Mexico — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Mexico had an estimated population of 103,872,328 in 2005, with 2,106 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Mexico today — population now 132,997,658, against 103,872,328 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 103,872,328 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 105,811,504 | 132,997,658 | +26% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | México | 22,092,696 |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 4,005,039 |
| 3 | Monterrey | 3,677,530 |
| 4 | Puebla | 2,701,418 |
| 5 | Juárez-El Paso | 2,218,393 |
| 6 | León | 1,538,069 |
| 7 | Torreón | 1,122,857 |
| 8 | San Luis Potosí | 1,004,309 |
| 9 | Mérida | 920,248 |
| 10 | Acapulco | 911,578 |
| 11 | Querétaro | 904,995 |
| 12 | Culiacán | 866,050 |
| 13 | Chihuahua | 854,604 |
| 14 | Tampico | 798,297 |
| 15 | Aguascalientes | 782,813 |
| 16 | Coatzacoalcos | 719,476 |
| 17 | Hermosillo | 713,204 |
| 18 | Saltillo | 693,242 |
| 19 | Villahermosa | 672,824 |
| 20 | Veracruz | 626,552 |
| 21 | Orizaba-Córdoba | 595,925 |
Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 2,106)
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City | Distrito Federal | 8,657,050 | 12,294,193 now |
| 2 | Ecatepec | México | 1,806,226 | — |
| 3 | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 1,640,589 | 1,385,629 now |
| 4 | Juárez | Chihuahua | 1,402,990 | — |
| 5 | Puebla | Puebla | 1,392,099 | 1,692,181 now |
| 6 | Tijuana | Baja California | 1,376,457 | 1,922,523 now |
| 7 | Nezahualcóyotl | México | 1,232,220 | — |
| 8 | Monterrey | Nuevo León | 1,122,874 | 1,135,512 now |
| 9 | León | Guanajuato | 1,114,626 | — |
| 10 | Zapopan | Jalisco | 987,516 | 1,476,491 now |
| 11 | Naucalpan | México | 846,185 | — |
| 12 | Guadalupe | Nuevo León | 724,921 | 673,616 now |
| 13 | Mérida | Yucatán | 717,175 | 1,201,000 now |
| 14 | Tlalnepantla | México | 715,767 | 653,410 now |
| 15 | Chihuahua | Chihuahua | 708,267 | 925,762 now |
| 16 | San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | 677,704 | 722,772 now |
| 17 | Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | 658,179 | 722,250 now |
| 18 | Acapulco | Guerrero | 652,136 | — |
| 19 | Saltillo | Coahuila | 621,250 | 709,671 now |
| 20 | Querétaro | Querétaro | 611,785 | — |
| 21 | Mexicali | Baja California | 597,099 | 1,032,686 now |
| 22 | Hermosillo | Sonora | 595,811 | 812,229 now |
| 23 | Morelia | Michoacán | 592,797 | 743,275 now |
| 24 | Chimalhuacán | México | 590,140 | — |
| 25 | Culiacán | Sinaloa | 582,469 | 808,416 now |
| 26 | Veracruz | Veracruz | 568,313 | 428,323 now |
| 27 | Cancún | Quintana Roo | 542,043 | 888,797 now |
