What is the population of Monterrey?
Monterrey has a city population of 1,135,512. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Mexico · North America
Monterrey
City population
1,135,512
#13
in Mexico
#1
in Nuevo Leon
#477
worldwide
25.684, -100.317 · 706 km from Mexico City
About Monterrey
With a metropolitan population of 5,122,000 and a city-proper population of 1,135,512, Monterrey ranks among Mexico's largest urban areas. The city sits at 560 m elevation in north-central Mexico and has grown at an annual rate of 1.5%. Founded in 1596, it maintains a population density of 767 people per km².
Monterrey International Airport (MTY) and Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) serve the metropolitan region. The city is led by mayor Adrián de la Garza.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
5,122,000
0.062% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+1.45%
Archive estimateDensity
767/km²
6,680 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 23
Founded
1596
Leadership
Adrián de la Garza
Coordinates
25.684, -100.317
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 625 in MexicoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Monterrey | 1.14M |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Monterrey International AirportMTY
24 km from the city centre
- Plan de Guadalupe International AirportSLW
63 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in Mexico
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 27,587,939 |
| 1960 | 36,724,615 |
| 1970 | 50,814,953 |
| 1980 | 67,300,334 |
| 1990 | 82,820,170 |
| 2000 | 98,625,552 |
| 2010 | 113,623,895 |
| 2020 | 126,799,054 |
| 2030 | 136,904,738 |
| 2040 | 144,624,323 |
| 2050 | 148,946,274 |
| 2060 | 149,893,286 |
| 2070 | 148,063,211 |
| 2080 | 143,798,332 |
| 2090 | 137,597,074 |
| 2100 | 130,248,836 |
Monterrey Population FAQ
Where is Monterrey?
Monterrey is in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 706 km from the capital, Mexico City. Its coordinates are 25.684, -100.317.
How big is Monterrey compared with other cities in Mexico?
It is the 13th largest of the 625 cities listed in Mexico, holding 0.9% of the national population.