This is a list of the Top 100 cities in Mexico by fixed population, according to the 2020 Mexican National Census.[1]

According to Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), a locality is "any place settled with one or more dwellings, which may or may not be inhabited, and which is known by a name given by law or tradition".[2] Urban localities are those with more than 2,500 residents, which can be designated as cities, villages or towns according to the laws of each state. The National Urban System, compiled by the National Population Council (CONAPO) in 2018, identifies 401 urban localities in Mexico with more than 15,000 residents as "cities".[3]

This list does not consider the entire population of metropolitan areas and is limited by political boundaries within each municipality or state. Popular notions of city population are not based on official city boundaries, but on metropolitan areas. For population data reflecting common usage, see Metropolitan areas of Mexico.

Top 100 cities by population

Only one state (Tlaxcala) has no cities in the Top 100. Mexico City contains all of the federal entity's area, including rural areas with relatively small populations. All of the map links are of the same scale.

State capital
State largest city
State capital and largest city
Federal capital
Rank City Municipality State Geo. coordinates 2020 Census 2010 Census Change
1Mexico City16 boroughsMexico City19°25′57″N 99°07′52″W / 19.43250°N 99.13111°W / 19.43250; -99.13111 9,209,944 8,851,080 +4.05%
2TijuanaTijuanaBaja California32°32′05″N 117°02′37″W / 32.53472°N 117.04361°W / 32.53472; -117.04361 1,810,645 1,300,983 +39.18%
3EcatepecEcatepecState of Mexico19°36′35″N 99°03′36″W / 19.60972°N 99.06000°W / 19.60972; -99.06000 1,643,623 1,655,015 −0.69%
4LeónLeónGuanajuato21°07′11″N 101°40′50″W / 21.11972°N 101.68056°W / 21.11972; -101.68056 1,579,803 1,238,962 +27.51%
5PueblaPueblaPuebla19°02′43″N 98°11′51″W / 19.04528°N 98.19750°W / 19.04528; -98.19750 1,542,232 1,434,062 +7.54%
6Ciudad JuárezJuárezChihuahua31°44′22″N 106°29′13″W / 31.73944°N 106.48694°W / 31.73944; -106.48694 1,501,551 1,321,004 +13.67%
7GuadalajaraGuadalajaraJalisco20°40′35″N 103°20′32″W / 20.67639°N 103.34222°W / 20.67639; -103.34222 1,385,621 1,495,182 −7.33%
8ZapopanZapopanJalisco20°43′14″N 103°23′18″W / 20.72056°N 103.38833°W / 20.72056; -103.38833 1,257,547 1,142,483 +10.07%
9MonterreyMonterreyNuevo León25°40′17″N 100°18′31″W / 25.67139°N 100.30861°W / 25.67139; -100.30861 1,142,952 1,135,512 +0.66%
10NezahualcóyotlNezahualcóyotlState of Mexico19°24′00″N 98°59′20″W / 19.40000°N 98.98889°W / 19.40000; -98.98889 1,077,208 1,104,585 −2.48%
11ChihuahuaChihuahuaChihuahua28°38′07″N 106°05′20″W / 28.63528°N 106.08889°W / 28.63528; -106.08889 925,762 809,232 +14.40%
12MéridaMéridaYucatán20°58′04″N 89°37′18″W / 20.96778°N 89.62167°W / 20.96778; -89.62167 921,771 777,615 +18.54%
13NaucalpanNaucalpan, HuixquilucanState of Mexico19°28′31″N 99°14′16″W / 19.47528°N 99.23778°W / 19.47528; -99.23778 911,168 913,681 −0.28%
