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This list tracks and ranks the population of the top 10 largest cities and other urban places in Mexico by decade, as reported by each Mexican Population Census, starting with the 1921 Census.

This list generally refers only to the population of individual localities within their defined limits at the time of the indicated census. Some of these places have since been annexed or merged into other cities, while others may have expanded their borders due to such consolidation. One example is the 1928 integration of several municipalities into Mexico City.

1921

There is no information at locality level from the first three population censuses, completed in 1895, 1900, and 1910.

Because of the Mexican Revolution, the 1920 census was postponed a year. At that time, Mexico City was already the most populated city in the country, even if it only covered what is now the Cuauhtémoc borough. Tacubaya, a neighboring independent city in present's day Miguel Hidalgo borough, was among the Top 10 localities, along with the most developed commercial and industrial cities at that time.

The total population of these 10 cities was 1,292,876.

1930

The total population of these 10 cities was 1,896,343.

1940

The total population of these 10 cities was 2,492,913.

1950

The total population of these 10 cities was 3,900,568.

1960

The total population of these 10 cities was 5,612,165.

1970

The total population of these 10 cities was 7,523,672.

1980

The total population of these 10 cities was 17,037,280.

1990

The total population of these 10 cities was 17,531,574.

2000

The total population of these 10 cities was 19,780,692.

2010

The total population of these 10 cities was 20,678,868.

2020

The total population of these 10 cities was 22,146,602.

See also

• List of cities in Mexico
• Metropolitan areas of Mexico
• List of Mexican states by population
• Demographics of Mexico

References

1. ^ Contreras Bustamante, Raúl. (2001). La ciudad de México como Distrito Federal y entidad federativa (in Spanish). México: Edit. Porrúa S.A. de C.V. 970-07-2618-5.
2. "Censo General de Habitantes 1921" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
3. "Quinto Censo de Población 1930" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
4. "Sexto Censo de Población 1940" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
5. "Séptimo Censo General de Población 1950" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
6. "VIII Censo General de Población 1960" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
7. "IX Censo General de Población 1970" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
8. "X Censo General de Población y Vivienda 1980" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
9. "XI Censo General de Población y Vivienda 1990" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
10. "XII Censo General de Población y Vivienda 2000" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
11. "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
12. "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

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• Populated places in Mexico
• Lists of cities by country
• Lists of cities in the Americas
• Mexico geography-related lists
• Lists of cities by population
• Subdivisions of Mexico