food
Mexico is the birthplace of chocolate as a food — the Olmec and later Maya and Aztec civilizations were cultivating and drinking cacao over 3,000 years ago.
Mexico
United Mexican States
Population, GDP, and key facts about Mexico — updated for 2026.
Capital · MEXICO CITYContinent · AMERICASISO · MEX
Mexico quick facts
- Population
- 130,861,007
- Area
- 1,957,194 km²
- Population density
- 67 people/km²
- GDP
- US$ 1.8 Trillion
- GDP per capita
- US$ 14K
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Currency
- Mexican peso ($, MXN)
- Minimum wage
- US$ 353.3/month · $ 6,467/month (2024)
- Language
- Spanish
Mexico at human scale
Where does Mexico rank in the world?
Compare Mexico with other countries
🇲🇽 vs 🇨🇴Compare Mexico vs Colombia2.5× difference in population🇲🇽 vs 🇧🇷Compare Mexico vs Brazil1.6× difference in population🇲🇽 vs 🇪🇹Compare Mexico vs Ethiopia
Compare Mexico with any country →Mexico's energy mix
Fossil fuels · 74%Nuclear · 3%Renewables · 23%
- Natural gas62%
- Oil9%
- Hydropower8%
- Solar7%
- Wind6%
- Coal3%
- Nuclear3%
- Bioenergy2%
Share of Mexico's own electricity generation by source, 2025. Source: Our World in Data (Ember Yearly Electricity Data and the Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy).
Everything we know about Mexico
history
Mexico City is built atop Tenochtitlan, the former capital of the Aztec Empire, which was constructed on an island in a lake that has since been mostly drained.
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Fill the Country →Frequently asked questions about Mexico
What is the capital of Mexico?
The capital of Mexico is Mexico City.
What is Mexico's population?
Mexico has a population of 130,861,007.
What is Mexico's GDP per capita?
Mexico's GDP per capita is US$ 14K.
What is the currency of Mexico?
The currency of Mexico is the Mexican peso (MXN).
What is the minimum wage in Mexico?
Mexico's statutory minimum wage is about US$ 353.3 per month (as of 2024) — $ 6,467 per month in local currency.
Is Mexico bigger than Colombia?
Mexico is about 1.7× the size of Colombia by land area.
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Play Guess the Country →Data from the World Bank, updated November 2026.