14TolucaTolucaState of Mexico19°17′32″N 99°39′14″W / 19.29222°N 99.65389°W / 19.29222; -99.65389 910,608 489,333 +86.09%
15CancúnBenito JuárezQuintana Roo21°09′38″N 86°50′51″W / 21.16056°N 86.84750°W / 21.16056; -86.84750 888,797 628,306 +41.46%
16SaltilloSaltilloCoahuila25°26′00″N 101°00′00″W / 25.43333°N 101.00000°W / 25.43333; -101.00000 864,431 709,671 +21.81%
17AguascalientesAguascalientesAguascalientes21°52′51″N 102°17′46″W / 21.88083°N 102.29611°W / 21.88083; -102.29611 863,893 722,250 +19.61%
18HermosilloHermosilloSonora29°05′56″N 110°57′15″W / 29.09889°N 110.95417°W / 29.09889; -110.95417 855,563 715,061 +19.65%
19MexicaliMexicaliBaja California32°39′48″N 115°28′04″W / 32.66333°N 115.46778°W / 32.66333; -115.46778 854,186 689,775 +23.84%
20San Luis PotosíSan Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí22°08′59″N 100°58′30″W / 22.14972°N 100.97500°W / 22.14972; -100.97500 845,941 722,772 +17.04%
21CuliacánCuliacánSinaloa24°47′31″N 107°23′53″W / 24.79194°N 107.39806°W / 24.79194; -107.39806 808,416 675,773 +19.63%
22QuerétaroQuerétaroQuerétaro20°35′17″N 100°23′17″W / 20.58806°N 100.38806°W / 20.58806; -100.38806 794,789 626,495 +26.86%
23MoreliaMoreliaMichoacán19°42′08″N 101°11′08″W / 19.70222°N 101.18556°W / 19.70222; -101.18556 743,275 597,511 +24.40%
24ChimalhuacánChimalhuacánState of Mexico19°26′15″N 98°57′15″W / 19.43750°N 98.95417°W / 19.43750; -98.95417 703,215 612,383 +14.83%
25ReynosaReynosaTamaulipas26°05′32″N 98°16′40″W / 26.09222°N 98.27778°W / 26.09222; -98.27778 691,557 589,466 +17.32%
26TorreónTorreónCoahuila25°32′40″N 103°26′30″W / 25.54444°N 103.44167°W / 25.54444; -103.44167 690,193 608,836 +13.36%
27TlalnepantlaTlalnepantlaState of Mexico19°32′12″N 99°11′41″W / 19.53667°N 99.19472°W / 19.53667; -99.19472 658,907 653,410 +0.84%
28AcapulcoAcapulcoGuerrero16°51′42″N 99°53′11″W / 16.86167°N 99.88639°W / 16.86167; -99.88639 658,609 673,479 −2.21%
29TlaquepaqueTlaquepaqueJalisco20°38′19″N 103°18′26″W / 20.63861°N 103.30722°W / 20.63861; -103.30722 650,123 575,942 +12.88%
30GuadalupeGuadalupeNuevo León25°40′45″N 100°14′06″W / 25.67917°N 100.23500°W / 25.67917; -100.23500 635,862 673,616 −5.60%
31DurangoDurangoDurango24°01′22″N 104°39′16″W / 24.02278°N 104.65444°W / 24.02278; -104.65444 616,068 518,709 +18.77%
32Tuxtla GutiérrezTuxtla GutiérrezChiapas16°45′11″N 93°06′56″W / 16.75306°N 93.11556°W / 16.75306; -93.11556 578,830 537,102 +7.77%
33Cuautitlán IzcalliCuautitlán IzcalliState of Mexico19°38′46″N 99°12′41″W / 19.64611°N 99.21139°W / 19.64611; -99.21139 555,163 511,675 +8.50%
34VeracruzVeracruz, Boca del RíoVeracruz19°11′25″N 96°09′12″W / 19.19028°N 96.15333°W / 19.19028; -96.15333 537,963 554,830 −3.04%
35Ciudad ApodacaApodacaNuevo León25°46′54″N 100°11′20″W / 25.78167°N 100.18889°W / 25.78167; -100.18889 536,436 467,157 +14.83%
36Ciudad López MateosAtizapán de ZaragozaState of Mexico19°33′40″N 99°14′49″W / 19.56111°N 99.24694°W / 19.56111; -99.24694 523,065 489,160 +6.93%
