Population, ages 15-24, total in Mexico
Mexico: Population, ages 15-24, total was 20.34 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 15-24, total in Mexico, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 15-24, total in Mexico is 20.34 million, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 15-24, total in Mexico peaked at 20.34 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.11 million, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 10th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.42 million | 18.11 million | 20.14 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.43 million | 19.00 million | 20.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.17 million | 19.88 million | 20.34 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 7 Bangladesh 34.40 million compare
- 8 Brazil 33.60 million compare
- 9 Ethiopia 21.07 million compare
- 11 Philippines 19.28 million compare
- 12 Vietnam 16.94 million compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.54 million compare
More education data for Mexico
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 571,832 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.89 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 15-24, total in Mexico?
- Population, ages 15-24, total in Mexico was 20.34 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 20.34 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.11 million in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for population, ages 15-24, total?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 15-24, total rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 15-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 15-24, total is the total population age 15-24.