👥 Mexican States by Population
Estimated population of the 31 states and Mexico City (2024).
State of Mexico14%
Mexico City7.2%
Jalisco6.7%
Veracruz6.2%
Puebla5.1%
Guanajuato4.8%
Nuevo León4.7%
Chiapas4.5%
Michoacán3.8%
Oaxaca3.3%
Chihuahua3%
Baja California2.9%
Guerrero2.8%
Tamaulipas2.7%
Coahuila2.7%
Hidalgo2.5%
Sinaloa2.4%
Sonora2.3%
San Luis Potosí
Tabasco
Querétaro
Yucatán
Morelos
Quintana Roo
Durango
Zacatecas
Aguascalientes
Tlaxcala
Campeche
1
State of Mexico
17.7M
2
Mexico City
9.4M
3
Jalisco
8.7M
4
Veracruz
8.1M
5
Puebla
6.6M
6
Guanajuato
6.3M
7
Nuevo León
6.1M
8
Chiapas
5.9M
9
Michoacán
4.9M
10
Oaxaca
4.2M
11
Chihuahua
3.9M
12
Baja California
3.8M
13
Guerrero
3.6M
14
Tamaulipas
3.6M
15
Coahuila
3.5M
16
Hidalgo
3.2M
17
Sinaloa
3.2M
18
Sonora
3.0M
19
San Luis Potosí
2.9M
20
Tabasco
2.5M
21
Querétaro
2.5M
22
Yucatán
2.4M
23
Morelos
2.0M
24
Quintana Roo
1.9M
25
Durango
1.9M
26
Zacatecas
1.7M
27
Aguascalientes
1.5M
28
Tlaxcala
1.5M
29
Nayarit
1.2M
30
Campeche
0.9M
31
Baja California Sur
0.9M
32
Colima
0.7M
Highlights
Within Mexico, State of Mexico ranks first in 2024 with 17.7M, followed by Mexico City (9.4M) and Jalisco (8.7M).
State of Mexico is 1.9 times higher than Mexico City, the runner-up.
Across 32 entries, values run from 17.7M (State of Mexico) to 0.7M (Colima), with a median of 3.2M.
Source: INEGI / CONAPO, population estimates (Q4 2024) (via Wikipedia), 2024. Unit: million people.
Source: INEGI / CONAPO, population estimates (Q4 2024) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026