37MatamorosMatamorosTamaulipas25°52′47″N 97°30′15″W / 25.87972°N 97.50417°W / 25.87972; -97.50417 510,739 449,815 +13.54%
38General EscobedoGeneral EscobedoNuevo León25°48′31″N 100°19′37″W / 25.80861°N 100.32694°W / 25.80861; -100.32694 454,967 352,444 +29.09%
39IrapuatoIrapuatoGuanajuato20°40′27″N 101°20′51″W / 20.67417°N 101.34750°W / 20.67417; -101.34750 452,090 380,941 +18.68%
40XalapaXalapaVeracruz19°32′17″N 96°54′33″W / 19.53806°N 96.90917°W / 19.53806; -96.90917 443,063 424,755 +4.31%
41TonaláTonaláJalisco20°37′24″N 103°14′44″W / 20.62333°N 103.24556°W / 20.62333; -103.24556 442,440 408,759 +8.24%
42MazatlánMazatlánSinaloa23°14′29″N 106°24′35″W / 23.24139°N 106.40972°W / 23.24139; -106.40972 441,975 381,583 +15.83%
43Nuevo LaredoNuevo LaredoTamaulipas27°29′11″N 99°30′29″W / 27.48639°N 99.50806°W / 27.48639; -99.50806 416,055 373,725 +11.33%
44San Nicolás de los GarzaSan Nicolás de los GarzaNuevo León25°44′30″N 100°18′08″W / 25.74167°N 100.30222°W / 25.74167; -100.30222 412,199 443,273 −7.01%
45Ojo de AguaTecámacState of Mexico19°40′49″N 99°00′36″W / 19.68028°N 99.01000°W / 19.68028; -99.01000 386,290 242,272 +59.44%
46XicoValle de ChalcoState of Mexico19°17′30″N 98°56′20″W / 19.29167°N 98.93889°W / 19.29167; -98.93889 384,327 356,352 +7.85%
47CelayaCelayaGuanajuato20°31′44″N 100°48′54″W / 20.52889°N 100.81500°W / 20.52889; -100.81500 378,143 340,387 +11.09%
48TepicTepicNayarit21°30′59″N 104°53′39″W / 21.51639°N 104.89417°W / 21.51639; -104.89417 371,387 332,863 +11.57%
49IxtapalucaIxtapalucaState of Mexico19°19′07″N 98°52′56″W / 19.31861°N 98.88222°W / 19.31861; -98.88222 368,585 322,271 +14.37%
50CuernavacaCuernavacaMorelos18°55′07″N 99°14′03″W / 18.91861°N 99.23417°W / 18.91861; -99.23417 341,029 338,650 +0.70%
51VillahermosaCentroTabasco17°59′21″N 92°55′41″W / 17.98917°N 92.92806°W / 17.98917; -92.92806 340,060 353,577 −3.82%
52Ciudad VictoriaVictoriaTamaulipas23°44′10″N 99°08′46″W / 23.73611°N 99.14611°W / 23.73611; -99.14611 332,100 305,155 +8.83%
53EnsenadaEnsenadaBaja California31°51′28″N 116°36′21″W / 31.85778°N 116.60583°W / 31.85778; -116.60583 330,652 279,765 +18.19%
54Ciudad ObregónCajemeSonora27°29′21″N 109°56′06″W / 27.48917°N 109.93500°W / 27.48917; -109.93500 329,404 298,625 +10.31%
55Ciudad Nicolás RomeroNicolás RomeroState of Mexico19°37′30″N 99°18′51″W / 19.62500°N 99.31417°W / 19.62500; -99.31417 323,545 281,799 +14.81%
56SoledadSoledadSan Luis Potosí22°10′59″N 100°56′27″W / 22.18306°N 100.94083°W / 22.18306; -100.94083 310,192 255,015 +21.64%
57Ciudad Benito JuárezJuárezNuevo León25°38′51″N 100°05′41″W / 25.64750°N 100.09472°W / 25.64750; -100.09472 308,285 151,893 +102.96%
58Playa del CarmenSolidaridadQuintana Roo20°37′39″N 87°04′52″W / 20.62750°N 87.08111°W / 20.62750; -87.08111 304,942 149,923 +103.40%
59Santa CatarinaSanta CatarinaNuevo León25°40′32″N 100°27′44″W / 25.67556°N 100.46222°W / 25.67556; -100.46222 304,052 268,347 +13.31%
60Gómez PalacioGómez PalacioDurango25°33′40″N 103°29′54″W / 25.56111°N 103.49833°W / 25.56111; -103.49833 301,742 257,352 +17.25%
