AreaVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave330,649383,944398,387430,121457,159465,175
PachucaMetropolitan AreaHidalgo276,512375,022438,692512,196557,093665,929
Piedras NegrasMetropolitan AreaCoahuila de Zaragoza115,100151,149169,771180,734194,293209,456
Poza RicaMetropolitan AreaVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave445,934467,258481,389513,518538,206521,530
Puebla - TlaxcalaMetropolitan AreaPuebla / Tlaxcala1,776,8842,269,9952,523,3212,728,7902,941,9883,199,530
Puerto VallartaMetropolitan AreaJalisco / Nayarit151,288244,536304,107379,886425,890479,471
QuerétaroMetropolitan AreaQuerétaro / Guanajuato628,052873,2981,008,7701,161,4581,323,6401,594,212
ReynosaMetropolitan AreaTamaulipas376,676524,692633,730727,150773,089837,251
RíoverdeMetropolitan AreaSan Luis Potosí121,212128,935126,997135,452139,576146,049
SaltilloMetropolitan AreaCoahuila de Zaragoza486,580637,273725,259823,128923,6361,031,779
San Francisco del RincónMetropolitan AreaGuanajuato114,034145,017159,127182,365199,308214,713
San Luis PotosíMetropolitan AreaSan Luis Potosí677,855872,790980,1781,065,0391,159,8071,271,366
TampicoMetropolitan AreaTamaulipas / Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave648,598746,417803,196859,419916,854927,379
TapachulaMetropolitan AreaChiapas222,405271,674282,420320,451348,156353,706
TecománMetropolitan AreaColima110,481127,863123,089141,421152,790143,931
TehuacánMetropolitan AreaPuebla164,636240,507279,409296,899344,603357,621
Tehuantepec (- Salina Cruz)Metropolitan AreaOaxaca129,654152,196157,191168,618179,957179,870
TepicMetropolitan AreaNayarit268,185342,840379,296429,351471,026491,153
TeziutlánMetropolitan AreaPuebla76,282102,727115,057122,500131,786138,806
TianguistencoMetropolitan AreaMéxico92,830127,413137,567157,944170,461183,281
TijuanaMetropolitan AreaBaja California798,9381,352,0351,575,0261,751,4301,840,7102,157,853
Tlaxcala - ApizacoMetropolitan AreaTlaxcala303,779408,401457,655499,567540,273570,308
TolucaMetropolitan AreaMéxico1,156,4441,605,5711,779,4352,014,0912,202,8862,353,924
TulaMetropolitan AreaHidalgo140,438169,901184,691205,812225,219256,795
TulancingoMetropolitan AreaHidalgo147,137193,638204,708239,579256,662268,351
Tuxtla GutiérrezMetropolitan AreaChiapas397,602565,808658,663738,261814,436848,274
Valle de México [Greater Mexico City]Metropolitan AreaCiudad de México / Hidalgo / México15,563,79518,396,67719,239,91020,116,84220,892,72421,804,515
VeracruzMetropolitan AreaVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave580,016708,400771,380834,256915,213939,046
VillahermosaMetropolitan AreaTabasco437,567600,580644,629755,425823,213833,907
XalapaMetropolitan AreaVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave461,108591,053635,537711,139768,271789,157
Zacatecas - GuadalupeMetropolitan AreaZacatecas206,028263,028295,685335,947375,628405,285
ZamoraMetropolitan AreaMichoacán de Ocampo185,445216,048230,777250,113265,952273,641

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, Mexico (web), Consejo Nacional de Población, México.

Explanation: Metropolitan areas according to the definition of 2015 (published in 2018). The 2015 population figures are result of an intercensal survey.