Monterrey, Mexico Metro Area Population 1950-2023

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Monterrey, Mexico metro area from 1950 to 2023. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Monterrey in 2023 is 5,117,000, a 1.59% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Monterrey in 2022 was 5,037,000, a 1.63% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Monterrey in 2021 was 4,956,000, a 1.68% increase from 2020.
  • The metro area population of Monterrey in 2020 was 4,874,000, a 1.69% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Mexico
City Name Population
Mexico City 22,281,000
Guadalajara 5,420,000
Monterrey 5,117,000
Puebla 3,345,000
Toluca de Lerdo 2,626,000
Tijuana 2,260,000
Leon de los Aldamas 1,899,000
La Laguna 1,781,000
Ciudad Juarez 1,582,000
Queretaro 1,413,000
San Luis Potosi 1,273,000
Merida 1,221,000
Mexicali 1,178,000
Aguascalientes 1,161,000
Cuernavaca 1,124,000
Chihuahua 1,116,000
Tampico 1,047,000
Saltillo 1,034,000
Cancun 1,023,000
Acapulco de Juarez 1,019,000
Morelia 989,000
Veracruz 955,000
Reynosa 951,000
Villahermosa 944,000
Hermosillo 915,000
Tuxtla Gutierrez 898,000
Culiacan 889,000
Xalapa 811,000
Oaxaca de Juarez 736,000
Celaya 708,000
Pachuca de Soto 670,000
Durango 666,000
Tlaxcala 627,000
Matamoros 587,000
Poza Rica de Hidalgo 584,000
Tepic 581,000
Puerto Vallarta 556,000
Cuautla Morelos 543,000
Orizaba 493,000
Mazatlan 478,000
Irapuato 475,000
Nuevo Laredo 467,000
Colima 433,000
Minatitlan 417,000
Coatzacoalcos 411,000
Ciudad Obregon 395,000
Zacatecas 387,000
Ciudad Victoria 380,000
Monclova 376,000
Cordoba 365,000
Tehuacan 357,000
Ensenada 352,000
Uruapan 350,000
Los Mochis 331,000
Monterrey - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2023 5,117,000 1.59%
2022 5,037,000 1.63%
2021 4,956,000 1.68%
2020 4,874,000 1.69%
2019 4,793,000 1.72%
2018 4,712,000 1.71%
2017 4,633,000 1.71%
2016 4,555,000 1.72%
2015 4,478,000 1.73%
2014 4,402,000 1.71%
2013 4,328,000 1.72%
2012 4,255,000 1.72%
2011 4,183,000 1.73%
2010 4,112,000 1.88%
2009 4,036,000 1.92%
2008 3,960,000 1.90%
2007 3,886,000 1.91%
2006 3,813,000 1.90%
2005 3,742,000 1.91%
2004 3,672,000 1.89%
2003 3,604,000 1.92%
2002 3,536,000 1.90%
2001 3,470,000 1.91%
2000 3,405,000 2.22%
1999 3,331,000 2.40%
1998 3,253,000 2.39%
1997 3,177,000 2.42%
1996 3,102,000 2.38%
1995 3,030,000 2.40%
1994 2,959,000 2.42%
1993 2,889,000 2.37%
1992 2,822,000 2.43%
1991 2,755,000 2.38%
1990 2,691,000 2.67%
1989 2,621,000 2.78%
1988 2,550,000 2.78%
1987 2,481,000 2.73%
1986 2,415,000 2.81%
1985 2,349,000 2.76%
1984 2,286,000 2.79%
1983 2,224,000 2.77%
1982 2,164,000 2.75%
1981 2,106,000 2.78%
1980 2,049,000 4.54%
1979 1,960,000 4.64%
1978 1,873,000 4.70%
1977 1,789,000 4.68%
1976 1,709,000 4.65%
1975 1,633,000 4.68%
1974 1,560,000 4.70%
1973 1,490,000 4.63%
1972 1,424,000 4.71%
1971 1,360,000 4.70%
1970 1,299,000 5.35%
1969 1,233,000 5.93%
1968 1,164,000 5.91%
1967 1,099,000 5.98%
1966 1,037,000 5.92%
1965 979,000 5.84%
1964 925,000 5.96%
1963 873,000 5.95%
1962 824,000 5.91%
1961 778,000 5.85%
1960 735,000 6.37%
1959 691,000 6.47%
1958 649,000 6.39%
1957 610,000 6.27%
1956 574,000 6.49%
1955 539,000 6.31%
1954 507,000 6.29%
1953 477,000 6.47%
1952 448,000 6.41%
1951 421,000 6.31%
1950 396,000 0.00%