61UruapanUruapanMichoacán19°25′10″N 102°03′30″W / 19.41944°N 102.05833°W / 19.41944; -102.05833 299,523 264,439 +13.27%
62Los MochisAhomeSinaloa25°47′37″N 108°59′49″W / 25.79361°N 108.99694°W / 25.79361; -108.99694 298,009 256,613 +16.13%
63PachucaPachucaHidalgo20°07′18″N 98°44′09″W / 20.12167°N 98.73583°W / 20.12167; -98.73583 297,848 256,584 +16.08%
64TampicoTampicoTamaulipas22°15′19″N 97°52′07″W / 22.25528°N 97.86861°W / 22.25528; -97.86861 297,373 297,284 +0.03%
65TehuacánTehuacánPuebla18°27′50″N 97°23′35″W / 18.46389°N 97.39306°W / 18.46389; -97.39306 293,825 248,716 +18.14%
66San Francisco CoacalcoCoacalcoState of Mexico19°38′00″N 99°05′35″W / 19.63333°N 99.09306°W / 19.63333; -99.09306 293,245 277,959 +5.50%
67NogalesNogalesSonora31°19′07″N 110°56′45″W / 31.31861°N 110.94583°W / 31.31861; -110.94583 261,137 212,533 +22.87%
68OaxacaOaxacaOaxaca17°04′04″N 96°43′12″W / 17.06778°N 96.72000°W / 17.06778; -96.72000 258,913 255,029 +1.52%
69La PazLa PazBaja California Sur24°08′32″N 110°18′39″W / 24.14222°N 110.31083°W / 24.14222; -110.31083 250,141 215,178 +16.25%
70CampecheCampecheCampeche19°50′45″N 90°32′12″W / 19.84583°N 90.53667°W / 19.84583; -90.53667 249,623 220,389 +13.26%
71MonclovaMonclovaCoahuila26°54′03″N 101°25′00″W / 26.90083°N 101.41667°W / 26.90083; -101.41667 237,169 215,271 +10.17%
72GarcíaGarcíaNuevo León25°49′00″N 100°35′00″W / 25.81667°N 100.58333°W / 25.81667; -100.58333 234,698 93,641 +150.64%
73ChilpancingoChilpancingoGuerrero17°33′00″N 99°30′04″W / 17.55000°N 99.50111°W / 17.55000; -99.50111 225,728 187,251 +20.55%
74Puerto VallartaPuerto VallartaJalisco20°36′49″N 105°13′38″W / 20.61361°N 105.22722°W / 20.61361; -105.22722 224,166 203,342 +10.24%
75TapachulaTapachulaChiapas14°54′29″N 92°15′38″W / 14.90806°N 92.26056°W / 14.90806; -92.26056 217,550 202,672 +7.34%
76BuenavistaTultitlánState of Mexico19°36′30″N 99°10′10″W / 19.60833°N 99.16944°W / 19.60833; -99.16944 216,776 206,081 +5.19%
77CoatzacoalcosCoatzacoalcosVeracruz18°08′09″N 94°27′48″W / 18.13583°N 94.46333°W / 18.13583; -94.46333 212,540 235,983 −9.93%
78Ciudad MaderoCiudad MaderoTamaulipas22°16′35″N 97°49′53″W / 22.27639°N 97.83139°W / 22.27639; -97.83139 205,933 197,216 +4.42%
79Cabo San LucasLos CabosBaja California Sur22°53′23″N 109°54′56″W / 22.88972°N 109.91556°W / 22.88972; -109.91556 202,694 68,463 +196.06%
80ChicoloapanChicoloapanState of Mexico19°24′55″N 98°54′04″W / 19.41528°N 98.90111°W / 19.41528; -98.90111 193,532 172,919 +11.92%
81Ciudad del CarmenCarmenCampeche18°38′18″N 91°50′07″W / 18.63833°N 91.83528°W / 18.63833; -91.83528 191,238 169,466 +12.85%
82San Cristóbal de las CasasSan Cristóbal de las CasasChiapas16°44′12″N 92°38′18″W / 16.73667°N 92.63833°W / 16.73667; -92.63833 183,509 158,027 +16.13%
83Poza RicaPoza RicaVeracruz20°32′03″N 97°26′37″W / 20.53417°N 97.44361°W / 20.53417; -97.44361 180,057 185,242 −2.80%
84San Juan del RíoSan Juan del RíoQuerétaro20°23′20″N 99°59′47″W / 20.38889°N 99.99639°W / 20.38889; -99.99639 177,719 138,878 +27.97%
