New Mexico Population 1900-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of New Mexico from 1900 to 2024.
  • The population of New Mexico in 2024 was 2,130,256, a 0.43% increase from 2023.
  • The population of New Mexico in 2023 was 2,121,164, a 0.35% increase from 2022.
  • The population of New Mexico in 2022 was 2,113,868, a 0.16% decline from 2021.
  • The population of New Mexico in 2021 was 2,117,333, a 0.06% decline from 2020.
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau - Population Estimates

MLA Citation:
State Population Ranking
State Name Population
California 39,431,263
Texas 31,290,831
Florida 23,372,215
New York 19,867,248
Pennsylvania 13,078,751
Illinois 12,710,158
Ohio 11,883,304
Georgia 11,180,878
North Carolina 11,046,024
Michigan 10,140,459
New Jersey 9,500,851
Virginia 8,811,195
Washington 7,958,180
Arizona 7,582,384
Tennessee 7,227,750
Massachusetts 7,136,171
Indiana 6,924,275
Maryland 6,263,220
Missouri 6,245,466
Wisconsin 5,960,975
Colorado 5,957,493
Minnesota 5,793,151
South Carolina 5,478,831
Alabama 5,157,699
Louisiana 4,597,740
Kentucky 4,588,372
Oregon 4,272,371
Oklahoma 4,095,393
Connecticut 3,675,069
Utah 3,503,613
Nevada 3,267,467
Iowa 3,241,488
Arkansas 3,088,354
Kansas 2,970,606
Mississippi 2,943,045
New Mexico 2,130,256
Nebraska 2,005,465
Idaho 2,001,619
West Virginia 1,769,979
Hawaii 1,446,146
New Hampshire 1,409,032
Maine 1,405,012
Montana 1,137,233
Rhode Island 1,112,308
Delaware 1,051,917
North Dakota 796,568
Alaska 740,133
Wyoming 587,618
New Mexico - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 2,130,256 0.43%
2023 2,121,164 0.35%
2022 2,113,868 -0.16%
2021 2,117,333 -0.06%
2020 2,118,606 0.90%
2019 2,099,634 0.28%
2018 2,093,754 0.04%
2017 2,092,844 0.01%
2016 2,092,555 0.12%
2015 2,090,071 -0.01%
2014 2,090,236 -0.12%
2013 2,092,833 0.25%
2012 2,087,715 0.34%
2011 2,080,707 0.78%
2010 2,064,614 1.37%
2009 2,036,802 1.30%
2008 2,010,662 1.03%
2007 1,990,070 1.42%
2006 1,962,137 1.55%
2005 1,932,274 1.50%
2004 1,903,808 1.40%
2003 1,877,574 1.20%
2002 1,855,309 1.29%
2001 1,831,690 0.58%
2000 1,821,204 4.68%
1999 1,739,844 0.36%
1998 1,733,535 0.61%
1997 1,722,939 0.98%
1996 1,706,151 1.41%
1995 1,682,417 1.76%
1994 1,653,329 2.38%
1993 1,614,937 2.16%
1992 1,580,750 2.17%
1991 1,547,115 1.79%
1990 1,519,933 1.07%
1989 1,503,901 0.91%
1988 1,490,337 0.80%
1987 1,478,520 1.08%
1986 1,462,729 1.69%
1985 1,438,361 1.53%
1984 1,416,717 1.60%
1983 1,394,361 2.24%
1982 1,363,823 2.33%
1981 1,332,748 1.78%
1980 1,309,400 1.92%
1979 1,284,722 3.77%
1978 1,238,034 1.84%
1977 1,215,720 2.22%
1976 1,189,295 2.53%
1975 1,159,944 2.53%
1974 1,131,309 2.33%
1973 1,105,529 2.49%
1972 1,078,697 2.37%
1971 1,053,737 3.61%
1970 1,017,055 0.60%
1969 1,011,000 1.71%
1968 994,000 -0.60%
1967 1,000,000 -0.70%
1966 1,007,000 -0.49%
1965 1,012,000 0.60%
1964 1,006,000 1.72%
1963 989,000 1.02%
1962 979,000 1.45%
1961 965,000 1.15%
1960 954,000 3.81%
1959 919,000 3.72%
1958 886,000 4.60%
1957 847,000 5.09%
1956 806,000 2.68%
1955 785,000 2.88%
1954 763,000 0.93%
1953 756,000 2.86%
1952 735,000 2.51%
1951 717,000 4.06%
1950 689,000 6.99%
1949 644,000 6.62%
1948 604,000 3.78%
1947 582,000 3.74%
1946 561,000 4.47%
1945 537,000 1.90%
1944 527,000 -1.31%
1943 534,000 6.37%
1942 502,000 -0.79%
1941 506,000 -4.71%
1940 531,000 1.53%
1939 523,000 1.95%
1938 513,000 1.99%
1937 503,000 2.86%
1936 489,000 2.95%
1935 475,000 3.04%
1934 461,000 2.67%
1933 449,000 1.81%
1932 441,000 1.15%
1931 436,000 2.11%
1930 427,000 1.67%
1929 420,000 0.96%
1928 416,000 1.46%
1927 410,000 1.74%
1926 403,000 1.77%
1925 396,000 1.54%
1924 390,000 2.09%
1923 382,000 1.87%
1922 375,000 1.35%
1921 370,000 1.93%
1920 363,000 0.28%
1919 362,000 -5.24%
1918 382,000 5.82%
1917 361,000 1.98%
1916 354,000 0.85%
1915 351,000 0.86%
1914 348,000 1.16%
1913 344,000 1.78%
1912 338,000 1.20%
1911 334,000 1.52%
1910 329,000 4.78%
1909 314,000 5.37%
1908 298,000 5.30%
1907 283,000 5.20%
1906 269,000 5.49%
1905 255,000 5.37%
1904 242,000 5.68%
1903 229,000 5.05%
1902 218,000 5.83%
1901 206,000 5.10%
1900 196,000 0.00%