| 28 | Torreón | Coahuila | 524,066 | 735,340 now |
| 29 | López Mateos | México | 521,034 | — |
| 30 | San Nicolás de los Garza | Nuevo León | 507,816 | 412,199 now |
| 31 | Toluca | México | 505,881 | 489,333 now |
| 32 | Reynosa | Tamaulipas | 498,654 | 589,466 now |
| 33 | Tlaquepaque | Jalisco | 493,646 | 650,123 now |
| 34 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Chiapas | 481,128 | — |
| 35 | Cuautitlán Izcalli | México | 475,179 | 555,163 now |
| 36 | Durango | Durango | 457,140 | — |
| 37 | Matamoros | Tamaulipas | 435,145 | — |
| 38 | Xalapa | Veracruz | 425,148 | — |
| 39 | Tonalá | Jalisco | 401,509 | 408,759 now |
| 40 | Xico | México | 365,777 | — |
| 41 | Villahermosa | Tabasco | 362,401 | — |
| 42 | Mazatlán | Sinaloa | 354,717 | — |
| 43 | Apodaca | Nuevo León | 352,064 | — |
| 44 | Ixtapaluca | México | 351,001 | — |
| 45 | Nuevo Laredo | Tamaulipas | 349,550 | 416,055 now |
| 46 | Cuernavaca | Morelos | 343,769 | — |
| 47 | Irapuato | Guanajuato | 339,554 | — |
| 48 | Pachuca | Hidalgo | 319,581 | — |
| 49 | Coacalco | México | 313,405 | — |
| 50 | Tampico | Tamaulipas | 309,003 | — |
| 51 | General Escobedo | Nuevo León | 308,206 | — |
| 52 | Celaya | Guanajuato | 305,901 | — |
| 53 | Tepic | Nayarit | 280,592 | — |
| 54 | Victoria | Tamaulipas | 269,923 | — |
| 55 | Oaxaca | Oaxaca | 262,566 | — |
| 56 | Obregón | Sonora | 258,162 | — |
| 57 | Ensenada | Baja California | 256,565 | 443,807 now |
| 58 | Santa Catarina | Nuevo León | 254,472 | — |
| 59 | Los Reyes | México | 251,168 | — |
| 60 | Nicolás Romero | México | 245,383 | — |
| 61 | Tehuacán | Puebla | 241,429 | — |
| 62 | Uruapan | Michoacán | 237,308 | — |
| 63 | Buenavista | México | 235,602 | — |
| 64 | Coatzacoalcos | Veracruz | 230,717 | — |
| 65 | Gómez Palacio | Durango | 228,577 | — |
| 66 | Los Mochis | Sinaloa | 214,601 | — |
| 67 | Campeche | Campeche | 205,212 | — |
| 68 | Tapachula | Chiapas | 197,961 | — |
| 69 | Monclova | Coahuila | 195,764 | — |
| 70 | Soledad | San Luis Potosí | 194,006 | — |
| 71 | Madero | Tamaulipas | 192,736 | — |
| 72 | Puerto Vallarta | Jalisco | 187,134 | — |
| 73 | Nogales | Sonora | 185,882 | — |
| 74 | Poza Rica | Veracruz | 174,526 | — |
| 75 | San Pablo de las Salinas | México | 173,557 | — |
| 76 | Metepec | México | 172,982 | — |
| 77 | La Paz | Baja California Sur | 171,485 | — |
| 78 | Jiutepec | Morelos | 166,331 | — |
| 79 | Chilpancingo | Guerrero | 165,250 | — |
| 80 | Chalco | México | 163,996 | — |
| 81 | Cholula | Puebla | 151,667 | — |
| 82 | Minatitlán | Veracruz | 150,895 | — |
| 83 | Cuautla | Morelos | 146,178 | — |
| 84 | Acuña | Coahuila | 144,669 | — |
| 85 | Carmen | Campeche | 141,308 | — |
