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Mexico

Mexico / MX

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Mexico in numbers.

Area1,957,194 kmยฒWorld # 13 โ†’Population131.9MWorld # 11 โ†’Population density67.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 134 โ†’Life expectancy75.3 yearsWorld # 103 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 13,889World # 91 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Mexico across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area1,957,194 kmยฒWorld # 13 / 2023 โ†’Population131.9MWorld # 11 / 2025 โ†’Population density67.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 134 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,810World # 166 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.8%World # 112 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.9World # 111 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate15.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 102 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 150 / 2024 โ†’Median age28.9 yearsWorld # 139 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+8.5%World # 111 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1424.1%World # 102 / 2025 โ†’Urban population80%World # 58 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-108KWorld # 200 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 127 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1.3%World # 167 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy75.3 yearsWorld # 103 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy61.4 yearsWorld # 110 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 75 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate15.7%World # 100 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 13,889World # 91 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 1.8TWorld # 14 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 25,868World # 90 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth0.6%World # 186 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.8%World # 72 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.7%World # 159 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment5.7%World # 156 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,629 hours/yearWorld # 100 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep time8 hours/dayWorld # 17 / Approximately 1998โ€“2006 โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)42.6World # 29 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.1%World # 103 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people438.2 per million peopleWorld # 85 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 98 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people8.5 per million peopleWorld # 82 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,305 kcal/dayWorld # 53 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person78.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 49 / 2023 โ†’Rice production219.6K tWorld # 66 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production2.6M tWorld # 35 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production194.5K tWorld # 12 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per person1.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 14 / 2025/26 forecast โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area33.6%World # 97 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person2,658 kWh/personWorld # 74 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.5 tWorld # 101 / 2024 โ†’Internet use83.1%World # 93 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions116.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 102 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate24.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 18 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate12.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 108 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.9%World # 128 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament50.2%World # 5 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals51.1MWorld # 3 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 11.4BWorld # 16 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites36 sitesWorld # 7 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 86.4%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal37,908 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceMaize2023Current currencyMexican PesoMXNDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country