85San Luis Río ColoradoSan Luis Río ColoradoSonora32°28′36″N 114°45′45″W / 32.47667°N 114.76250°W / 32.47667; -114.76250 176,685 158,089 +11.76%
86ChalcoChalcoState of Mexico19°15′53″N 98°53′51″W / 19.26472°N 98.89750°W / 19.26472; -98.89750 174,704 168,720 +3.55%
87JiutepecJiutepecMorelos18°52′53″N 99°10′40″W / 18.88139°N 99.17778°W / 18.88139; -99.17778 174,629 162,427 +7.51%
88Piedras NegrasPiedras NegrasCoahuila28°42′00″N 100°31′23″W / 28.70000°N 100.52306°W / 28.70000; -100.52306 173,959 150,178 +15.84%
89GuadalupeGuadalupeZacatecas22°45′10″N 102°30′28″W / 22.75278°N 102.50778°W / 22.75278; -102.50778 170,029 124,623 +36.43%
90ChetumalOthón P. BlancoQuintana Roo18°30′13″N 88°18′19″W / 18.50361°N 88.30528°W / 18.50361; -88.30528 169,028 151,243 +11.76%
91MiramarAltamiraTamaulipas22°19′59″N 97°51′59″W / 22.33306°N 97.86639°W / 22.33306; -97.86639 161,820 118,614 +36.43%
92SalamancaSalamancaGuanajuato20°34′13″N 101°11′50″W / 20.57028°N 101.19722°W / 20.57028; -101.19722 160,682 160,169 +0.32%
93Ciudad AcuñaAcuñaCoahuila29°19′27″N 100°55′54″W / 29.32417°N 100.93167°W / 29.32417; -100.93167 160,225 134,233 +19.36%
94ManzanilloManzanilloColima19°03′08″N 104°18′57″W / 19.05222°N 104.31583°W / 19.05222; -104.31583 159,853 130,035 +22.93%
95San Pablo de las SalinasTultitlánState of Mexico19°39′56″N 99°05′30″W / 19.66556°N 99.09167°W / 19.66556; -99.09167 157,998 189,453 −16.60%
96CuautlaCuautlaMorelos18°48′44″N 98°57′21″W / 18.81222°N 98.95583°W / 18.81222; -98.95583 157,336 154,358 +1.93%
97ZamoraZamoraMichoacán19°59′08″N 102°16′59″W / 19.98556°N 102.28306°W / 19.98556; -102.28306 154,546 141,627 +9.12%
98MinatitlánMinatitlán, CosoleacaqueVeracruz32°28′36″N 114°45′45″W / 32.47667°N 114.76250°W / 32.47667; -114.76250 149,162 159,545 −6.51%
99Villa de ÁlvarezVilla de ÁlvarezColima19°16′02″N 103°44′16″W / 19.26722°N 103.73778°W / 19.26722; -103.73778 147,496 117,600 +25.42%
100ColimaColimaColima19°14′37″N 103°43′51″W / 19.24361°N 103.73083°W / 19.24361; -103.73083 146,965 137,383 +6.97%

‡ These cities extend beyond the borders of a single municipality.

Distribution

For the Top 100 cities, the following distributions hold as of the 2020 Census.

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.

Population Number of cities
1,000,000+ 10
500,000–999,999 26
250,000–499,999 32
100,000–249,999 32
Total 100
State Number of listed cities
State of Mexico 17
Nuevo León 8
Tamaulipas 7
Coahuila, Jalisco, Veracruz 5
Guanajuato, Sonora 4
Baja California, Chiapas, Colima, Michoacán,
Morelos, Quintana Roo. Sinaloa
3
Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chihuahua, Durango,
Guerrero, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí
2
Aguascalientes, Hidalgo, Mexico City, Nayarit,
Oaxaca, Tabasco, Yucatán, Zacatecas
1
Tlaxcala 0

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. "INEGI - Glossary:Locality" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. Sistema Urbano Nacional 2018 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: CONAPO. 2018. ISBN 978-607-427-315-1.
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