| 86 | Piedras Negras | Coahuila | 139,619 | — |
| 87 | San Luis Río Colorado | Sonora | 139,254 | — |
| 88 | Salamanca | Guanajuato | 138,614 | — |
| 89 | Chetumal | Quintana Roo | 134,412 | — |
| 90 | Córdoba | Veracruz | 134,403 | — |
| 91 | Garza García | Nuevo León | 130,646 | — |
| 92 | San Cristóbal de las Casas | Chiapas | 128,996 | — |
| 93 | Colima | Colima | 127,235 | — |
| 94 | Zamora | Michoacán | 124,916 | — |
| 95 | Huixquilucan | México | 124,846 | — |
| 96 | Orizaba | Veracruz | 121,348 | — |
| 97 | Zacatecas | Zacatecas | 118,562 | — |
| 98 | San Juan del Río | Querétaro | 118,173 | — |
| 99 | Texcoco | México | 115,378 | — |
| 100 | Iguala | Guerrero | 112,106 | — |
| 101 | Manzanillo | Colima | 110,735 | — |
| 102 | Ciudad Valles | San Luis Potosí | 109,504 | — |
| 103 | Fresnillo | Zacatecas | 105,488 | — |
| 104 | Guaymas | Sonora | 103,449 | — |
| 105 | Delicias | Chihuahua | 102,969 | — |
| 106 | Tulancingo | Hidalgo | 102,383 | — |
| 107 | Navajoa | Sonora | 102,170 | — |
| 108 | Hidalgo | Chihuahua | 101,768 | — |
| 109 | Apatzingán | Michoacán | 98,422 | — |
| 110 | Villa de Alvarez | Colima | 95,048 | — |
| 111 | Guadalupe | Zacatecas | 94,089 | — |
| 112 | Tuxtepec | Oaxaca | 92,121 | — |
| 113 | Temixco | Morelos | 91,059 | — |
| 114 | Cuauhtémoc | Chihuahua | 90,835 | — |
| 115 | Guzmán | Jalisco | 88,799 | — |
| 116 | Atlixco | Puebla | 85,891 | — |
| 117 | Río Bravo | Tamaulipas | 85,481 | — |
| 118 | Cárdenas | Tabasco | 85,350 | — |
| 119 | Cuautitlán | México | 84,737 | — |
| 120 | Lagos de Moreno | Jalisco | 84,677 | — |
| 121 | Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala | 84,670 | — |
| 122 | Chicoloapan | México | 84,440 | — |
| 123 | Ojo de Água | México | 84,251 | — |
| 124 | Lázaro Cárdenas | Michoacán | 84,001 | — |
| 125 | Tepatitlán | Jalisco | 83,694 | — |
| 126 | Ocotlán | Jalisco | 81,527 | — |
| 127 | El Mante | Tamaulipas | 79,981 | — |
| 128 | Comitan | Chiapas | 79,944 | — |
| 129 | Tecomán | Colima | 79,579 | — |
| 130 | Zitácuaro | Michoacán | 78,950 | — |
| 131 | Guanajuato | Guanajuato | 78,364 | — |
| 132 | Fuentes del Valle | México | 76,284 | — |
| 133 | Texmelucan | Puebla | 75,903 | — |
| 134 | Tuxpam | Veracruz | 74,489 | — |
| 135 | Cozumel | Quintana Roo | 73,934 | — |
| 136 | Salina Cruz | Oaxaca | 73,648 | — |
| 137 | Teziutlán | Puebla | 70,819 | — |
| 138 | La Piedad | Michoacán | 70,238 | — |
| 139 | Atenco | México | 68,602 | — |
| 140 | Guasave | Sinaloa | 68,449 | — |
| 141 | Agua Prieta | Sonora | 68,446 | — |
| 142 | Cadereyta | Nuevo León | 67,994 | — |
| 143 | Matehuala | San Luis Potosí | 67,717 | — |
| 144 | Miramar | Tamaulipas | 67,689 | — |
