List of Mexican states by population

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The following table is a list of the 31 federal states of Mexico plus Mexico City, ranked in order of their total population based on data from the last three National Population Census in 2020, 2010 and 2000.

Map of each state's population as of 2015 Mexican states by population 2015.svg
Map of each state's population as of 2015
RankStatePopulation (2020) [1] Population (2010) [2] Population (2000) [3]
1Flag of the State of Mexico.svg  México 16,992,41815,175,86213,096,686
2Flag of Mexico City.svg  Ciudad de México 9,209,9448,851,0808,605,239
3Flag of Jalisco.svg  Jalisco 8,348,1517,350,6826,322,002
4Flag of Veracruz.svg  Veracruz 8,062,5797,643,1946,908,975
5Flag of Puebla.svg  Puebla 6,583,2785,779,8295,076,686
6Guanajuato Flag.svg  Guanajuato 6,166,9345,486,3724,663,032
7Flag of Nuevo Leon.svg  Nuevo León 5,784,4424,653,4583,834,141
8Flag of Chiapas.svg  Chiapas 5,543,8284,796,5803,920,892
9Flag of Michoacan.svg  Michoacán 4,748,8464,351,0374,384,471
10Flag of Oaxaca.svg  Oaxaca 4,132,1483,801,9623,438,765
11Flag of Baja California.svg  Baja California 3,769,0203,155,0702,487,367
12Flag of Chihuahua.svg  Chihuahua 3,741,8693,406,4653,052,907
13Flag of Guerrero.svg  Guerrero 3,540,6853,388,7683,079,649
14Flag of Tamaulipas.svg  Tamaulipas 3,527,7353,268,5542,753,222
15Flag of Coahuila.svg  Coahuila de Zaragoza 3,146,7712,748,3912,298,070
16Flag of Hidalgo.svg  Hidalgo 3,082,8412,665,0182,235,591
17Flag of Sinaloa.svg  Sinaloa 3,026,9432,767,7612,536,844
18Flag of Sonora.svg  Sonora 2,944,8402,662,4802,216,969
19Flag of San Luis Potosi.svg  San Luis Potosí 2,822,2552,585,5182,299,360
20Flag of Tabasco.svg  Tabasco 2,402,5982,238,6031,891,829
21Flag of Queretaro.svg  Querétaro de Arteaga 2,368,4671,827,9371,404,306
22Flag of Yucatan.svg  Yucatán 2,320,8981,955,5771,658,210
23Flag of Morelos.svg  Morelos 1,971,5201,777,2271,555,296
24Flag of Quintana Roo.svg  Quintana Roo 1,857,9851,325,578874,963
25Flag of Durango.png  Durango 1,832,6501,632,9341,448,661
26Flag of Zacatecas.svg  Zacatecas 1,622,1381,490,6681,353,610
27Flag of Aguascalientes.svg  Aguascalientes 1,425,6071,184,996944,285
28Flag of Tlaxcala.svg  Tlaxcala 1,342,9771,169,936962,646
29Flag of Nayarit.svg  Nayarit 1,235,4561,084,979920,185
30Flag of Campeche.svg  Campeche 928,363822,441690,689
31Flag of Baja California Sur.svg  Baja California Sur 798,447637,026424,041
32Flag of Colima.svg  Colima 731,391650,555542,627
Total126,014,024112,336,53897,483,412

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References

  1. ↑ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  2. ↑ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  3. ↑ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2000 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-26.
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