Mexico City â UN urban centre population
Mexico City has a recorded base population of 17,734,212 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025â2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Mexico City UN urban centre: 17,734,212 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 17,734,212. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 12,294,193; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Mexico City
13 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 13 of 13 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 6,518,221; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 17,734,212; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iztapalapa | 1,835,486 | 10.35% | Not independently verified |
| CoyoacĂĄn | 614,447 | 3.46% | Not independently verified |
| Tlalpan | 574,577 | 3.24% | Not independently verified |
| Cuauhtémoc | 531,831 | 3.00% | Not independently verified |
| Xochimilco | 442,178 | 2.49% | Not independently verified |
| Venustiano Carranza | 430,978 | 2.43% | Not independently verified |
| Azcapotzalco | 414,711 | 2.34% | Not independently verified |
| Iztacalco | 384,326 | 2.17% | Not independently verified |
| Miguel Hidalgo | 372,889 | 2.10% | Not independently verified |
| Benito Juarez | 355,017 | 2.00% | Not independently verified |
| TlĂĄhuac | 305,076 | 1.72% | Not independently verified |
| Magdalena Contreras | 238,431 | 1.34% | Not independently verified |
| Milpa Alta | 18,274 | 0.10% | Not independently verified |
Recorded localities
Gazetteer associations; boundary membership not independently verified.
San Miguel Topilejo (34,603), San Miguel Ajusco (29,781), San Antonio Tecómitl (24,397), San Juan Ixtayopan (24,120), San Pablo Oztotepec (15,507), San Salvador Cuauhtenco (13,856), San Andrés Mixquic (13,310), San Francisco Tecoxpa (11,456), Santa Ana Tlacotenco (10,593), Santa Catarina Yecahuizotl (9,563), San Pedro Atocpan (8,283)
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 17,734,212 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Bangkok | 18,180,280 | +2.5% |
| Beijing | 17,013,303 | â4.1% |
| SĂŁo Paulo | 18,949,790 | +6.9% |
| Mumbai | 20,203,056 | +13.9% |
| Lahore | 15,156,430 | â14.5% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025â2026 annual growth (+0.11% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 17,734,212, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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