| 145 | Juchitán | Oaxaca | 67,637 | — |
| 146 | San Francisco del Rincón | Guanajuato | 66,949 | — |
| 147 | Allende | Guanajuato | 66,311 | — |
| 148 | Rosarito | Baja California | 66,020 | — |
| 149 | Silao | Guanajuato | 65,195 | — |
| 150 | Frontera | Coahuila | 64,976 | — |
| 151 | Lerdo | Durango | 63,530 | — |
| 152 | Xoxocotlan | Oaxaca | 61,846 | — |
| 153 | Teoloyucan | México | 61,376 | — |
| 154 | Zihuatanejo | Guerrero | 61,308 | — |
| 155 | Valle de Santiago | Guanajuato | 60,528 | — |
| 156 | Guamúchil | Sinaloa | 59,276 | — |
| 157 | Sahuayo | Michoacán | 58,513 | — |
| 158 | Tecate | Baja California | 58,300 | — |
| 159 | Linares | Nuevo León | 57,731 | — |
| 160 | Amozoc | Puebla | 57,362 | — |
| 161 | Cortazar | Guanajuato | 56,360 | — |
| 162 | Acámbaro | Guanajuato | 56,263 | — |
| 163 | Tuxtla | Veracruz | 55,697 | — |
| 164 | Martínez | Veracruz | 55,660 | — |
| 165 | Dolores Hidalgo | Guanajuato | 55,138 | — |
| 166 | Hidalgo | Michoacán | 54,993 | — |
| 167 | Altamira | Tamaulipas | 54,954 | — |
| 168 | Tultepec | México | 54,778 | — |
| 169 | Playa del Carmen | Quintana Roo | 54,346 | — |
| 170 | Zinacantepec | México | 54,220 | — |
| 171 | Taxco | Guerrero | 53,217 | — |
| 172 | Caborca | Sonora | 52,896 | — |
| 173 | Vicente Guerrero | Tlaxcala | 52,591 | — |
| 174 | Nuevo Casas Grandes | Chihuahua | 51,356 | — |
| 175 | Zacapú | Michoacán | 50,112 | — |
| 176 | Huauchinango | Puebla | 49,852 | — |
| 177 | Uriangato | Guanajuato | 49,745 | — |
| 178 | Santa Lucía del Camino | Oaxaca | 49,320 | — |
| 179 | Sabinas | Coahuila | 49,199 | — |
| 180 | Pátzcuaro | Michoacán | 49,016 | — |
| 181 | Jacona | Michoacán | 48,982 | — |
| 182 | Ríoverde | San Luis Potosí | 48,854 | — |
| 183 | Coatepec | Veracruz | 48,453 | — |
| 184 | Chiautempan | Tlaxcala | 48,322 | — |
| 185 | Papantla | Veracruz | 47,958 | — |
| 186 | Huajuapan | Oaxaca | 47,844 | — |
| 187 | Valle Hermoso | Tamaulipas | 47,831 | — |
| 188 | Azcatepec | México | 47,692 | — |
| 189 | Zumpango | México | 47,509 | — |
| 190 | San Luis de la Paz | Guanajuato | 47,321 | — |
| 191 | El Pueblito | Querétaro | 47,201 | — |
| 192 | Progreso | Yucatán | 47,124 | — |
| 193 | Acayucan | Veracruz | 46,990 | — |
| 194 | Apizaco | Tlaxcala | 46,459 | — |
| 195 | Matamoros | Coahuila | 46,282 | — |
| 196 | Huamantla | Tlaxcala | 45,903 | — |
| 197 | San Juan de los Lagos | Jalisco | 45,671 | — |
| 198 | Tierra Blanca | Veracruz | 45,357 | — |
| 199 | Tepotzotlán | México | 44,517 | — |
| 200 | Arandas | Jalisco | 43,342 | — |
| 201 | Izúcar | Puebla | 42,936 | — |
| 202 | Cabo San Lucas | Baja California Sur | 42,601 | — |
| 203 | Autlán | Jalisco | 42,155 | — |
