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With a population of about 129 million in 2022, [5] Mexico is the 10th most populated country in the world.It is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world and the third-most populous country in the Americas after the United States and Brazil, [6] the most populous city in the country is the capital, Mexico City, with a population of 9.2 million and its metropolitan area is also the ...
The following table is a list of the 31 federal states of Mexico plus Mexico City, ranked in order of their total population based on data from the last three National Population Census in 2020, 2010 and 2000.
During the early colonial era in central Mexico, indigenous communities faced the imposition of Spanish rule, which prioritized exploiting their labor over seizing their land. The institution of the encomienda, a crown grant of the labor of indigenous communities to conquerors, was a key element of the imposition of Spanish rule.
Mexico covers 1,972,550 km 2 (761,610 sq mi), [13] and is the thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area, with a population exceeding 130 million. Mexico is the tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the largest number of native Spanish speakers. [1]
The total population is 57,930,969, 45.97% of Mexico's total. The mean city population is 579,310. The median city in population is Villahermosa. The mean city growth from 2010 to 2020 is 20.77%, compared to a national growth of 12.17%. [1] The median city in population growth is Ixtapaluca.
As of 2005, the state had a population of 4,893,812, [47] which is the sixth largest population in Mexico. About 67% live in urban areas, with the rest in rural areas, and women slightly outnumbering men. The largest population centers are León with 1,134,842 people, Irapuato with 440,134, Celaya with 382,958, and Salamanca with 226,654. [48]
The State of Mexico, [a] officially just Mexico, [b] [c] is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Commonly known as Edomex (from Estado de México), to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is the most populous state and the second most densely populated. Located in central Mexico, the state is divided into 125 municipalities.
The megalopolis (pre-2019 definition) spreads over 19,500 square kilometres (7,500 sq mi), and consists of 185 subdivisions in 6 federative entities: 169 municipalities, 81 in the State of Mexico, 39 in Tlaxcala, 19 in Puebla, 16 in Hidalgo, and 14 in Morelos; plus the 16 boroughs of Mexico City. [4] Its population as of 2020 is 30.8 million ...