Population density rose 1.24% to 62.2 km per capita in Mexico in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Mexico reached an all time high of 62.9 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 20.5 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Mexico's main peers, population density in Belize amounted to 14.2 km per capita, 141 km per capita in Guatemala, 70.9 km per capita in Honduras and 34.3 km per capita in USA in 2015.
Mexico has been ranked 105th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Belize | km per capita | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | km per capita | 3.70 | 3.74 | 3.78 | 3.82 | 3.87 | ||||||||||||||||
China | km per capita | 142 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||
El Salvador | km per capita | 298 | 300 | 302 | 304 | 306 | ||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | km per capita | 131 | 134 | 137 | 141 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||
Honduras | km per capita | 66.8 | 68.1 | 69.5 | 70.9 | 72.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | km per capita | 351 | 351 | 351 | 350 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | km per capita | 59.9 | 60.6 | 61.4 | 62.2 | 62.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | km per capita | 47.7 | 48.4 | 49.1 | 49.8 | 50.5 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | km per capita | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.6 |