| 204 | Tizimín | Yucatán | 41,993 | — |
| 205 | Teyahualco | México | 41,757 | — |
| 206 | Yautepec | Morelos | 41,386 | — |
| 207 | San Pedro | Coahuila | 41,165 | — |
| 208 | Comalcalco | Tabasco | 40,992 | — |
| 209 | Tepexpan | México | 40,748 | — |
| 210 | Las Choapas | Veracruz | 40,304 | — |
| 211 | Moroleón | Guanajuato | 40,063 | — |
| 212 | Kanasín | Yucatán | 40,027 | — |
| 213 | Constitución | Baja California Sur | 39,915 | — |
| 214 | Valladolid | Yucatán | 39,663 | — |
| 215 | Tenango de Río Blanco | Veracruz | 39,543 | — |
| 216 | Las Guacamayas | Michoacán | 39,447 | — |
| 217 | Tizayuca | Hidalgo | 39,323 | — |
| 218 | Empalme | Sonora | 38,599 | — |
| 219 | Huejutla | Hidalgo | 38,489 | — |
| 220 | Ramos Arizpe | Coahuila | 38,258 | — |
| 221 | Juventino Rosas | Guanajuato | 38,198 | — |
| 222 | Jérez | Zacatecas | 37,835 | — |
| 223 | Camargo | Chihuahua | 37,743 | — |
| 224 | Emiliano Zapata | Morelos | 37,724 | — |
| 225 | Montemorelos | Nuevo León | 37,694 | — |
| 226 | Los Reyes | Michoacán | 37,439 | — |
| 227 | Xicotepec | Puebla | 37,424 | — |
| 228 | Tehuantepec | Oaxaca | 37,389 | — |
| 229 | Tlapa | Guerrero | 36,873 | — |
| 230 | Palenque | Chiapas | 36,669 | — |
| 231 | Nueva Rosita | Coahuila | 36,642 | — |
| 232 | Agua Dulce | Veracruz | 36,119 | — |
| 233 | Santiago | Nuevo León | 35,968 | — |
| 234 | Ameca | Jalisco | 35,867 | — |
| 235 | Coyotepec | México | 35,793 | — |
| 236 | Mendoza | Veracruz | 35,546 | — |
| 237 | Pánuco | Veracruz | 35,316 | — |
| 238 | Los Cabos | Baja California Sur | 34,883 | — |
| 239 | Melchor Ocampo | México | 34,489 | — |
| 240 | La Barca | Jalisco | 34,449 | — |
| 241 | Esperanza | Sonora | 34,381 | — |
| 242 | Tenancingo | México | 34,273 | — |
| 243 | Villaflores | Chiapas | 34,208 | — |
| 244 | Puerto Peñasco | Sonora | 33,875 | — |
| 245 | Tlapacoyan | Veracruz | 33,667 | — |
| 246 | Pénjamo | Guanajuato | 33,509 | — |
| 247 | Cintalapa | Chiapas | 33,464 | — |
| 248 | Cananea | Sonora | 33,433 | — |
| 249 | Tepeji | Hidalgo | 33,196 | — |
| 250 | Salvatierra | Guanajuato | 32,972 | — |
| 251 | Tonalá | Chiapas | 32,855 | — |
| 252 | Múzquiz | Coahuila | 32,799 | — |
| 253 | Zacatelco | Tlaxcala | 32,571 | — |
| 254 | Perote | Veracruz | 32,559 | — |
| 255 | Ixmiquilpan | Hidalgo | 32,474 | — |
| 256 | Tenosique | Tabasco | 32,415 | — |
| 257 | Parras | Coahuila | 32,253 | — |
| 258 | Chiapa | Chiapas | 32,182 | — |
| 259 | Sabinas Hidalgo | Nuevo León | 32,047 | — |
| 260 | Amecameca | México | 31,718 | — |
| 261 | Zacatlán | Puebla | 31,707 | — |
| 262 | Ocozocoautla | Chiapas | 31,596 | — |
| 263 | Nueva Italia de Ruiz | Michoacán | 31,424 | — |
| 264 | Jiménez | Chihuahua | 31,054 | — |
