Indonesia vs Mexico: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Indonesia
41.21 million
in 2025
Mexico
56.29 million
in 2025
Indonesia rank
9th
Mexico rank
6th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Indonesia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 56.29 million against 41.21 million in Indonesia, a difference of 15.08 million.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Indonesia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 6th of 121 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.40 million | 12.05 million | 3.65 million | Mexico |
| 1970s | 12.29 million | 18.89 million | 6.60 million | Mexico |
| 1980s | 18.02 million | 27.06 million | 9.04 million | Mexico |
| 1990s | 23.12 million | 35.25 million | 12.14 million | Mexico |
| 2000s | 27.81 million | 42.41 million | 14.59 million | Mexico |
| 2010s | 33.57 million | 49.04 million | 15.47 million | Mexico |
| 2020s | 39.22 million | 54.46 million | 15.23 million | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Indonesia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 56.29 million against 41.21 million in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Indonesia and Mexico?
- 15.08 million, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Mexico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Mexico rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Indonesia ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 6th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.