What is the population of Puebla?
Puebla has a city population of 1,692,181. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Puebla
The largest of 37 listed cities in Puebla state, this city of 1.69 million ranks fourth among Mexican cities overall. It lies 105 km from Mexico City and sits at 2,166 m elevation. Four cities of 17,600 to 60,000 people cluster within 9 km, the nearest being Santiago Momoxpan at 7 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 37
Elevation
2,166 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.048, -98.207
Record updated
2026-04-14
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 |
| Puebla | 1.69M |
Puebla Population FAQ
Where is Puebla?
Puebla is in Puebla, Mexico, 105 km from the capital, Mexico City. Its coordinates are 19.048, -98.207.
How big is Puebla compared with other cities in Mexico?
It is the 4th largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, holding 1.3% of the national population.