| 265 | Tala | Jalisco | 30,942 | — |
| 266 | Coatzintla | Veracruz | 30,607 | — |
| 267 | Huatabampo | Sonora | 30,426 | — |
| 268 | Autopan | México | 30,417 | — |
| 269 | Maravatío | Michoacán | 30,412 | — |
| 270 | Macuspana | Tabasco | 30,409 | — |
| 271 | Loma Bonita | Oaxaca | 30,356 | — |
| 272 | Ticul | Yucatán | 30,282 | — |
| 273 | Río Grande | Zacatecas | 29,841 | — |
| 274 | Fernández | San Luis Potosí | 29,671 | — |
| 275 | Huatusco | Veracruz | 29,387 | — |
| 276 | Calpulalpan | Tlaxcala | 29,320 | — |
| 277 | Huixtla | Chiapas | 29,257 | — |
| 278 | Tesistán | Jalisco | 29,253 | — |
| 279 | San Fernando | Tamaulipas | 29,171 | — |
| 280 | Zapotlanejo | Jalisco | 29,055 | — |
| 281 | Tequisquiapan | Querétaro | 28,963 | — |
| 282 | Cosamaloapan | Veracruz | 28,768 | — |
| 283 | Ocosingo | Chiapas | 28,721 | — |
| 284 | Sahagún | Hidalgo | 28,647 | — |
| 285 | Jáltipan | Veracruz | 28,524 | — |
| 286 | Umán | Yucatán | 28,472 | — |
| 287 | Navolato | Sinaloa | 28,457 | — |
| 288 | Puruándiro | Michoacán | 28,350 | — |
| 289 | Valle de Bravo | México | 28,280 | — |
| 290 | Escuinapa | Sinaloa | 28,248 | — |
| 291 | Escárcega | Campeche | 28,159 | — |
| 292 | Nuevo México | Jalisco | 28,135 | — |
| 293 | Tula de Allende | Hidalgo | 27,677 | — |
| 294 | Gabriel Leyva Solano | Sinaloa | 27,536 | — |
| 295 | Atotonilco el Alto | Jalisco | 27,010 | — |
| 296 | García | Nuevo León | 26,950 | — |
| 297 | Tantoyuca | Veracruz | 26,929 | — |
| 298 | Actopan | Hidalgo | 26,705 | — |
| 299 | Huimanguillo | Tabasco | 26,602 | — |
| 300 | Purísima de Bustos | Guanajuato | 26,602 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | México | 14,576,679 |
| 2 | Distrito Federal | 8,657,050 |
| 3 | Veracruz | 7,058,898 |
| 4 | Jalisco | 6,653,364 |
| 5 | Puebla | 5,522,918 |
| 6 | Guanajuato | 4,908,056 |
| 7 | Chiapas | 4,250,246 |
| 8 | Nuevo León | 4,123,418 |
| 9 | Michoacán | 4,090,997 |
| 10 | Oaxaca | 3,625,487 |
| 11 | Chihuahua | 3,316,178 |
| 12 | Guerrero | 3,237,579 |
| 13 | Tamaulipas | 2,976,339 |
| 14 | Baja California | 2,916,224 |
| 15 | Sinaloa | 2,641,696 |
| 16 | Coahuila | 2,415,862 |
| 17 | San Luis Potosí | 2,391,929 |
| 18 | Hidalgo | 2,356,133 |
| 19 | Sonora | 2,351,427 |
| 20 | Tabasco | 2,041,286 |
| 21 | Yucatán | 1,761,761 |
| 22 | Morelos | 1,680,239 |
| 23 | Querétaro | 1,568,610 |
| 24 | Durango | 1,460,178 |
| 25 | Zacatecas | 1,363,577 |
| 26 | Quintana Roo | 1,090,281 |
| 27 | Tlaxcala | 1,044,369 |
| 28 | Aguascalientes | 1,032,680 |
| 29 | Nayarit | 941,442 |
| 30 | Campeche | 743,869 |
| 31 | Colima | 597,970 |
| 32 | Baja California Sur | 475,586 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.